My family of four just spent a great week at this house. The quiet street was in full bloom and we were able to enjoy some nice weather in the private back yard. Many of the coffee shops, restaurants, and popular places like Blue Star donuts and Salt and Straw ice cream were about a 3/4 - 1 mile walk from the house. A section of that is along a busy road, but most of the walk is through beautiful neighborhoods and checking out all of the gardens was a lot of fun. We wanted to be in SouthEast Portland and had a rental car and we found it very easy to get around the city and outside of Portland for day trips.