Bryan and Jen's place was the perfect home base for exploring Portland! The space itself was exactly as pictured, and if anything felt a little larger thanks to the high ceilings. The folding glass wall was amazing in the cool evenings and mornings, and we really enjoyed that the bar top on the kitchen actually rotates out so you can practically sit outside when at the bar. The hot tub was also easy to use and perfect for night time, when it felt reasonably private thanks to the low light. The location was perfect, just a couple blocks from the shops on Division and easy walking distance to Hawthorne or the Tilikum Crossing bridge / Transit center. The neighborhood is gorgeous and reasonably quiet and dark at night. We happened to meet one of the owners and she was very friendly and accommodating; she gave us tips for things to do and let us stash our luggage while the cleaners finished up.
I really wanted to give this place all five stars, but unfortunately our interactions with the property manager who runs the place were not very pleasant. Check in isn't until 4pm and our flight got in at 11:30, so we messaged the day before asking if we could store our luggage in the house while it was being cleaned. we got no response until I messaged again after our arrival, at which point we were bluntly told no, we couldn't leave our luggage. No suggestions for other options, just no. Luckily the owner showed up while we were deliberating what to do and of course said we could leave our luggage inside while the cleaner finished. It was the same story on check out, check out time is 11 am (they really need 5 hours to get the place cleaned?), we were running half an hour late, and I called to let the manager know we'd be out before noon. Again, we were told if the cleaner showed up we had to leave, period. Not very accommodating and certainly subpar hospitality compared to our dozens of other Airbnb experiences. For this reason, we would not stay here again as long as the same management company was running the place. It wasn't a huge deal, but who wants to have to deal with that nonsense when you are on vacation. It's a shame because the space itself is great!