Kristin's place is in an absolutely wonderful neighborhood. You may think that you want to stay in the Pearl District or Downtown but I actually preferred Sellwood Moreland, where this house is. If you do want to visit those neighborhoods though, this location is fairly close.
If you have a car, it's very easy to find a street parking spot with no restrictions. Also, the room and house were very nice and Kristin goes very much out of her way to keep her house clean.
Kristin was very quick to respond to any questions I had and pointed out all the excellent destinations I could visit. Thankfully, I had a car, but she clearly knew how to get places using mass transit. Overall, I would definitely stay in this house again during any future trips to Portland.