Ben's place is convenient, clean and located in the cool Kenton neighborhood. Restaurants and coffee shops are located a block away, and access to public transportation and highways to downtown Portland is easy. We had to travel to the Portland airport and found it to be an easy drive (less than 20 minutes). Accommodations are comfortable for two people but our 4-person family did just fine. Columbia River Gorge Scenic area is only 45 minutes away.