When we turned into alley 160 I got the feeling this was a side of Taipei that few get to see. Old and dirty, a little bit scary, and then Maru opened the door to the AirBnB. Stepping inside I found a clean updated 2 bed 2 bath 2 level home, pleasantly, if sparsely, decorated. On this warm day the place was nice and cool. 3 large comfortable beds upstairs in 2 bedrooms. Toilets up and downstairs. Plenty of hot water in the shower. Supermarket is 2 blocks away and good food is available steps away. And the owner is one of the best, most caring hosts I’ve met.