John was friendly and very kindly stayed up to let us in. The room is basic and clean and quite nice. I have trouble sleeping in some places and I slept wonderfully here. The house is creaky but charming, and the bathroom is well appointed. There's a soothing little fountain in the back yard that you can hear as you fall asleep and that muffles the distant road noise.
The house is in the most wonderful neighborhood--we were new to Portland and visiting for a weekend jazz festival, but after spending a weekend traipsing around the main city and outskirts, it was clear we had picked a very hip area with a laid back vibe and great food and parks. I would advise other travelers to check out St John's, especially Lombard Street (which is just one street over from this house). It's a 20 minute Uber to downtown.