This is a funky, wonderful little place in absolutely our favorite neighborhood in Portland. If you like biking, walking, eating, and sleeping, you just can't beat the value and location of the Cedar Cottage. Half a block from one of the main bicycle greenways that run East/West through inner Portland, it's an easy and stress-free trip to downtown, local shopping, great food trucks and restaurants, and all the great SE neighborhoods. Mt. Tabor park is just a few blocks away.
The neighborhood is full of beautiful old trees, beautiful old houses, and almost every place has a little vegetable garden or interesting yard art.
Our trip was in the middle of the summer, and we chose the Cedar Cottage based on value, location, and the fact that it had A/C and a small but full kitchen. We didn't end up using the A/C, as there was plenty of ventilation from all the windows, two doors and an overhead fan.
We couldn't believe how quiet the neighborhood was at night - quieter than our own house in a small rural town. Maybe it's all the wonderful trees and growing things everywhere that dampen the noise!
There is a small, intimate porch with a sail shade just off the back of the cottage - a great place to sit and enjoy a cool drink on a warm evening - we sure did!
A few things to note:
-There is only on-street parking. We found a spot right in front of the house when we arrived, and only rode our bikes while we were there, so we didn't have any issue with parking.
-Access to the cottage requires walking around an RV and down a narrow driveway between John and Fran's house and the house next door. The neighboring house is under major construction, so there was some dust / clutter to contend with when walking to the front door of the cottage. Construction noise was never a problem and the workpeople we encountered were friendly and very respectful.
-This is a one-room unit with a small toilet / shower room at the front next to the door. There is no bathroom sink, just the one in the kitchen.
-The cottage is a few steps from John and Fran's porch, but still feels private and intimate. Again, we were amazed by the lack of noise at any time of day, and slept great all three nights.
We had a wonderful time and look forward to staying again, hopefully soon!