We had a lovely stay at Jessica’s place. We were two couples who stayed four nights and found it an ideal “home base” to explore the Portland area. This was our 20th Airbnb stay, and it was exactly what we hope for in a really nice experience.
The first thing you notice are the nice little touches: there was a basket of goodies (coffee, tea, granola bars, a bottle of wine) in the kitchen, little nightlights in every room, a kitchen well set-up with all needed utensils/kitchenware, etc. The entire house looks recently renovated, and you can see it was done with careful attention to detail. The furniture is high quality, much of it with a fun retro feel. Each bedroom has a high-quality kind-size bed and dresser. There is a shelf of books, puzzles, games and movies. But my favorite item was a vintage table-top arcade Defender video game, circa 1980 or so. We had no problem finding on-street parking within a block. It was too cold for us to enjoy the small backyard garden. Jessica’s place is in the Hawthorne neighborhood, with nearby (walkable) grocery stores, restaurants, kitschy shops, food trucks, coffee places, etc.
This is an ideal base for exploring Portland and surroundings. You can reach the coast at Cannon Beach in less than 2 hours (traveling through a magnificent pine forest along the way), and you can be at Timberline Lodge at 6,000 feet on the slopes of Mt. Hood in less than 2 hours driving the opposite direction. Portland itself has a wealth of places to explore—we made sure to visit the Saturday Market, Voodoo Donuts, the Chinese Garden and Powell’s World of Books.
Thank you to Jessica for a really nice experience!