Joel's house is perfectly located to explore Portland's cozy Northwest District as well as the Pearl District with all its stores, restaurants and cafés. It is situated in a beautiful neighborhood of mostly wooden, traditional houses. It is lush and green. Joel is a very friendly and forthcoming host and to my great surprise he was almost fluent in Swedish, my own mother tongue. It turned out he had lived in Sweden in his younger years, for his education.
The bed was very comfortable (I was only the second person to sleep in it, Joel said) but the living room upstairs (I rented the entire floor) was a bit gloomy with old and partly defunct furniture. I recommended Joel a trip to Ikea.
The bathroom was ok but the bathtub very small, with little room to move your feet, so I would recommend an older person to sit down whilst showering. Perhaps Joel could fix something to sit on?
So, some pro's and some con's, but all in all I do recommend this place for its friendly host (and his lovely dog Maggie the poodle), its location and super comfy bed. After all, that's all you need for a short stay.