Great hosting you and Michelle, Keith, and glad you folks enjoyed Portland and coming home to Auntie's each evening. Happy trails.

Great hosting you folks!

Hey Abby, Florence and us Johnson's thank you for your kind words. So fun hosting you, and should you come this way again our welcome mat will be front and center. Best, Jean

Thanks for the nice words Jim. We enjoyed hosting you as well.

Esther and Brent were delightful guests: friendly, courteous, and took good care of our studio. Our welcome mat will always be out for this lovely couple.

Great hosting Brandon. A good family man, he was friendly, courteous, and took great care of our studio. He is more than welcome back any time.

We have been in business 12 years now and have enjoyed hosting many wonderful guests. Unfortunately there are a few, like this guest, that don't seem to appreciate our homestay or our friendly neighborhood where children are being raised. We are sorry for them and wish them well. We also wish that they would mention their concerns while they are staying with us so we might address them. A word on Auntie's Hideaway. Yes it is a lovely daylight basement studio. Also yes, you do here footsteps overhead, albeit stocking feet and kitty pitter-pat. Further, we also have Grandpa's Bunkhouse, a stand alone backyard cabin, where the studio is entirely removed from the main house. We always tell guests about that, explaining that it is more expensive, so that they can make their own choice. In this case, instead of being in Portland to see the sites, the guests who was apparently so unhappy with her stay, spent quite a bit of time in the studio. We are the first to tell guests that our studios at 360 sq ft are not designed for apartment-style living, but instead were built for those who get out and about during the days. In any event, we are glad that our 12 years of business has us reassured that we are doing things right. And again we are sorry that this disgruntled guest seemed to 1)have unrealistic expectations about a daylight studio and 2)couldn't seem to get along with our lovely neighbors when she walked her dog.

Ahh Melissa. Most of my charming guests get it, but some really, really do. What can I say other than, "It takes two to tango!"

Evie. Apparently you didn't remember from when I showed you around Auntie's on your arrival that our lights all have slider bars for dimming and raising. You must have left the switches in the low position. Hope to see you again. Best, Jean

Thank you for your review Mary, and we are glad you got affordable accommodations with us in Auntie's Hideaway during your Portland vacation. That said, we must point out that with a more affordable price comes fewer amenities--in this case, a galley kitchen that we state clearly in our ad as being suitable for storing snacks or light cooking. More, we point out that guests who want a full kitchen might want to book our backyard cabin, Grandpa's. It does, of course, run more per night--often a reason budget-minded folks chose the more affordable Auntie's.