This was a great place to stay! My friend that I traveled with used to live in Portland so when we were planning our trip, we specifically chose this location based on being close, but not too close (this was a very quiet area) to the Alberta Arts District. We booked it about 6ish months before our trip, but that was mainly because of the solar eclipse, and we were worried that everything would be booked up.
The house itself was awesome! It had great reviews, and about a week before our trip I contacted Allyson to check in. She gave me all the necessary info about the house, but also directed me to the airbnb app because they have a full explanation of check in there as well.
The place was pretty cool, its a furnished basement of the hosts house. You have your own entryway, access to a full kitchen, washer/dryer, 2 bedrooms, your own bathroom, and a full living room. The space was very comfortable and the hosts were VERY kind. The basement had everything you could ever want and more! There were fans, toothpaste, full shower stuff, even umbrellas, and grocery bags! The hosts left us a full binder with suggestions for food, information about the house, and the city, and even left us a small candle as a goodbye when we left. As for getting out and about, from the house, we mostly drove to places in the area, but it was a very easy/close drive. The house was also very close to bus lines, so it made getting into downtown very easy when we did not feel like driving.
The only 2 things that I would change, is the basement basically has no air flow in it. Overall because its the basement its mostly cool, but even the windows dont open to open space because you are basically under ground. I think if you visit in cooler times, it doesnt matter as much, but mid summer, it can be a little stuffy. There are fans but no AC in the space, but that only matters in summer. And in winter there are space heaters and heavy blankets available. The other thing is that the family that lives in the house uses the small hallway to get to their garage, so its not 100% private, but we only heard them use the hallway and did not see the family.
Overall though, the space was awesome and if I returned to Portland I would absolutely book this airbnb again!!