Sweet SE location! We stayed here because it was the nearest to our event, and reason for going to PDX. It is very walker friendly to many cool SE places. The place itself is an old, charming duplex- small and cute. Parking is difficult to find, and I wouldn't call the street parking "safe"- both of our new vehicles got a flat on the same tire over night. The place was renovated and well decorated with nice furniture and appliances. It was tidy, but not clean. It felt like it hadn't been deep cleaned since it was renovated. In addition to the renovation 'dust', there was hair in the bathroom and in the sheets, and the floors had not been swept, let alone, mopped. The air quality was incredibly poor inside. My allergies went crazy- itchy eyes and throat and a lot of sneezing. The kids also started coughing and sneezing while inside. It seemed like there were things the hosts could do to improve this. A deep clean, for sure. But, definitely removing all of the construction items, especially the many previously opened paint cans in the bedroom closet. It being an old house, there needs to be extra blankets. I had asked the host about extra blankets before my trip and she said there were. But the two little blankets that were there I wouldn't consider enough for how cold the house feels and the fact that she's counting the couch as a place to sleep. They need more sheets, blankets and towels! There is no washer there. If we were to have stayed longer, the four little towels would not have been enough for everyone. The door to downstairs doesn't close well (which is important when there are little ones about), and the shower drains slowly (which some people might find important to know). The kitchen was well stocked, but the refrigerator and stove did not work. I did not notice this, until midnight when I needed to put away our food and make the baby a bottle. I messaged the host on the same number that she used to message me at 5:45am the day of check-in. I couldn't find a breaker box and had no way to make my baby her bottle. I didn't get a message until later the next morning when we were already getting ready to check-out and I had already figured out an alternative way to make a bottle. As we were leaving, they did send out an electrician. Things happen, but I feel like if the cleaner were thoroughly cleaning they would have for sure noticed a dark, warm refrigerator before we checked in. I had initially asked to check in an hour early so we'd have more time to rest from our trip and get ready for the event. The host declined because she said they needed all of that time between guests for sanitary purposes. That was understandable and ok with me, but they should have used that time for thorough cleaning too. I received many automated messages from the host soliciting a good review. It felt right to just give an honest run down of our stay. I'm hoping they can just be more attentive to these little, yet important things, and be more genuinely hospitable. I can tell they have put a lot of work into the place. I'm confident that if they just take the time to fine tune everything, the place will be great, and they will receive many good reviews.