This apartment was absolutely perfect for my weeklong stay working remotely and exploring Portland. I spent a couple days doing video calls from the window bar, great internet. The location is wonderful if you like to walk, I was a regular at Dragonfly Cafe and returned to 23rd Avenue every day to find new restaurants and evening drinks. There's a beautiful little forest trail just 3 blocks away. If you REALLY like to walk, I walked all the way to the Japanese Gardens and Portland Art Museum from this home base. Also, almost everything on the West side is about a 10 minute Lyft ride away. It's also a neighborhood that feels perfectly safe as a solo traveler who is female-presenting.
The apartment itself feels like an Ace hotel room, they did a great job. Modern, clean and comfortable. The kitchenette is perfect for making breakfast and tea and warming up leftovers. The windows face a sports bar, and people sometimes hang out in the little parklet out front, so it's not exactly private if you want to keep the blinds open at night.
The only time you realize this is a converted garage is when there are people in the apartment upstairs. There's no sound insulation in the ceiling. For my first couple days there was a family upstairs, and footsteps and the running child made for a lot of noise. The water pipes also run right through the kitchenette, so toilet flushes sound like a waterfall. They went away for the weekend and it was perfectly quiet after that.
Highly recommended for a weeklong getaway, and a perfect launching spot for exploring Portland.