We had a lovely stay in Chen Hsi's appartment. Her husband Jack kindly picked us up from the MRT station, and then bought us dinner when we wandered into the restaurant where he and his son happened to be eating. The apartment is quite small, but perfectly formed, and has a well equipped full-sized kitchen. The bed is very comfortable. The decoration is very tasteful, and there is a good view of the mountains behind Tianmu. There is also a roof terrace which can be used for hanging out clothes -- it would be a good place to sit and have a drink, though there are no chairs. Tianmu is a really nice, chilled area, one of my favourite in Taipei. There are plenty of small, reasonably priced restaurants around. The MRT is not exactly on the door step, but to get there (Zhi Shan Station) it's only a pleasant 10-15 minute walk along the river park or a cheap taxi ride.