Being from Arizona I think I assumed there was air conditioning so that was the only challenge. It was an extreme heat for Portland and normally ac wouldn't be an issue. The location we found out is called Goose Hallow if you want to research the area as Portland has many interesting districts and this is one of the nicer and well established. The house is something out of time for us in Arizona and we loved that. Just remember older means unique places for rooms and bathrooms. Mostly the upstairs toilet next to the open window felt like camping no privacy. We loved the huge front patio to sit out on every night and morning. I would easily rent this place again. Just remember no tv, no ac and not a lot of electrical outlets but great location and ambience.