THE LOFT: beautiful, comfortable, and warm. The space is modern and fun with everything we needed. Check in was easy.
The neighborhood: lively with amazing restaurants/food trucks steps from the loft. We were a little uncomfortable with all the trash, graffiti and blatant signs in many areas that Police were not welcome. Political views in this neighborhood are well demonstrated with all the signage. Be aware of this as we were taken aback by it. For this reason alone, we will not stay in this area again should we return to Portland. We headed to the coast of Oregon during the day and only slept at the loft once we realized this. We didn’t feel comfortable walking around or even going downtown with all the destruction, trash, graffiti, and homeless people. We only made it to VooDoo donuts and security let us in.
Parking: be prepared to search for parking and do not leave any valuables in your vehicle. 2 nights we found a spot on the street in front of the loft. 2 nights we had to park a street over. One of the nights the moisture had been wiped off ALL the driver side windows by someone peering inside. All cars on that street had the same thing. This was frightening that we could’ve come out to a broken window.
All in all, we appreciated the loft, and the amazing food nearby. Great experience if you love a liberal eclectic city vibe!