My husband and I just moved to the Portland area and are looking for a house to buy so we needed a home base during that process. We really love NE Portland because its super close to downtown, its a little less crowded, parking is easy and there are tons of shops/restaurants/bars right here. Sonia's house is like a jackpot as far as NE location goes. It is perfectly in between Mississippi and Williams St. so really the biggest difficulty you will have here is deciding which street to walk to when you head out the door. Alberta Arts is also walking distance and they have a couple of the number 1 restaurants in Portland over there. Its worth a stroll down Fremont St. as well where there is a Whole Foods and a few other bars. Irvington Park is a really nice and huge one too thats good for dogs. There are plenty of close bus stops that will get you downtown in 10 min or you can ride your bike even faster. Unthank park is basically next door, which is convenient if you have your pup with you.

Sonia was very communicative with us during the whole booking process and met me at the door when we arrived to show me around the house. I was in touch with her via text for the rest of the month if ever I needed anything, had a question etc.

The house is well set up for extended stays and we did not lack for anything. And if we did, I'm sure Sonia would have taken care of it for us. The kitchen is well stocked, spacious and comfortable living and dining room and a bedroom on each floor. We chose to use the downstairs bedroom since there is a connected bathroom and we never heard any noise from the street (we always have a sound machine with us though since I'm a light sleeper). The upstairs BR is great if you have more then 2 people in your party. There is also a sleeper sofa in the LR.

I would highly recommend staying at Sonias - the space itself is great, she's a wonderful host and honestly NE Portland is the best. Its super easy to get downtown or you can stay here and you will never run out of food to eat and shops to entertain you.