Deb's place is great. I stayed there a week with my partner, and Deb was really kind and offered so many suggestions on what to do and where to go. best parts: Deb offers breakfast for the first week. it was so vital for us to be able to have the breakfast we are used to, and she even sent us a message asking us what we like to eat in the morning. LGBT friendly. I'm so glad I didn't have to explain myself to anyone there. I could just be. 420 friendly (outside). Oregon is a legal state, but you can only smoke on private property. thankfully Deb was totally okay with us smoking on the back porch. Deb loved to talk with us, and it made me feel welcomed and accepted. she gave us so many recommendations on things to do in the city. there was too much to do in one week, but we enjoyed hearing about the must-sees. we had an entire upstairs to ourselves, which was really nice. the room is very spacious, and there's even a table and chairs up there if you are a more private person and want to have breakfast up there. also an entire closet for you to use and many desk/surface spaces. we had a LOT of space. I kept telling my partner all week that it was so great to have an entire floor to ourselves and not just a room like most other bnbs and hotels. it was great. the heat wasn't an issue for us, but we are Midwesters used to intense humidity. so the dry heat was actually really nice, and we had to turn the window air conditioners up a little bit because it got cold for us! so the heat upstairs is really super manageable and not as bad as it sounds. when we got into Portland super late, Deb offered us some of the meal she cooked. that was really helpful for me personally because I was so exhausted from traveling and didn't have the energy to go back out for food. the back porch was an amazing place to relax. Deb has a magnificent garden back there, and it was great to be able to admire it while enjoying breakfast. it's a gorgeous space to be able to begin your day. if you like cats, it's great to be able to come back to two cute kitties each day. they are very friendly and warmed up to us right away. it helped us when we missed our own cats. ------ some parts that work for some people but not others that anyone wanting to stay there should know about: the double bed is super firm. I know that really works for some people, but it doesn't for us. so we squeezed on the smaller bed the whole week. it definitely worked, but it reminded me of my college days (lol). Deb did say she has an egg crate for the bigger...