My wife, 5 month old son, dog and I, traveled to Portland for our bi-annual Portland quick weekend get away.
We normally stay in a the Nob Hill area where there are a lot of shops and restaurants all within easy walking distance. Our regular spot wasn’t available so we tried a new area with Casey’s place.
Casey’s Mom runs the place and lives next door /upstairs. She’s was very friendly and very helpful. We couldn’t have been happier with her personally. A real pleasure.
The space is huge and in fine condition but there were some pretty glaring issues with the space and the location.
We were told when we arrived that the hot water “takes a bit” to warm up. It literally took 10-15 minutes to get it to start warming (unless you turn on every hot water faucet and tub in the unit on full) ...and even then it took over 5 minutes. VERY frustrating.
When we arrived, we found that less than 20 feet from the front door are 3 dumpsters, all overflowing with trash and surrounded by stacked broken furniture on the ground around them. This is also the view directly from the balcony (definitely not shown in pics)
The parking spot is right in front of the entrance to the space so that was a pleasant surprise. But we were told when we arrived to make sure we empty out our car because break ins are common in the area because of an abundance of roaming homeless people... most of whom are standing outside below our windows loitering in the parking lot, yelling and talking from 12am -3am.
And finally, this charming old building has a metal roof with very little, if any ceiling insulation. When it drizzles outside, it sounds like it’s pouring (distractingly loud). When it’s really coming down, it’s deafening. Sleep was not happening for most of the trip between the homeless partying in the parking lot and the rain on the roof.
All of that being said, his mom was very sweet and very helpful and the space itself is huge for what you pay. But we will not be returning.