Hair of the Dog … we found dog hair and stuffing from the dogs bed in the washing machine. We couldn’t do laundry because my wife and son are allergic to dogs. Additionally, there was a strong smell of dogs in the AirBNB. My wife had to leave at 1 am and have her sister come and pick her up to stay at her house in Vancouver, WA (across the river from Portland). We left the AirBNB after 1 night because of the dog odor. If you are dog lover then you will love this place and fell at home with the dog smell in the unit.
There is also a security camera INSIDE of the AirBNB. The listing said “There is video monitoring near the entrance for enhanced security.” but did not say it was inside. After googling this type of surveillance camera, it may (or may not) have audio monitoring as well. So for those considering booking … even though the camera won’t see you after you enter the unit (its positioned as soon as you enter to see people entering/leaving) that it may be able to hear what you are saying. This was another reason we left the AirBNB after 1 night.
The AirBNB is capable of sleeping 6, but there is no full size refrigerator, no stove for cooking, and no TV’s in the unit. The construction inside is very shoddy. There is a nice wood beam in one room, which was has serious overspray (about 30% of the wood) when the room was painted. The door frame panels have gaps, not aligned property, and holes where the nails went. The water faucet in the sink was quite loose and could easily have come off. This is just a few examples. Overall poor workmanship by whomever worked on this AirBNB remodeling.
Lastly, there is a smart lock (but no backup key). We were traveling in Europe and I got my phone stolen and did not have time to replace it before entering the AirBNB. My wife was able to download the app and access the space, but if I was alone I wouldn’t have been able to with no smartphone. The app says that if you want to use a normal key to contact the owner. I asked the co-host for a key (there is a normal key accessible lock), but she said there was no key for it. I highly doubt that. Not sure why she did not want to give out the key for us to access the AirBNB.
I have stayed in many AirBNBs, and definitely can’t recommend this one.