This experience is what Airbnb is about: new friends, exploring a new city from the comfort of a charming home in an eclectic neighborhood. Catherine & James are wonderful, intelligent, thoughtful people with whom it was easy to get lost in late-night conversations, sitting around the livingroom fireplace. Their home is lovely, with nooks and charming spaces. The room is spacious and sunny with windows on two sides and natural light pouring in from a sun tube in the center of the ceiling. The bedsheets and pillows feel cozy, natural, and luxurious, and the bed was wide and comfortable. The bathroom shower has the best tile work I’ve ever seen—unique patterns and colors that somehow fit brilliantly together. They provided an updated guidebook full of tips which helped us figure out where to eat and what to see around Portland. We can not thank you enough Catherine & James, for making our trip a great experience!