The Drake West Bungalow: Walk to Downtown Bend & Drake Park

Great location, everything we needed in the kitchen, cute interior. Our favorite was spending the mornings on the front porch. Thanks!

We had a nice stay - great location - walk to downtown, Old Mill area, grocery store and restaurants - even dog park/ fenced elementary school. Super nice that they are dog friendly w back yard. Only small complaint was construction next door - had to ask workers to turn down music - no problems as they willfully complied - landlord super prompt at fixing cable TV issue. Highly recommend.

The property is great. The home is adorable, clean and comfortable. Can’t beat the location—walking distance to river, parks, breweries and restaraunts. Only downside was construction happening (building home next door) during weekdays. You could not hear it from the bedroom, which was nice, but it was loud in the kitchen. Also, kitchen did not have shades or blinds, so construction workers could see right in. Still, from a value standpoint, can’t beat this place!

The Good: 5 stars for location, you cannot find better. The house is cute, great backyard for your dog and a really nice kitchen. The house has 2 off street parking spaces off the back which is rare and a premium in this neighborhood.

The Bad:

Heat: I stayed here in the winter and the heater does not heat the bedroom or tv room well. The wall unit really only heats the front room. I had to get every blanket I could find to stay warm at night. There is a plug-in heater in the bedroom that was loud and did not put out much heat.

Cleaning: To avoid additional fees you must wash and dry all sheets and towels, clean the kitchen and wash all the dishes...I am not sure what is left other than cleaning the bathroom and sweeping the floor. Feels like I did most of the cleaning, for the $75 cleaning fee, I would think you would get more. Make sure you read the fine print, I had to sit around and wash the sheets and towels before leaving because it is not clearly shown you need to do all of this. Typically, in VRBOs I have gotten a single bullet pointed sheet with check out activities or at least it is located in the welcome booklet in the house.

Bed: It seems like the mattress was a used pillow top that the owner stuck in the house and took the new bed for themselves. If you like sleeping in body shaped channel you will like this mattress. Personally, I woke up each morning with a stiff back.

Overall a nice place as long as you are aware of the quirks.

This is a great bungalow in a nice location, easy to walk to restaurants etc. Guests should be aware there is construction right next door and it starts early on weekdays. Also, I would suggest the owners add a couple of extra blankets for the couch bed, that room is colder than the others.