This place... wow. I booked Lisa's place before there had been any reviews yet, and in retrospect, I can truly say that taking that leap of faith was the best decision I made when planning my trip to Portland. First of all, The listing was super accurate, and in fact, the Airbnb even looked better in person. The design of this place is beautiful. It's both chic and luxurious, yet extremely comfortable. You can tell a lot of attention went in to every little detail, from the artwork, to the furniture to the paint colors. Again, wow. On top of this though, is that everything in the Airbnb was entirely functionable. All of the appliances worked flawlessly, the wifi was great, and the bed was super comfortable.
In addition to having an awesome interior, the location is superb. There were multiple days when my boyfriend and I would get up, make coffee, and go for a morning stroll around the neighborhood to look at the gorgeous historical homes, parks and big trees, only to later walk four blocks from the Airbnb to the bustling art hub that is Alberta street to snag breakfast and people watch. The Alberta neighborhood has SO much to offer - some of the best food in Portland, amazing coffee shops, awesome bars and multiple small music venues, all of which we had a ton of fun exploring. And for the times when we wanted to go downtown, we simply walked a block and a half to catch bus #17 which took us right into the center of the city. Overall, the walkability and convenience of the location enabled us to have an awesome experience that we would've missed out on anyway.
Finally, the cherry on top of the cake was how fantastic Lisa and Jim were as hosts. Lisa, who serves as the main point of contact, is marvelous. She is warm, friendly, accommodating, very organized, and a really good and efficient communicator. She ensured that we knew about all the best places to go, and made herself available at all times for questions concerning our stay -- you literally could not ask for a better host. Overall, our stay in Lisa and Jim's place was perfect, and if given the chance stay here again we definitely will. We highly, highly recommend this Airbnb for anyone looking for a chic place in a great location.