My hubby and I stayed at Laura's place overnight. We loved that it was close to downtown, but far enough that we had no trouble parking our car. Since we were only there overnight, we saw Laura for only a short period of time, but she was so sweet and made us feel welcome at her home. The room was exactly as in the picture. The bathroom was shared but we did not encounter any problem with that. She provided us with towels, extra blanket, some travel tips for Portland and some chocolates! We plan on coming back to Portland for a longer period and we definitely hope to stay at her place again!