Great house in a great location. Easy access to Laurelhurst Park and 28th St/Burnside for food, drinks, ice cream, and entertainment. We really enjoyed our 5-6 weeks at Elena's place. The backyard is your own private garden and a great place to eat outside, the deck on the 2nd floor was a really special place to watch the sun go down in the evening with a drink. The kitchen is huge and easy to navigate. For our family of 7, including younger children, it provided a ton of room to spread out and let people do their thing. The kids really enjoyed the cool basement and TV area while the adults really enjoyed "escaping" upstairs to the attic retreat/bedroom at the end of the day. We already miss it.
Just a small PSA - while the home is listed as "pet-friendly" be advised that the back yard is not completely fenced off. There's a gap between the driveway and the back patio as well as hedge fencing around much of the yard. If you have a curious dog, they can find holes and escape through the bushes onto a pretty busy E Burnside St...