We had a very eventful arrival to Paul's place. I received an email from airbnb and Paul providing the specific address, code to enter the building and elevator, etc., prior to my arrival. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the door to Paul's unit was locked. We were not able to get into the unit and ended up staying in a downtown hotel for the night. Paul finally responded to my calls and facilitated a smooth arrival to his unit the next day. In addition, he reduced the rate to make up for the inconvenience. So, all parties were happy.

UPSIDE: Great location - Pearl District is an absolutely amazing location with access to so many restaurants, bars, cute boutique shops, 24 hours fitness, etc. You don't need a car to stay here. I worked out at 24 hour fitness one day and had a nice pedicure around the corner. Lastly, the bed mattress was very comfortable!

DOWNSIDE: If you're looking for a place where you can cook in instead of going out for every meal, this is not the place. The kitchen is not well stocked - doesn't even have basic utensils like a can opener, cooking ladles, etc. and there's only 1 small pot and 1 frying pan- hardly enough to do any real cooking. Also, there's a $50 cleaning fee. However, the place had large amounts of dog hair on the hardwood floor, a moderate coat of dust on all table tops and counters and basically did not look very clean, from my perspective. I travel extensively and rent wherever I can. Paul's place is not maintained professionally for guests. Most places have starter body soaps, shampoo, etc., but it had very little of what I normally expect. There were light bulbs that needed to be replaced in the bathroom and the hallway.

Although Paul was accommodating after the mix up in our arrival and when I contacted him with questions, I would not stay in this unit again.