We were really excited about this Airbnb, and we really wanted to like it. After all, the amazing reviews on cleanliness and the fact that Jordan is a superhost led us to believe that this Airbnb would, indeed, be an amazing stay.
To preface this review, we were in Portland to "work from home" in a home away from home. We mostly wanted to live in a clean and comfortable place while we worked and explored the city. We chose Jordan's Airbnb for the convenience of the location and most importantly to us, the cleanliness that was boasted both in the listing description as well as all the other reviews!
Unfortunately, while the location was indeed convenient (walking access to restaurants, breweries, food trucks, etc.), the cleanliness was a bit lacking for us. We ended up spending a lot of the "work from home" trip outside the home, visiting cafés and breweries instead. Our long drive left us looking forward to bringing our suitcases in and collapsing on the bed for a while before taking a nice, hot, bath. After arriving at the Airbnb, we found street parking right outside. Jordan made the whole check-in process refreshingly easy--his instructions Jordan were clear and helpful. We headed inside to wash off the drive, but found a wad of blonde hair in the drain of what looked to be a fairly stained bathtub. We also found small stains on the tabletop and some cushions and pillows, and one part of the bedspread smelled like it hadn't been washed properly (or at all). We were pretty shocked, especially because some of the reviews wrote about how clean the location was. We took pictures to make sure we weren't going crazy. To us, it seemed as if it had not been cleaned between the last guests and us.
We feel really bad writing this review, because we really liked Jordan (he seems friendly, communicative, and helpful) and we had high hopes for this cute-looking Airbnb. We even thought about not writing a review because, as Jordan mentioned, even a 4-star review would bring down the necessary 4.8 stars he needed to achieve superhost status. Ultimately, we felt that writing the review would help Jordan improve the status of his Airbnb (perhaps by keeping a closer eye on the cleaning crew?), while helping the rest of the Airbnb community make a more informed decision about their stay in Portland.