Spacious and the location is good for getting to different Portland neighborhoods easily- but that is where the accuracy of the listing ends.
Upon pulling up to the address (which doesn’t have the numbers up) I was immediately skeptical that this place was accurately portrayed in the listing. I am honestly surprised at how many of the reviews are raving about this place- it is not hip, nor is it “recently remodeled.” This building & the apartment are quite run down. The unit had a fresh coat of paint and some laminate floor put it (poorly done) with new appliances. The counters, some walls & the coffee table are chipped up. The kitchen table was dusty & had hair on it. The fridge has a layer of dust on the top, the drawers & cabinets in the kitchen don’t close & are dated, with an interesting choice of streaks of somewhat transparent brown paint on them.
The bed shown in the images is NOT what is there now- it’s now a QUEEN w/o a memory foam topper. One of the reasons I booked was for a king bed, as my travelling companion & I are both over 6’ tall and wanted a spacious bed. The furniture & decor are dated & worn. The stairs going up to the apartment were filthy. The kitchen had appliances, dishes etc which we didn’t use but not even cream or sugar for the coffee. I’ve never stayed at an Air BnB that offered so little. The heat was set to 70° before we got there despite it not being a particularly cool day so it was sweltering. It was also incredibly loud when the neighbors came up the stairs with the thin walls and sizable gap under the front door- it sounded like they were in the unit.
The two oddest things were probably that Max texted me the morning BEFORE our stay that we were great guests & would be giving me a 5 star review while asking for the same, and a message in the app before we stayed that he doesn’t provide wash cloths to guests due to the “personal nature” of them. If they’re properly laundered there is no reason not to provide them along with a bath towel. The idea that we would need to bring our own to bathe with while travelling is ridiculous. The bath/shower products provided were also cheap & lacking.
All in all this place seems like he enjoys making money from renting it out on Air BnB but doesn’t keep the listing updated, the bare minimum to keep the space “hip” & well stocked as is claimed in the listing.
Don’t be fooled as I was by the bright images- they’re hiding a lot of flaws.