Mel's place was great! It's pretty centralized to everything in Portland like downtown, Portland art museum, forest park hikes, Japanese tea garden, etc. The neighborhood is pretty hip with lots of food places, bars, grocery and convenience stores to go to when in need. Majority of these places you can walk to. The community in Alberta is open minded and not judgmental. Everyone in Alberta said hi and spoke to me while there, which was different for me since I'm from LA where people don't do much of that. Check in and out was pretty straightforward. Highly recommend this place for couples, friends, and families! Great place to engage in and explore. Thank you Mel for hosting us, We loved it here!