If you love friendly dogs and have one of your own (or not), this is the best place to stay in Portland. Lori and Alisha are very warm and welcoming and easy-going. I enjoyed staying with them and so did my dog. Their basement suite is very clean, spacious and comfy, just as they described it, and they also have a fenced-in back yard. Their house is located a half a block away from a Portland branch library and a bus line that runs right into downtown Portland. A couple of blocks away is a small shopping mall with fast food restaurants and a multiplex movie theater.