This is a fantastic apartment in a quiet district of Portland, with easy access to the main freeways and highways. The place is tastefully decorated and superbly kitted out with everything you could need and we fell in love with it as soon as we walked through the door. There are a reasonable number of shops, cafes and restaurants on nearby NE Broadway, for the less adventurous, but Downtown Portland really isn't very far away.
We were over specifically for the Total Solar Eclipse and Jim really did a phenomenal job assisting us with the logistics to go camping in Madras, including borrowing camping gear from his friends. We had three days after the eclipse to take in the sights and attractions of Portland and Oregon. That's not really a lot of time, but with Jim's advice, we managed to pack in a lot in the short time we had. We couldn't be happier with the apartment and the assistance and advice from Jim. We were fortunate to be able to meet Jim and a Robert in person during our trip and we are taking back some fantastic memories from those meetings and our "Eclipse Adventure" to Madras.