This very private attic space is in an upscale neighborhood of Portland. It's an easy and beautiful downhill walk from this home to the restaurants and stores of NW Portland and even walkable to the Pearl District.
I never did a walk back because it would be uphill, but there is a free shuttle from the Rose Garden that stops about four houses down from this one. There is also a city bus that stops very close to this house. I didn't think it ran on weekends, but it does.
Uber and Lyft were $7 - $10 from anywhere on the west side of the river to this house.
The space is very private. I did not see or hear the other occupants during my four day visit. I was there during a heatwave - nearly 90 degrees - but the space cooled rapidly with the wall A/C unit and I was never uncomfortable.
This is a modest home, but others in the area are stunners, especially if you walk uphill from the house.
Water pressure in the shower was very weak and the shower head dispenses the water in a very broad pattern with lots of empty space between the individual jets of water. There is also no grip bar in the shower. But for four days, it was fine and I managed to keep clean.
Tip: Bring the longest phone charger you have with you. There are plenty of electrical outlets in this unit, but none were close enough to furniture for me to charge and use my phone at the same time. The WiFi signal was at full strength at all times.
This is a beautiful woodsy area, but you are still in a city, so there will be moderate noise from distant freight trains, airplanes, traffic, neighbors. Nothing to complain about, but bring earplugs or use the ones the host was kind enough to provide.
Although this is an attic, it was not stuffy. There are lots of windows that open.
Kornblatt's deli on NW 23rd Street is a great place for breakfast. They open at 7:00 on weekdays and 7:30 on weekends.
If you are a fan of the Jackson Fillmore restaurant in San Francisco, the owner moved to Portland and opened a restaurant in NW called Fillmore.