Beware of staying at this property if you like functioning basic amenities like heat, a working fire alarm, and cleanliness. Shaun is not on the property and while he may be available by message, can only provide so much support when things go awry.
Upon arrival for my first overnight weekend in Portland with my 2-year-old, the heat did not work at Shaun's humble (and I mean humble) abode. After messaging Shaun he provided insight on how to potentially go about getting it back on (the side panel, flipping the breaker, look for a space heater- of which there was not one, nor were there extra blankets, etc.) Despite my attempts (and those of my friend's- even having to go in the little crawl space with exposed insulation to flip the breaker), none of the provided solutions worked.
By 10pm when the heater was still not functioning, the temperature was down to 38 degrees, my son and I were cuddled in bed with our winter coats on and under the only blanket in the space. At that point I was unable to sleep due to being worried about the dropping temperature so easily felt being in a basement space with concrete flooring.
To make matters worse, it sounded like the people above (also an Airbnb rental) were continually almost entering our space as there is no door directly protecting the basement space from the housing rental space.
Topping it all off, just after 10pm the fire alarm started beeping because the batteries were dead. Again I messaged Shaun that the heat was still not on and now the fire alarm sounded like it was out of batteries. Shaun's solution? "Take out the batteries and that should stop the beeping."
Not only was I dealing with no heat in close the freezing temperatures, but now I was expected to put myself and my 2-year-old in a compromised safety position without a functioning fire alarm.
At 10:30pm, I called it quits and had to vacate the property for these safety concerns. I packed up our stuff and had to wake my little one and move us to a hotel (an added expense I was not anticipating at all and a hassle I would not wish on any parent in the middle of the night). I looked under the bed before leaving to make sure we had all our things, it was filthy. Hairballs and tons of dirt. It made me question if and when someone had last come clean Shaun's place and if enhanced Covid cleaning has really been taking place there at all.
Cherry on top? Shaun would not refund my money and airbnb gave me the run around when I tried to report these concerns.
If you value the basics and having your safety concerns taken seriously, beware of staying here! Things are not as they appear to be!