This modern, multi level, very well kept, spacious investment property on the NE side of Portland was wonderful for this wife & husband with teen child traveling on vacation. Located in the King neighborhood (not explicitly stated in the listing), there are many restaurants, food trucks, stores, grocers, conveniences, dispensaries and more in walking distance. But make sure to just stroll up and down the beautiful lush neighborhood streets and enjoy the diversity of people and homes in the area. The graffiti and occasional smashed business window might seem alarming if you're not used to "city living" but we felt very safe walking around during the daytime.
Things of note:
--There are 2 flights of stairs in the house, so not ADA friendly or if you struggle with mobility.
--The front porch is not the most inviting, comfortable or useable particular after a rain (but when does it rain in Portland, hey? 😂)
--The garage parking (make sure to ask about it) is SUPER AWESOME and appreciated.
--The fireplace did not work and it would've been nice to use given the unseasonably cool and wet weather we experienced on our stay
--Bring your own ice trays if you want or need ice cubes
--Bring your own wash clothes, they are explicitly NOT included, something we weren't informed of until we were already a week into our vacation far from home. I suppose we could've just bought some somewhere, but had we known in advance we would've packed them along
--The kitchen is very well appointed making cooking in home easy and familiar, though we personally were missing some wine glasses, but that's not that big of a deal
--The in house laundry is SUPER GREAT
--We wish there was a "welcome book" type thing (with maps, directions, etc) as we're generally accustomed to at other Airbnb rentals and a book of general instructions for using the various appliances, fireplace, remote controls, etc.
--The host is a team of people who replied quickly to our questions and had a local's perspective on the area including some super helpful traffic advice 🤗
It was very easy to navigate from and get to places all over this magical city and the surrounding area. And to any bigfoot enthusiasts out there, it's only about a 30 minute drive to Boring where the North American Bigfoot Center is located 👽😎. If we are traveling to the NE Portland side again this is our #1 choice! There's so much just in the general area/neighborhood we were still discovering things we missed as we headed out.
Spacious place, cool neighborhood, professional hosts.