This apartment is in the perfect location, easily accessible to the MRT lines and shopping including the 24h 7-Eleven, good for the middle of the night hunger when you are 12 hours off your normal time zone.
We were traveling to Taiwan near the same time that Typhoon Soudelor was supposed to hit, so of course we had flight delays, cancellation, and then rebooking through a different city to travel via a Taiwanese airline. Through it all, the owner David reassured us that the transportation from the airport that he had arranged for us would follow the flight arrivals and be there to pick us up. I had no phone service and had to communicate with him through Tripadviser when I was able to find wifi. Although we were not sure our luggage (or even us) would make it to Taipei, I had no worries about getting to the apartment once we landed. Sure enough, the driver was there holding up a sign when we cleared customs, although we had arrived shortly after midnight early on Sunday morning, 3 hours late for that flight, and 30 hours after our originally scheduled 6:30 pm Friday arrival. David was there in front of the building to meet us and get us settled, although it was nearly 2 am by that time. I cannot say enough great things about this rental. We proceeded to have a great, if very short, time in Taipei and we would certainly book this rental again when we return.
This is an apartment, and it is like you are living in a real home. We found the sleeping arrangements, kitchen, fridge, washer/dryer, privacy, and price to be much more satisfying than a hotel. The showers/towels/free-standing closet units are functional, but not luxurious. The showerhead is a bit low, although it can be detached and held up higher. Adjusting the angle of the showerhead so it is pointing down and not shooting across to the back wall kept the bathroom floor from getting wet. The master bedroom bed was extremely comfortable – some sort of foam with great support. Each of our teenage children had their own room. The area feels very safe and it is convenient to cab lineups at the train station across the street. Note that most cab drivers did not speak or read English – so you either have to print out the destinations in Chinese, or have a Chinese speaker help you. We turned off the air conditioning when we left the apartment to save energy, and found that it worked quickly to cool things off once we got back. The apartment is secure and quiet – we were not disturbed by any noise desp