This was a great base of operations for getting around Portland while enjoying a neighborhood setting. Two convenient bus lines made it easy to go everywhere we wanted without driving. Nearby is a number of great restaurants, grocery stores, and coffee shops. The neighborhood is still a little industrial, and across the street is a big laundry that is somewhat noisy, but not more so than any normal urban environment. The apartment is spacious and very well appointed—there wasn’t anything we needed that wasn’t there, from free laundry facilities to toothpaste. Very clean and comfortable. Even a variety of pillows is provided, so you can choose firm or soft.
I appreciate that there were lots of places to store things, especially in the bathroom—many other Airbnb’s have little or no shelf space or drawers for your toiletries. I also appreciate very much that a fan/AC unit was provided for those hot days. And a ceiling fan in the bedroom. And the bedrooms are VERY dark! The middle room was perfect for our teenager to sleep in (and hang out). It has a sofa bed but is not private (you go through there for the main bedroom and bathroom). More spacious than it looks in the photos.
Only caveats would be it’s a little noisy depending on what room you’re in—the front has that urban noise and the back had sounds coming from the other apartments (I think a family with three small children was in the unit behind us). Other people have mentioned bottle noise from the bar next door, but I only heard that once, and it was no big deal at all. It was not too noisy for us, but if you are especially sensitive to it, it may be too much. And the other caveat is the access is by stairs only (one set of about 20), so not for those who have difficulty with stairs.