Katie's place was spacious and comfortable -- a great place to relax and get some work done. I stayed there for about a week, and I appreciated that it was easy to come and go as I wanted. The apartment is very close to several restaurants, coffeeshops, and some of Portland's famous food carts, and it was easy to hop on the bus to get to the downtown area. Katie and her family live upstairs, and in the mornings and afternoons you can hear them walking around and some muffled conversation, but it's not very distracting -- I was still able to get work done at the convenient desk in the room. Overall, I'd be quite happy to stay here again!