We loved staying at Jack's for the week while I was at a meeting being held at the conference center. The walk was about 30 minutes of you don't take a bus. There is a bus stop within a 5-minute walk and you are really close to great food, a grocery store, ice cream, and just a cool section of Portland that is a little less hectic. If I go to another conference in Portland this will be the first place I'll try to book.