In retrospect, the toaster oven abandoned on the curb was a sign.

First, the good:

Great location
Spacious house
Beds are reasonably comfy

But now, the rest:

There was no ‘house manual’ or any kind of materials most rentals put together about their neighborhood or city and anything needed to be known about the house (maybe some umbrellas? books or brochures about the area? restaurant suggestions?). The host lied saying there was one, but when we couldn’t find it she then said there wasn’t one as she was in the process of putting it online, which was not ready yet. No offer from the host to give any information from the book, so we were flying blind.

It is a sparsely-furnished house with no warmth or welcoming touches or information to enhance one’s stay. It’s clearly an investment property (the host lives in NY, apparently, according to her profile) and they’re trying to wring every dime out of it with as little outlay and effort as possible (hence baseboard molding used as a backsplash in the kitchen, loose faucets in the bathrooms/kitchen, chandelier collar hanging down in the hall, kitchen counter sawed in half, non-RFID plug in the downstairs bathroom, etc.). We were told by the host to enter via “the ground floor” – this was incorrect as someone lives in an apartment down there!

The kitchen is not “full service” as represented:
There’s no microwave. The host promised one would be delivered by our second day, but that was one of several lies.
There was no toaster. The host lied in saying “this unit doesn’t come with one” because we heard later that the night before we arrived there was a big party of teenagers in the house and they had ruined it (see first line of this review). The property manager obtained a cheap one for us. (Side note: we should have been informed of this house party due to the potential COVID exposure - very uncool).
The dishwasher was broken (clogged drain) – this was noted in a previous review & not fixed. Unusable.
The oven was gross with spilled food.
One of the fridge door shelves was broken and collapsed when items were placed on it.
The kitchen supplies are sparse: no ice. No paper towels/napkins. No sugar.
The clock on the wall in the kitchen didn’t work.
There was ONE wine glass. Ridiculous.
There are no sealable containers for leftovers.
No plastic wrap, foil, parchment paper, etc. and only two small dish towels.

The upstairs tub & shower were and are unusable because they leak water copiously into the hall, next door bedroom, and bedroom below (the ceiling has evidence of former leaks) – this was noted in a previous review and not fixed, so to state it’s a full two-bath house is a lie, not to mention water on wood floors being a severe slipping hazard.

5 (!) light bulbs were burned out throughout the house. Property manager fixed those.

The double-hung windows could not be opened because the pulley mechanisms are all broken (& nothing to prop them open with), and most don’t have screens, anyway.

There are several serious trip hazards (downstairs bathroom, living room & dining room rugs).

There are scented candles in the home with no way to light them.

There is no TV provided save the Roku in case you want to sign into your own streaming services – which a few people have done & not signed out of (thank you Paige Harken, wherever you are).

Along with so many other things, tissues, washcloths, and laundry soap are not provided. In any case we were given the wrong code to access the laundry room — property manager straightened it out eventually.

Finally, after all this, my friend who had booked the place requested some sort of reasonable refund since all the promised amenities were not provided, and for our hassle of having to spend so much of our scarce vacation time contacting her & the property manager, having the PM over, arranging for the oven to be cleaned, etc. The host flatly refused and responded saying if we wanted to leave she would refund us the unused night. This was unacceptable and rude, not to mention unrealistic. If there was a vibe in the first place (which there wasn’t), this killed it even more.

If you want someplace great to stay in Portland, keep looking, because this ain’t it.