Tom's house was so awesome. My family needed a place to spend Thanksgiving — 8 people sleeping over and 15 adults/2 kids for the meal, and Tom and his wife were so generous with their home while they were out of town on their own Thanksgiving holiday.

They left super detailed notes for us so we couldn't possibly be confused about how to operate anything, or where anything was. Their lovely home was the perfect place to host out of town family for a true "Portlandia" experience. We could walk to get coffee on Hawthorne or go to the bakery on Division, and my California family loved seeing all the houses and yards and fall colors. The playground across the street was perfect for taking walks in the middle of the day.

The house was so comfortable, tidy, everything was well-labeled! Loved the backyard patio, loved the amount of daylight streaming through all the huge windows.

My 3 year old niece was in heaven with all the fun toys around the house...I only hope we put them all back in the right place!

All in all... what a lovely place to create a magic family holiday experience. Huge thanks to Tom and Reba for being super super generous and accommodating to our needs. I'd go back in a second.