Barbara's Airbnb is fantastic! The location could not be better in my opinion. Walk a couple blocks of the lush, interesting neighborhood and you'll be on Broadway where there's a ton of tasty restaurants. If you're coming from the airport, it's also a couple blocks from a Red Line stop (though we kept going into downtown to pick up a car rental first). We never really felt like we were that far from anything.
Apparently we came at a very dry time for Portland, but Barbara didn't let her bevy of plants shrivel. The pictures give an idea of what it's like, but the reality was pretty astounding. There are some bugs and spiders outside (because that's how nature works). We weren't paying attention the first night to which lights were attracting bugs, but a little mindfulness fixed that.
The AC works great, and was even a little chillier than what my house can do (the beauty of small spaces, I suppose), but Barbara had extra blankets already under the bed and in the closet. And obviously, the AC is adjustable.
Barbara is super friendly and chill, which really added to the experience. We didn't realize there was someone else staying in the main house at the time. I think there was only once when we thought about going into the hot tub when others were on the shared patio. Other than that, it felt incredibly comfortable and near-serene. The pictures are accurate that there are not any blinds or shades on the second floor (there is on the first), so we temporarily taped up some newspaper (we're classy) on the bottom halves of the windows since it was our honeymoon and we valued a little more privacy over a view. Still gorgeous though.
We really, really loved it. It is adorable, comfortable, convenient, and well thought-out. Barbara even had rain ponchos, a Safeway card and reusable bags, and a folder of ideas of local attractions to check out.
The spiral staircases have grip-tape on each step, so I felt very secure going up and down. If they were an issue, there is a normal staircase on the outside that might not be in the pictures.
The TV is a Roku TV with Netflix (logged into Barbara's account at least while we were there) and a Sony Crackle (some free shows and movies but with ads). I didn't notice any issues with the WiFi.
That's all that I can think of! Book it! Do it!