My friend and I loved staying at the Sanctuary and exploring this corner of Portland. Margo's place is on a quiet, leafy side street that is also a bike corridor - which was great for when we hopped on the two bikes included with the rental to ride downtown. The apartment is supremely peaceful and homey: yogurt and OJ in the fridge, a bag of Stumptown coffee, a book shelf filled with good reads, and a cat to welcome you back after a long day. Margo lived in the space herself for a while, and her care shows.

As others have pointed out, the place does not get a ton of natural light - but there are plenty of light fixtures throughout, and we appreciated catching up on sleep! The heaters work their magic when it gets cold outside, and the bed is comfy enough to laze about for hours.

We loved NE Portland: good eats, lots of art galleries, good yoga studio (People's Yoga), even a small local theater - Alberta Rose - where we went for a live radio recording. I would definitely recommend it!