If I had to sum it up in one word: amazing.

The location was sick, apartment beautiful and as depicted. Bathrooms are essential to me while traveling/living/staying anywhere, and the bathroom was amazinggggg. In addition, the apartment is extremely well equipped for any of your needs. There's even an iron and ironing board!

I arrived at around 5 AM in Taiwan, and Ada was prepared for me to check in. This is the kind of service one doesn't get with hotels. Normally, you have to lug your bags around for HOURS or sit in the airport and wait until you can check in... But since there were no reservations ahead of me at Boutique Loft, Ada was extremely accommodating and punctual.

As soon as I was off the plane, there was a driver waiting for me, and Ada was awake and waiting for me in the lobby when I arrived. I was floored by her professionalism and emphasis on my comfort and ease.

Ada was an enormous help to me on every level. I have relocated to Taiwan for 6 months and chose to stay at Boutique for a week whilst apartment hunting. Ada not only gave me amazing suggestions for places, she actually accompanied me and assisted me in communicating with agents and landlords.

She even offered to extend my stay at Boutique should I not find a place on time. She sealed my rental agreement with the exact terms I had needed and even helped me move in!!!
She is truly a life-saver in every sense of the word.

She is very available whenever you may need her, and should you need to know anything, you can merely text her and she replies nearly instantly, which is extremely important when traveling alone overseas.

And if you're worried about verbal communication, her English is nearly perfect as she studied at Berkley :) Careful, though! She does have a California valley girl accent! Hahaha! Oh, she even helped set up my cell phone for me AND open a bank account!

She is very easy to deal with in every aspect and extremely accommodating. And anything she does is quickly and efficiently carried out. So if you do have any issues, they will most likely be remedied immediately. She really wants to make sure your stay is a good one.

Yes, the apartment itself is a big part of a positive stay any time one is traveling abroad, BUT far more important is the host(ess): customer service is the key to everything, and Ada has 10 keys!

I simply don't have enough space to convey all of the positive feedback I have regarding Boutique Loft and Ada Liu. BUT if you are planning on traveling to Taipei, in my eyes, there is no better person with which to plan your stay, and all of her locations are equally beautiful and equally well equipped.

I would choose her over a hotel any day.