Downtown Portland Apartment

This apartment was just perfect for our weekend stay in Portland. It was close to amazing restaurants and bakeries. The Old Port was in walking distance and so were museums and shops. The apartment was clean, spacious and dog friendly. The host, Brad, gave good instructions for our visit. Would definitely recommend this place.

If you're the type to judge a book by it's cover - you know who you are - this may not be the apartment for you. It's a few blocks in the "up and coming" direction beyond the local's arts district, and a few flights of narrow creaky stairs up from a back alley door. But, if you're the adventurous type, willing to embrace your inner Portlander, then you should stop reading and reserve this place now.

We had an amazing, and crazy hot, visit to the city, and this place complemented the trip in every way. Did the A/C keep up? Barely. But we embraced it. We walked and biked everywhere from this sightly off-the-beaten-path location, and the apartment felt like a little secret to be kept from all the tourists staying in hotels by the wharf. We ate at the locals restaurants - they way we like to visit - and felt like most of our fellow visitors might have been missing the point of this weird and wonderful city.

It's decorated in the "alpine farmhouse nautical European conservationist urban" style, which is not a thing. The architecture is classic third-floor Victorian mansard roof living, with corbeled chimneys and exposed beams all serving a purpose. I mean, the roof drain runs right through the space. It was eclectic and wonderful.

I've no sense of when we might return to Portland, but when we do, I think any lodging other than this apartment is likely to disappoint, and so we won't be taking that chance. As for Brad, the owner - he was extremely responsive when we needed him and appropriately silent otherwise.

This apartment has a lot of character and is very spacious. Everything was clean and very well appointed. Brad was very helpful with directions and helped us with parking. The location is great, very walkable to downtown shops and restaurants. Hot Suppa is our personal favorite. The window AC unit came in very helpful in the hot summer months. We would love to stay here again. Thank you for having us!

Getting luggage up to third floor a little hard, but once your there, we loved it. It felt like it was totally the right place to be staying in Portland with all their huge brick homes! Very clean and roomy. Loved the antiques and who doesn’t love a claw foot tub! Definitely walkable to lots of activities. Owner was very involved in seeing that everything was ok! We loved it and had a great time in Portland.

The pros: Adorable home exploding with charm. The amenities offered (full kitchen, full bath with claw foot tub, king size bed, etc.) were all extremely clean and well kept. The bed is literally a giant marshmallow that may be one of the most comfortable sleeps I’ve ever had.

The location was awesome—just a few blocks from amazing restaurants, coffee shops, and bars. A longer walk (about 20 minutes) will take you to the heart of Old Port. We walked most places easily, but would sometimes take an über—less than $10 per ride.

The owner was easy to work with and did a great job of reaching out to make sure we had directions on where to park and how to get in the place.

The (1) con(s): I understand that a majority of homes in Portland do not have air conditioning, especially not Victorian homes converted into apartments. I also realize that heatwaves in the area are few and far between, and perhaps we just selected the hottest weekend to be there. But that place was HOT, and fans did little to help. The saving grace was the fact that the bedroom had a small window AC unit—honestly, if this hadn’t been present, we would not have been able to stay at this home.

In the end, we had such a great time exploring the city and surrounding areas that the apartment was simply a place to sleep and shower, and therefore served its purpose well. If it had been cooler, perhaps we would have hung out at the apartment more, but we had a fantastic trip regardless.