We're NYC-ers who were visiting Portland for the first time, and we foolishly booked a super short visit for such long flights. Lucky for us, the casita was a wonderfully relaxing, homey, stylish and welcoming crash pad. When we arrived after a long flight in the middle of the night, there was jazz playing, a nice breeze flowing through the space, and some fresh muffins and a bottle of wine in the fridge. It was a great place to arrive at, and it remained great to come home to throughout our trip--it was stocked with lots of toiletries and towels, a French press, fresh fruit, great lighting, the works.

Since we were visiting to attend a wedding, we needed a lot out of our airbnb. We needed it to be easily accessible from downtown Portland, where the wedding was held, we needed it to be private so we didn't disturb anyone when we got home late, and we needed it to be isolated enough for us to wait out our next-day hangovers in peace. The Casita offered all. When we met Nicol on our last day, she mentioned that she had been trying to keep her kids quiet because she knew we'd have hangovers. Seriously, best host.

We couldn't imagine a lovelier place to stay, and this was a great first impression to the world of airbnb-ing. Thanks for everything Nicol!