My wife and I, and another couple, stayed at Hannah's place as our base for exploring Portland. We barely left the local area! Alberta is an incredible place full of amazing restaurants, bars and cafes, the people are very friendly and there are dogs everywhere (as a dog person this made me incredibly happy!). The place is 5 minutes walk from a small trip of lovely restaurants and then the main area of Alberta is only a 10-15 minute walk away. We actually had a car rental with us, having driven from SF, and had no trouble parking it outside on the street every day/evening. Alberta is very green, and we had a great time walking around the local area peeking into people's lush gardens and looking at all the gorgeous architecture.
Hannah's place was the perfect location for our group of friends and is even bigger than it looks in real life. It is in the basement of a house but has lots of natural light thanks to some well-placed windows. The pull-out couch in the living area was comfortable for my friends, and the main bedroom was perfect for my wife and me. We really loved the decor, and use of space.
Also, Hannah was a fantastic host, communicated really quickly with us.