This place is an absolute gem. The house is set back from the main house, where Al lives, and is located in one of the coolest neighborhoods in one of the coolest cities. You are steps away from the Hawthorne district and all it has to offer and yet sitting in the incredibly peaceful yard/deck, you would never know it. The house itself is fabulous - Al built this and it was clearly a labor of love, has some very high end features, and is very open feeling. I think it is probably best suited for 2 adults and a child, but there is a downstairs couch and I don't think it turns into a bed. We were there on a super hot day and the a/c kept the place plenty cool during the day, and at night in Portland, one has merely to open the windows to cool the place down. One point to note: there was no tv. I don't know whether that is intentional or whether the place isn't fully furnished - if that's important to you, you should ask the host. We didn't miss it because the Hawthorne area is so entertaining but perhaps on a cool rainy day it might be nice. We arrived here after driving across the country and staying in several AirBnB places along the way and this was hands down the best place we stayed. We absolutely loved the place.