I went for a quick trip to Portland with my best friend and Alan’s place was perfect. I had never rented an Airbnb in a shared home so was a little apprehensive about being within someone else’s space but everything turned out great.
The room is right above the house with its own private bathroom, just the perfect amount of space for us two. The room is just as pictured with lots of light and was spotless upon arrival. The rest of the house, which Alan said we were welcome to use, was very cute and had a very homey, comfortable feel. Alan responded promptly to all messages, and though we weren’t in need of any extra help I assume he would have come to our aid in a timely manner. He himself was very hospitable but simultaneously gave us our space and wasn’t at all hovering in an uncomfortable way.
The only slight (very slightly negative) comment I would say is that because the room is above the house sometimes you cold hear commotion from the bottom, this never kept me up or bothered me but something to keep in mind if you want 100% quiet.
In terms of location, (disregarding the beauty of the house and the graciousness of the host) it was my first time visiting Portland and would have wished to be a bit closer to downtown, and although this location is accessible by Uber it seemed to be a bit better fit if we had wanted to do more nature activities as it was in a slightly more rural area.
Overall we both greatly enjoyed our stay, and it was a great place to call home for the duration of our first exploration of Portland!