The first floor of this historic home is as lovely as any bed and breakfast. It was amazing to stay in a home with bells to call the servants! (In fact, the home is so clean you think that all the Downton Abbey maids are still in residence and scrubbing away while you're not looking.) My husband and I had only visited Portland two other times and worried that the home might be in an out-of-the-way location. In fact, it was very close to the "trolley to anywhere," and the quaint and gorgeous neighborhood was a destination in itself. We loved strolling around, seeing all the incredible homes. Joel was as welcoming as he could be. You could tell he isn't just renting rooms; he enjoys sharing his home with potential friends. From the first he made us entirely at our ease. Some have mentioned the temperature in the third floor. When the rooms were warm, we opened the windows and enjoyed good cross ventilation. The ingenious cooling fan in the bedroom seemed as efficient as an air conditioner. If you have trouble with stairs, be alerted that there are two sets of stairs between your bedroom/sitting room/bathroom and the kitchen. We purchased snacks and groceries nearby (which we stored in the mini-fridge in our sitting room), and enjoyed cooking our breakfasts and a couple lunches in Joel's well-appointed kitchen on the first floor. (I experienced coffeemaker envy.) We had wanted to see the Vaux's Swifts roosting at Chapman Elementary School (an annual September event) and found it was just blocks away. We also loved the picturesque walk to Washington Park for the Japanese Garden and International Rose Test Gardens. Please scroll through all the photographs so you see your private rooms (19-20, 23-34, 39-46) as well as the first-floor public rooms. These were the numbers at the time of our stay and might change. (Not yet pictured is the freshly landscaped backyard with a redwood tree!)