Highly, highly recommend staying with Karen and Stanley! They are generous hosts and their place is a comfy, clean, and affordable base for your stay in Portland.
The room is just right, a very comfortable bed and a nice attached bathroom for your private use. There's a fan and window unit so you can control the temperature. We did not hear outside noise, definitely a plus. The location is great, we were able to walk to two breweries and it was a great home base during our exportation of Portland and Mt. Hood.
But the real reason to stay here is Karen and Stanley themselves. They were incredible helpful in offering recommendations for sightseeing. They even helped us revamp our hiking plans after the wildfires shut down some of the trails we were looking at. They were so friendly and made us feel right at home. Karen even made us breakfast while g we stayed there, such a wonderful surprise! Stay here and you'll be in great hands!