Sooo many positives:
* spotlessly clean
* lots of amenities (toiletries, hair dryer, magazines, robes and throws, detergent; you really wouldn’t need to bring a thing)
* gorgeous shower with pebble floor that feels really nice on the feet
* fireplace (a bit too warm for us to use this visit, but next time....)
* comfortable bed and sofa
* The Hot Tub! (private and clean). Fluffy towels (2) supplied. Pool access. Lovely setting. (Next door neighbors have a small pond with ducks and frogs, so it sounds like a lake setting. Quiet otherwise.)
* coffee in several flavors/Keurig, microwave, dorm-size fridge with small freezer
* washer and dryer access is always appreciated
To know:
* You will hear footsteps—human and canine—overhead. My husband heard our hosts as they got out for work; I slept right through it. It’s not overwhelmingly loud. Light sleepers who want to sleep in might bring earplugs.
*The walk around the side of the house to the back where the apt. is located is a gravel path and there are a couple steps. 0 issue for us but those with mobility issues might want to know.
* Try to arrive before dark as the street signs are hard to see afterward. The street sign indicating the host’s dead end street is easy to miss due to tree limbs blocking it. Google maps had a different name for one turn-off street than what was on the sign, but we made it with little trouble.
I only wish we’d had a couple more nights to stay at Jason and Bonnie’s, and definitely would like to stay again when we return to Portland.
We never had a bad meal during our time in Portland. The magazines on the coffee table and the brochures on the dresser are a big plus.
Tips for GF people seeking good food:
* The Hawthorne Fish House (100% GF except for a few beers. The soups and fish are awesome.)
* Batter, Griddle, and Drinkery (excellent brunch; GF pancakes are really good and so is the bacon and the Bloody Marys. Try The King.)
* Reverend’s BBQ (on 13th)
* Opa Pizza
* Headwaters in the Heathman Hotel (very good lunches—crab omelette, fish, excellent burger—and reasonably priced)
* Bertie Lou’s for breakfast (Sellwood area) Awesome bacon.