Sam's place worked out perfectly for us. It's a comfortable and cute two bedroom bungalow (it does have a small attic with a play area for little ones) that is very clean and well-situated in southeast Portland, not far from restaurants, brewpubs, bookstores, etc. It's a fairly easy walk to a local park with a wildlife refuge for hiking or jogging, and it's also accessible to the beautiful Rhododendron Gardens (both walks are about 20 minutes) and from there on to the Reed College campus (which also has a canyon wildlife refuge).

The house was a nice place to hang out when we were not roaming the city and the kitchen was well enough appointed to make cooking easy, when we did not feel like going out. Sam's a good communicator, and responded effectively to all of our messages. Great place if you have a car, because parking is never a problem and it's so easy to get around the entire city and up to the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood. Access to the house was straightforward - there is a code to enter to get the keys. All in all a great spot for a Portland adventure. Thanks to Sam and his family!