My partner John and I had a phenomenal week's stay in August at Chris' and Jeremy's beautiful cottage in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood of North Portland. The owners designed the building with extraordinarily well executed Japanese and Arts and Crafts features. It is homey and efficient while also spacious and comfortable. It is completely quiet there, and we slept soundly. Communication by phone with Becky was helpful to point us to the spare key, and to ask for assistance with securing the double doors to the porch correctly.
The neighborhood is peaceful and easily walkable to coffee houses, restaurants, a New Horizons market and the light rail line, all via streets with a rich mix of architecturally distinctive homes. Some of the neighborhood's houses and commercial buildings remain in need of additional care or restoration. But we did not let that put us off to the many other hidden gems and finds in greater North Portland in Arbor Lodge, Overlook and Kenton.