Charming 1909 St Johns Bungalow

Easy communication, easy to find, and responsive hosts when we needed a drain plug so our daughter could take a bath in the claw foot.

Wish they had left coffee/tea. There were some basic necessities stocked, but there was one sole tea bag and one sole cup of coffee provided. Wish it were an all or none thing for the perk because it seemed offensive to only leave one. But kind of funny too.

Nicely furnished, clean, cozy

There is a basement tenant that may have been mentioned but I wasn’t aware of. Not property managers fault but St John’s is nice little neighborhood but quite isolated. A car is necessary.

What I appreciated: I was able to check in early. The place appeared clean and was well equipped, in a decent neighborhood, and offered a window ac unit in the living room, and the two bedrooms also had ac units. Beds were comfy.

What Could Be Better: The lawn in front and back could use some TLC. There is no balcony as stated in the description. However, there is a nice front porch, but lots of cats, so fur on the rug and furniture outside. The back yard has seating on overgrown pavers, but the seats were filthy, and there was a propane tank, and someone left their clothing behind. Lots of bees and overgrown plants and vegetation. Kitchen: the stove doesn’t have an exhaust fan over it. There were some dirty plates on the shelf where clean dishes went. Lots of old food left behind in cabinets- for sanitary and safety reasons, all of that should be discarded after each guest. Another mirror somewhere other than the small bathroom one would be nice. The window screen in the bathroom needs cleaning. The window ac in smaller bedroom was covered by a very long window curtain, so in order to use the ac you had to have curtain open, offering no privacy and allowed for the heat and sun to enter. Blackout curtains or shades for bedrooms would be nice.

It was 102 degrees when we were in Portland, but the air-conditioning kept us nice and cool. And the beds were super comfortable-we slept like babies. There was lots of hot water and the pressure was great in the claw-foot tub/shower, though it was tricky to get in and out of and could be difficult for someone older.