Yelena was always responsive during my extended stay. The location is perfect for anyone blowing through Portland who wants to experience the buzz of Portland's First Addition neighborhood. Two blocks west, the scene is all about gentrified grooviness and ringing cash registers (in a nice way). Her place is on the strip preferred by urbanites; it conveys action with more inner-city ammenities - a classic old theater, awesome bars and food scene, all-night conv store w/ best beer selection around, and it sits among some of the best turn-of-century (19th to 20th) architecture. Classic, gorgeous apartments and the homes of founding fathers' mansions. You are mere blocks from the Pearl and Downtown, and absolutely everything is walkable.