Joels place is filled with history. It was nice to stay in a place that had so much to it. I went there with a car so getting around was easy and so was parking at the house. Public transports are close but i never got to use them. Cafes are near and all within walking distance.
Joel is a great guy, we had a chat on my first day there and he gave us a pretty good idea of what portland was like. :)