The place was well located, which made it easy for us to get around the city. The apartment was, however, basic. The open kitchen was ill equipped, with only one spoon in the drawer, leaving one of us eating museli with a fork in the morning. We told Donna that and she promptly responded and promised to reduce the rent accordingly and she did. We appreciated that.

It rained during two nights of our stay and there was a non-stop dripping noise from somewhere outside. It was rather disturbing and there was no way of stopping it. It unfortanately undermined the overall experience.

Guests were not allowed to use the cooking facilities, which for us was not an issue since we were in Taipei for a short stay and preferred eating out. But this in a way missed the point of Airbnb hosting and I venture that it would be more fair if the daily rate is lowered accordingly. Given what was on offer, the rate the host charged was a mite expensive and was more or less what you pay for an average hotel.