LOVED staying at Tara's place! My husband and I were visiting Portland for the first time for his birthday, and we couldn't have stayed at a better place. The location is PERFECT - we didn't bother renting a car because we chose to walk and UBER/Lyft everywhere.
What I loved about Tara's place is that it's close (about a 10 min walk) to hot new restaurants, coffee shops and other boutiques that aren't "mainstream" yet. My husband and I are HUGE espresso enthusiasts, so instead of checking out all the popular hotspots, my husband and I decided to check out up and coming coffee shops. Our favorite places to eat & drink coffee were the food carts Fine Goose (gourmet French food - if you get there early enough, you can grab some fresh croissants!) and TOV (double decker bus turned into a coffee shop - their caramel latte is INCREDIBLE (made from scratch too).
Tara answered all of my questions in a timely manner; the energy in her home is SO peaceful and calming! When we first got there, we both went, "Ahhhh." It rained during our entire stay (except for our last day) so nothing felt better than coming home, turning on the heater and tucking ourselves in the warm and cozy heated bed to end our day by binge watching our favorite shows on Netflix :) We loved the skylight in the bathroom, the amazing heated floors, the old skool records (we had fun blasting Aha during the day!) and of course the elegant shower. We would definitely return!