The guest house is a good value and in a great neighborhood. It appears to be a fairly new build and is in nice condition. One set of steep stairs takes you to the one bedroom apartment style guest suite. The kitchen was well laid out and had plenty of mugs and glassware ( we didn’t eat in/cook so I didn’t peruse the cookwear). The bed and couch were comfortable and there were plenty of outlets and decent lighting. It was very quiet.
The little things that would take it from a 4 to 5 star for me would include: a dining table and chairs - there’s a folding table and chairs in the bedroom closet but a real place to sit would be better; upgraded bed linens and towels - they were pretty budget; a better showerhead - the hand held showerhead was very low pressure and mounted rather high making the flow seem even lower. Also, if you are light sensitive, the bedroom window treatments provide some light control but are not blackout.
The Alberta Arts district is charming with great shops and places for breakfast, lunch, snacks, etc. We had a car but used Uber/Lyft at night to go to Portland’s fabulous restaurants. I looked at public transportation options but they seem rather time consuming from this area to downtown or the other east side neighborhoods we were heading to.