Yelena's place was, like other reviewers have said, a prime location! Initially when we booked and paid for this listing, it stated WiFi as one of the amenities. But after reading how other guests did not experience WiFi, I messaged the host in which she stated that there used to be WiFi and now it is not available. She, however, did offer for us to cancel with a full refund! Not wanting to go through the hassle of cancelling after paying, we decided to go through with the airbnb.
There is a lot of street parking! It averages around $1.60 an hour and it would be helpful to download the app: Parking Kitty, so that you don't have to walk to the parking meter every time.
Unfortunately, during our stay, we received a note taped on the door stating, "This unit is being illegally rented out on airbnb. Rentals in this building must be 30 days or longer." When I sent this picture to the host, she simply replied, "Just take it down please" in which my boyfriend and I did not feel comfortable in doing so. Later that night, while we were getting ready for bed, we heard someone aggressively rip the note off. When we opened the door, there was no one there and the note had disappeared.
The note unfortunately dampered our trip as we were scared that someone would enter the apartment and ruffle through our things and more importantly, we would be getting in trouble rather than the host. When leaving, the host tried to bribe me and texted, "Can I ask you for a favor not to write me ANY review on Airbnb. I will leave you a nice one though."
Morally, I did not think it was right to not inform others of her deceit. Airbnb has been notified and mentioned that they will handle things on their end.
I am sad to write this review as it was a great location. I wish we did not have to experience these circumstances and we could have enjoyed our time here in Portland without any issues.