Casa del Sol - Walk to Alberta Arts District

The heater was not working when we arrived, after I was asked to perform numerous task to “trouble shoot” the problem, to no avail, a repair person finally fixed the heater after 24 hrs. I will say that the communication was good the entire process. Although the house was on a standard (i.e narrow) residential street we were always able to park directly in front of the house.The house needs a refresh, the furniture is dated and not comfortable (I understand this is subjective) The kitchen was woefully understocked as compared to virtually every other house we’ve stayed at in Portland…which is many. The neighborhood is quiet and close to many good restaurants. The house had a couple of areas that were not clean. The rug in front of the kitchen sink had numerous stains and was very dirty, to the point that we rolled it up. While sweeping the floor we found old popcorn and a sock under the couch. Another interesting thing…there were no mirrors above the sink in either bathroom, made it difficult to shave, just an interesting choice. (Each bathroom had a window directly above the sink) There are a number of homes available in Portland that far exceed this in terms of condition, comfort, provisions and cleanliness, so with these issues we will not be returning. I am a very easy going person and try not to comment on issues that are subjective….”I may like a soft bed and others may like it firm”…not an issue and while it didn’t meet our needs, i never felt unsafe at any point.

Clean and comfortable. Lovely location.

Great location and plenty of street parking available!

Property is as pictured/described and management was very responsive as needed. The area is walkable to restaurants and shops.

The host was very welcoming and quick to respond to questions. The house was cute and in a great neighborhood. A few issues as feedback are that it was very dark in the house when we arrived, it would have been nice to have a light inside so we could navigate and try to find other lights in the house. We couldn’t get the lamps in the bedroom to come on either. Also, the ice maker wasn’t working, we tried problem solving but with no luck. The shared backyard did not work out at all because our dogs were extremely distracted by the dog in the back house who barked a lot whenever we tried to use the yard. It is so great that you allow dogs, but wasn’t “dog friendly “ for us because we had to leash up our dogs and walk around the neighborhood whenever they needed to go potty. Even in the middle of the night. I’m sure these issues could easily be fixed or your home description updated in VRBO for your future guests.