The photos are deceptive: the master suite (shown in photos) is the nicest; the other two rooms and bathroom are very mediocre. The sheets are all mismatched; the comforter is a twin size while the beds are queen. The dining table chairs are mended. No dining bench. No complete table setting, all random dish ware, no drinking glasses only wine glasses.
While the apartment is located in one of the busiest streets in Taipei, I wouldn’t stay there again because the noise was constant. Even late at night I was constantly woken up by loud motorcycles racing by.
Positives: washer and dryer were great to have. Water pressure is really strong and water is very hot.
I never met the host but talked with him several times before and after our arrival. The first day because the cable went out and the second day because a person showed up from the electric company demanding payment of the electric bill. Very unsettling.
The host was very difficult to deal with. I wanted to change my reservation by reducing one week and he essentially refused. You wouldn’t think he would want to jeopardize a 100 day reservation. We ended up agreeing to 97 days; 4 of which I was essentially paying for an apartment I was not staying in.
When we arrived, many things listed in the rental like high chair, baby pack and play, baby bathtub were not there. I pointed that out to the host and he did bring them the next day.
The host was constantly worried about the illegality of Airbnb in Taiwan and the concierge people finding out about us. Very nerve wrecking. The concierges are the nicest people and we had no difficulty with them.