If you'd like to have a real local experience living at Taipei, I'd recommend 晏鐘's home to you. No gorgeous building, no 24-hour lady at the reception, no towels and amenities, no TV and no heating system in your room; but -- this is how a local lives at that area. 晏鐘 is very nice, and we chat until 11:30 pm even though this is the first time we met -- like an old friend! If you know how to take MTR and bus well at Taipei city, why not try a different one.