I just want to say that I LOVED my stay at this Cute, functional, conveniently located apartment! I’m in between living situations, wanted to be roommate free for a few months, and this beautiful cozy space met all my needs!
I did not meet my hosts at all this visit, but check in was easy, they definitely made themselves available when I needed them and I’m sure the door would have been open to me if I had any reason to reach out during my stay.
First of all the location is great, especially for out of town visitors.
I initially thought I would be renting deeper into the stunning Irvington neighborhood, but the actual location is 2-3 blocks from Lloyd center and feels more connected to the Lloyd district.
While own a car, and this wasnt such a big deal for me…I will say the building is a super short walking distance to a Safeway, a Subway, a goodwill, an LA Fitness, a Chipotle, a ton of cute unique-to-Portland coffee shops and eateries, several bars, a McMenamin’s (look them up, they are really cool), and of course lloyd center mall. New Seasons and Trader Joes is a short 10-15 min bus ride, as is the Hollywood district.
Getting to downtown, NW and NE is a breeze! I used to take Public transit before I owned a car a while back and this building is roughly a short bike ride or a 10-20 minute walk from the Portland A-loop street car, and the green/red/blue line MAX. Even by bus getting to the Pearl district and Downtown takes like 10 minutes. Not bad at all.
SE PDX is the only area that might be challenging to get to as it will require a transfer over near Caeser Chavez Blvd or downtown. Im Guessing it would be like 30-45 minutes to get over to Hawthorne, Belmont, LaurelHurst Park? Probably it would be useful to bring bikes with you when you visit SE.
Luckily there are also lots bikes and a very safe secured bike rack available for your use at this property!
Definitely if I stayed here without a car I would be making use of this. If you have one of those collapsible carts for grocery shopping it might be worth your time to bring it with you.
Also the garbage and sanitation situation in Portland is well…garbage. This might seem like a small thing to new comers, but MAN was it nice to have access to an entire dumpster and recycling! I dont get the sense this building has many occupants. Even when taking out the trash I ran into people just once.
The Laundry delivery service is nice as well, though due to my work schedule I ended up not making use of it.
The place itself is TINY, and doesnt get much natural light coming through its one window. I had to be careful to set my alarms to make up for this.
However the place is so CUTE and layout is SO convenient! I loved the functionality of this space and the contemporary feel. The murphy bed and built in desk made this space much more functional to use. It made for a comfortable, cozy stay.
The highlights of my stay here were:
—Clawfoot bathtub (I really took advantage of this). If you adore taking baths, you are really in for a treat. There will be tons perfect fluffy white towels and a cozy bathrobe waiting for you. The tub is a reason alone to rent this place!
—tons of privacy. you can sort of hear the upstairs neighbors walking around, but they keep pretty normal hours. you wont run into anyone. It was great to come and go and be left alone!
—a great kitchen. Its not super big and probably only one person should be in there at a time, but everything is in there that you could want or need!
—decent pillows and bed. Its a murphy bed, but i found it surprisingly comfortable. I appreciated that this host took time to put real down pillows on the bed.
—cozy, comfy space
—TV and internet.
—cute courtyard!
—wonderful central location! All my errands were done in a quarter of the time it usually takes me.
While there weren’t really any downsides to staying here, here are a few things for discerning/picky folks to consider:
—little natural light.
—cell reception is meh, though the internet is really good and makes up for it alot (I have Verizon)
—minimal closet storage. If you are sharing with your partner or a friend, I would set up hanging clothing racks in the decently sized hallway (20-50 bucks at target or wallmart, otherwise if you brought alot of luggage you might need coordinate getting ready so you arent on top of eachother. You may need a suit case rack. If you are traveling with more than one person and will not share a bed, a blow up mattress or sleeping bag will fit perpendicular to the murphy bed on the floor.
—just one loveseat and a few chairs for sitting. I think if the hosts put in a medium sized couch or a loave seat with a fold out bed, it would be a game changer. The current set up was fine for me, but I am just one person.
Overall this place was pretty cute with tons of amenities despite its size, and the hosts were nice! Id stay here again in a heartbeat! 5 stars!