The room is in the basement area of a beautiful house overlooked downtown Portland. There are lovely views from the bedroom. The hosts leave out snacks and pastries. There is a bathroom that is shared with the other guests in the room next door, but we never had a problem with availability. In terms of location, its super close to the zoo and Japanese gardens. It is possible to walk down to the pearl district and downtown area but it would be quite a trek involving steep roads. Only a 5-10 minute drive to downtown area.