I felt very welcome right from the start, they are wonderful people and it was great to meet them. They made sure I had everything I needed. The apartment is fully equipped and very cosy. When the temperature went up to about 100, it was very pleasantly cool, because it is in the basement. But there are electrical heaters at several places which warm it up quickly if it gets too cold. They have two really great dogs, which are super sweet. Sometimes you can hear them walking around, but I like dogs so it didn't bother me at all. It is conveniently located, well connected by bus or a short uber ride to downtown or the conference center. I really recommend staying here, I would really like to stay there again when I make it back to Portland