The location would be the main reason to stay here. Conveniently located next to heaps of breweries and restaurants, it's in a great spot for going out and seeing SE Portland.

When we arrived, it seemed like Evan was just cleaning up the room and had some other people staying in there who were his friends. The first impression we got was that things were just a little haphazard and disorganized.

The house is configured basically like a hostel, so rather than you sharing the place w/ one local person, it feels very touch and go. This is all fine and well, but we felt $200 was a little bit much for this hostel set-up.

Due to the location of the room, it gets very hot in the afternoon. Evan noted this and put together a sort of window-type AC unit, and while we thought it was left on while we were out for the day, it turns out it wasn't and when we got back to the room after being in the heat all day the temp was 89 degrees. We had an early flight and didn't have a lot of time for the room to cool down before we left.

All in all, I think Evan is a nice guy and a cool local host and if you're into the hostel thing then you'll certainly enjoy this. I just think the price was a bit much for the quality of the stay, given that you can stay at the Ace for about the same price.