We stayed 3 nights at Amber’s cottage while in Portland for a dog show. We loved having a fenced yard for our dogs, a rare find in the city! Close to mount Tabor dog park... if you are a dog park person! We loved Pier Park for our dog walks.
The space was accurately described, although did not meet our standards for cleanliness to say the least. The linens and towels appeared clean, but the rest of the space was dusty, had dirty work surfaces in the kitchen, window sills were dusty, and floors left my socks dirty. The shelves in the kitchen housing the dishes were dusty. There were ants in the bathroom tub and on the vanity. My puppy was very interested in the dead bugs, dust, and cobwebs at the base of the cabinets in the kitchen. The space was overall very dark. We left the French doors open to the courtyard which helped.
One thing to note is that there is another unit for rent directly across from this air B and B, I wasn’t aware of this at the time of booking, although in fairness I could have missed it in the description. It was a surprise to see another person in the courtyard in front of our studio when we came home for the evening. The person was smoking marijuana in the courtyard which was a nuisance. I messaged Amber to inquire about this and she responded right away and also asked the other renter to smoke on the driveway. I appreciated her timely response and quick action!
As mentioned the yard was great for our dogs, although somewhat unkept. There was a pile of junk at the back of the studio.. an old lawnmower, mattress, and hot water tank box etc...It does appear that Amber is in the process of taming the overgrowth though. The grass was long, which was unfortunate as my dogs were interested in eating it!
Amber was lovely to work with. A great communicator and very kind. I think perhaps she should look at getting a new cleaner for the cottage though!