I would happily stay here again! It's within walking distance of the Convention Center (took me a bit under 15 min. to get to the ABC sections at the far end ). The airbnb space is open and airy with multiple windows and a real kitchen, and the hosts were thoughtful, friendly and communicative. Paulla had even put out a vase of some old-fashioned red-orange roses from the bush in front. When I searched airbnb, this came up as the available place closest to the convention center. Paulla's place is to the south, improbably set among low utilitarian modern buildings and not far from the Burnside St. zone of restaurants (Le Pigeon), stores with vintage hats dresses, a bazillion choices of boots, much black clothing, a pizza place called Sizzle Pie (loved the name but didn't try it) and other entertainments. I did go to Sheridan's Fruit, a locally owned grocery that as Paulla says is carefully "curated." (Got a great melon and mango.) In the other direction is Dutch's coffee, which I understand has an intense local following. There's a big sprawl of an auction house about 2 minutes away which I carefully avoided for fear of falling in love with some giant bookcase I would then try to ship across the country. In spite of so many miscellaneous, mostly modern commercial buildings, the house , the sole survivor of its era on the block, really is as advertised. it's been re-done inside so it feels tight and solid. The airbnb part is the whole second floor, which has been opened into a long room the depth of the house with an ample bedroom area at one end and the kitchen (gas stove, microwave, full fridge etc.) at the other end. The clawfoot tub was fun, and I was particularly grateful for a walk-in closet with plenty of hangers and an ironing board already set up with an iron. Most of the time, I sat with my computer on one of the two sofas looking out over the roofs of nearby buildings to the hills on the other side of the river. Paulla's description cautions about urban noise and atmosphere, and I wasn't sure what to expect. The neighborhood has fun stuff but the immediate blocks look more utilitarian than urban-historic. The street itself seemed quiet without much traffic, and I only heard commercial noises at night twice during a five-day stay. (One night I half -woke to clanging truck doors and delivery sounds, but it was over in about 10 minutes. The other time, I heard some kind of motor sound but didn't wake up enough to figure out what it was, so I guess it stopped soon. People there several times discussed the homeless population, and there were several corners or tree-shade spots within the five block radius (and throughout downtown Portland) where I saw several worn people just sitting together or lying on backpacks. It depends on what you're used to, but I was just grateful...