Back Cove - Large Sunny 2 Bedroom Condo

Loved the yard for our pouch!

Lovely stay, the property is located in an ideal location with easy access to shops, downtown, sightseeing etc. Great parking, The house is an ideal size & has everything you need for a lovely stay. The host is accessible throughout your booking & will go out of his way to make sure your stay is enjoyable. I would not hesitate to recommend this property to anyone heading to Portland Maine.

Convenient stay close to Back bay. Great area for dogs.

Overall sense of the property:* Location: great - quiet, but a quick drive to family in Portland and places in the city that we wanted to visit (Children's museum, etc)* Aesthetic: old-Maine homestead (spacious family spaces, lower ceilings, homey furnishings)What didn't work well for us: strong scents and allergens/triggers in the unit, problems with electrical safety, tub slippery and doesn't drain (wasn't safe for the older family member staying with us, and so who had to go elsewhere to shower each day)* Unit smelled of stale cigarette smoke (faint-to-moderate, but every single person who came inside mentioned it immediately, unprompted, followed by "I'm not sure how you can stay here, isn't that a huge breathing issue for you and for [Mom's name]?")* Unit smelled _strongly_ of scented laundry detergent and laundry "scent enhancer". We weren't able to open (nevermind use) the laundry machines.* Some sheets and towels strongly scented, extras in large bedroom closet were stored bunched up in piles instead of looking clean and had a range of random scents.* Repeated frequent dripping/pinging noise on the AC in the smaller bedroom. Kept our toddler and one parent awake on several nights.Things that didn't affect us directly (from what we could tell) but that might impact others:* Looked like mold in the AC in the smaller bedroom and on the window behind the bed.* Window blind in smaller bedroom doesn't fully close, meaning next door can watch you get dressed.