Wappato Lookout is all it is advertised to be, and more. Quiet and scenic, Nancy’s Portland, Oregon home, with its warmth, hospitality, and charm, can be used as a retreat, or a base for assorted adventures, both urban and natural. Nancy is a jewel with eclectic taste in art and literature. If you enjoy invigorating discussions on just about any topic, you are in for a treat.

The house is a marvel of hardwood, skylights, and fine decorative touches. The Airbnb photos don’t tell the full story. There’s a chef’s kitchen to which we had full access. The guest bedroom suite had more comforts than we imagined, including a Jacuzzi soaking tub with seemingly limitless hot water, windows all around, the occasional view of Mount St. Helens, and a dazzling display of lights reflected off the nighttime Willlamette River at its entry point into the Columbia.

While it is located just on the outskirts of a lively metropolitan area, Wappato Lookout provides easy access to several trailheads, a bird sanctuary on the Pacific Flyway, the Columbia River Gorge, and other points of interest. We can’t wait to return.