We loved Christi's house! It was very clean and the beds comfy. We had our dog with us and he could play in the fenced in backyard. Not many places will accept dogs and this was important to us. The other reviews are accurate - St. Johns is a working class area, and so the neighborhood might seem a little run down or rough, but it has it's own charm in a way. It was pretty quick to get to downtown Portland in my car. My only issue was the neighbor's dogs acted a bit aggressive behind their fences, but that's the nature of dogs behind fences.