Here is a detailed review of the place.
The pros:
-it is literally 30 seconds walk from the airbnb entrance to the M3 entrance of Taipei main station(the biggest station of the city).
-It is close to 2 convenience stores. There is a family mart between the station entrance and the Airbnb. There is also a seven 11 which is not as close as family mart but still a stone's throw away.
-There are also some restaurants and food stores round the vicinity which again, is a very short distance walk.
-There is a security guard in the entrance of the building.
-The room in itself is quite spacious.
-There is continuous flow of hot water
-There are plenty of power outlets.
-There is a fridge, an electric kettle, a rice cooker and some utensils.
The cons:
1. There is no microwave or toaster or stove.
2. there are a total of 2 sinks. 1 inside the bathroom and one outside of it. The one inside is alright. The one outside seem to be the sink for washing dishes. Underneath this sink is where all the clutter is placed and exposed making the area out of place from the whole room.
3. The noise level outside during business hours is beyond compare. Although we were in level 3, there is a restaurant/office cafeteria right next to the room. This made it extremely loud on our last day when we decided to start late. There was also a fire alarm sound with some announcement outside that went on for a few minutes and that ultimately woke us up.
4. Inside the room there is a noisy object that seem to be warding off evils of some sorts because at a specific time of the night, it decides to hum.
5. the wifi access is faulty. At night when we get home, we start using the free wifi access. My friend who relies on the wifi ends up getting frustrated by the wifi access. Thankfully for her and for me, I have unlimited data access due to the service I purchased at the airport.she ended up using my hotspot.
Summary:
I really liked this place for a number of important reasons:the distance to major attractions via the taipei main station, and the price of the airbnb. The space considering the price is a bonus. As I only ate out, I did not make use of the appliances and utensils. It was extremely loud during office hours but if you will be out before that and back after hours, you will be fine. THIS PLACE IS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING probably catering to the business side of the COSMOS hotel hence the cafeteria next door. Every night we were asked by a different security guard as to where we were going as if they knew that we are not supposed to be going up in a commercial building after hours. One night we noticed a memo from management posted in the elevator stating that per taiwan law, it is forbidden to use a commercial building for services such as airbnb, authorities may do a random check of the room. If you are ok with the fact that they may invade your privacy at anytime with or without your presence, then you'll be fine.
Besides the fact that there is a good amount of clutter in the room and the impending random check from authorities, this airbnb listing is GREAT considering the price of the listing. With that said, this place is 3/5.