We would have loved this place any other time of year! Deborah and Kenny were friendly, the kitchen was bigger than expected, the apt was very clean, and the location was perfect for us. They even made the pullout bed up for us, which was unexpected and nice.
However - while air conditioning isn’t usually necessary in Portland, there is generally a week or two in the summer where it gets really hot. Unfortunately, we stayed here one night after a day of 100+ degree temperatures and didn’t realize there wasn’t going to be AC until the night before our stay. I wish the fact that they didn’t have AC had been in the listing because we booked less than a week in advance and were aware of the heat wave that was sweeping Portland and the whole NW when we booked, and we would have made a different choice had we known. We live in an area where almost everyone has AC so I didn’t even think to ask about it beforehand. Lesson learned for me as well.
Additionally, there weren’t any fans in this unit. As a basement apartment it is probably cooler than the rest of the house during the day, but it also has smallish windows that don’t get much breeze blowing in. Needless to say, we had a sleepless night.
Also FYI, there is a coffee maker but there is no coffee or any other food items stocked, so plan to bring your own. This isn’t a criticism, just something I wish I had realized beforehand. After a sleepless night, I needed all the coffee. :) Luckily there is a coffee shop right down the street.
All in all this is a good place to stay, especially if it isn’t that one super hot week of the summer.