My husband and I are traveling around the country for a year with our cats and Tim's home was our first stop. This place, and location, was wonderful and made us feel right at home.
The pros:
- If you are traveling with a car, the parking is so easy and we never had trouble finding a spot. Our car was also perfectly safe (Portland has a huge issue with cars being broken into... our car was broken in at a parking lot in downtown).
- The location was perfect. There were plenty of good places to eat in quick walking distance. The neighborhood is cute and again, safe. My husband and I walked every day for exersize and never worried about our safety. The neighbors are friendly. There is a park a five minute walk away that would be perfect if you have dogs. We also came to LOVE the local Fred Meyer grocery store. Its in walking distance and is HUGE. Its like a Macys, a grocery store, a target, and a Best Buy all in one. Also, downtown is only a 10 minute drive away. We were super close to everything we wanted to do, and we did everything.
- The house was super easy to find and we had no issues checking in.
- There were SO MANY dishes and cooking utensils, which was awesome. We cooked every weekday so it was nice not having to worry about that.
- Plenty of appliances like toaster, coffee machine, brooms, mops, vacuums, washer & dryer.
- There was so much storage. a nice sized closet, dresser, shelves everywhere. It was nice packing everything away.
Cons:
- its so flipping cold. We are from LA, so we are not prone to the weather. Even with the heater in the living room, it just did not keep the place warm at all. We actually ended up buying a heated mattress pad so we could warm up. The only reason I did not take a star away for this is because Tim is currently working on getting the house heating improved. (he actually had someone come out to look at the heating with our approval so we know he is actively working on it)
-the house is old, so there is normal creaks and older floors. It didn't bother us though.
I would totally recommend this place to anyone, especially for the location.