I recently stayed at Diane's & Michael's place for the weekend to celebrate my son's birthday. My first airbnb experience, which had me a bit nervous, but it actually turned out to be a great trip. I didn't get the chance to meet Diane because she was out of town, but Michael was a big help picking my son and I up from the airport; saved me an uber there. The neighborhood is a bit of ways from downtown, but it was beautiful. I probably could have spent the afternoon walking around and checking out all the houses in the area. It's about a 10-15 minute walk from the Max, which my son and I used all weekend to go in and out of town. That was a big thing for this trip because we didn't rent a car. It's $5 a day for adults, so $15 was my travel price for the weekend since it runs from early morning to late at night and stopped at all the major areas in the city.
The place itself was really spacious. My son enjoyed being able to have more space than we do at home with our family, and the rocking chair was a big hit for him come morning cartoons. Diane & Michael were gracious enough to get my son & I waffles and bacon for breakfast, with the added coffee and bagels. Definitely saved us a morning out, which worked out because my son and I were exhausted each morning from all the walking we did from the night before. I normally don't drink coffee on the weekend, but with the option to use a Keurig, I couldn't pass it by.
Overall, although my son and I spent most of our time out in the city at museums or the zoo, Diane's and Michael's place really added to our trip. If we ever make the trip to Portland again, I definitely would look into staying here again.