Rita and Ray met me when I arrived, and we smoothly went over all the essentials. The place is rather large - bedroom and bathroom in particular are each quite spacious - and very well kept. I loved the full kitchen, refrigerator, washer *and* dryer (the last being rare in Taipei). It was nice to have a couple of people to talk to during the day, but it was also nice to have the place to myself in the evenings (you also generally have it to yourself on the weekends).

The studio is on the first floor (external entrance) of a quiet back alley less than a 5 minute walk from a centrally located MRT station (Guting). It's quiet at night, but also s very easy to use the studio as a jumping-off point for places as varied as the Pingxi line, Wulai, Yangmingshan, Yilan County, Sanxia and point south, and Xichi (all of which I did as day trips).

Highly recommended for anyone coming to Taipei!