Gabriella's place was exactly as pictured. It was within driving distance to many great restaurants. Unfortunately it rained every day we were there so didn't really get to see how walkable it was but that's Portland in February. The place was clean and had all the amenities you would want. We did have an issue with it being really cold during the day. We mentioned it but it didn't get properly addressed for a couple of days due to Gabriella being out of town. You should know before renting that you are in the basement and have no actual control to the heat yourself. Also, because the doors are required to remain open between the outside door and your basement apartment it gets even colder. I imagine the same would go for air conditioning in the summer? She mentioned the heat is scheduled to shut off for a few hours when there's no one home but not sure how she knows when you're home and when you're not. Regardless, we did have a nice stay once she raised the heat a little so I imagine if she had been home it would have been taken care of quicker.