Downtown Portland Apartment

We loved the style of this lovely apartment with its wide-plank pine flooring, gas stove heat, and multiple skylights. It was convenient to lots of restaurants and bars and the fact that an off street parking spot was included ranked it near the top of VRBO places we've stayed around the world. We spent the majority of this trip in a different Maine town, but thoroughly enjoyed our last few days because of how easy and comfortable the apartment was. The kitchen is fully stocked,so if you are like we are and intend to cook a few meals or enjoy coffee at home before your day's fun, this is a great rental! As a matter of fact, there is a small market basically across the street, which made it convenient to grab the creamer for our coffee and a few other necessities without getting in the car.

The home has some lovely antique (Dutch?) pieces, which made it feel like home to us. We enjoy authentically decorated homes that don't fuss too much with perfection, but highlight the historic value of the accommodation...the rough hewed ceiling beams over the kitchen area and those pine floors, as well as the chimney stack in the living room did not disappoint.

Check-in and out were extremely easy. Communication was fantastic and we will definitely rent here again if we make it back to the Portland area.

The only cautionary statement I would make is this is not a quiet location, so don't go there expecting complete silence at night. There is a fire station a couple of blocks away and you are staying in a dense urban environment. It was fine for us as I recently lived in London, UK, which is a city where there is always activity on the streets. The apartment is beautiful and convenient, so I will definitely recommend it to friends and family who travel to Portland in spite of the tiny bit of noise.

I highly recommend the pizza at Bonobo, which is blocks away (but doesn't deliver) and the Thai food at Mi Sen, which is right down Congress.

We spent a week in the apartment and we loved it. Walking access to most of the town and not far from the airport.

We enjoyed the apartment. Loved the decore. The furnishings were very comfortable. The tub is an old fashioned one so might be a bit difficult for older people to negotiate. There are 2 sets of stairs into and out of the apartment. The front stairs were by far the easiest to negotiate.

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.