We spent a lovely two nights at Shireesh's place. Dusty greeted us and made us instantly very welcome. The room we had was lovely and spacious and very clean and secure. We'd recommend taking the local advice from Dusty and using the public transport. It's cheap and covenient as well as safe and reliable. The "bohemian" area of restaurants, shops and bars on Mississippi Ave is a nice place to go and chill.
This was a great place to sta for us during our visit to Portland and we recommend it. Dusty is lovely.