Carie’s special Magnolia House provided an ideal site as my husband and I gathered with our four adult children and two grandchildren for a June week in Portland. The home offers an ambiance of relaxed elegance, with ample space for cooking, talking, sleeping, or sitting outdoors in its flourishing gardens front and back. Though located close to the highway (actually convenient for heading to PDX or getting out of town), peace and quiet reign within and around the house. The home’s location is advantageous for grocery stores, bakeries, parks, and a range of interesting restaurants. Most helpful were the many thoughtful ways Carie anticipated what her guests would like and need, from access to considerable kitchen supplies to fresh flowers placed throughout the house to bubbles for children to blow to encyclopedic, highly useful information about using the house, enjoying its neighborhood, and getting to know wonderful Portland. We strongly recommend Magnolia House as an exceptional Airbnb.