Matthew is a great host. Friendly and helpful. Portland was well worth the visit. We were going to a wedding in Bend, but had heard good things about Portland and so spent a few days there, at Mathew's place, first. We had a great time.
Mathew just recently installed a modern split air conditioner system that was quite helpful. Portland's weather was a bit unexpected to me. We were there at the end of August and rather than the rain I would have expected, it was dry and warm as it had been for a number of months. People we talked to said this was fairly typical and so I think the air conditioner investment was a good one and not a given in the area.
Our first day was a long hot, but very interesting, walk in downtown Portland. We were really glad to find Mathew had stocked our fridge with bottled water. A small thing that was a big hit when we got in that first day.
We also managed to get out for a hike in the Columbia river gorge at Falls Creek Falls; a recommendation of one of Mathews neighbours. Turned into a great 3 hour hike. Really beautiful. And no permit required.
We found Mathew's description of the space to be very accurate. We were pleased with our stay there.