Like "secret" place.....right in the middle of all the daily shopping action. My wife steps out the front entry nd immediately begins to shop....you dont have to travel anywhere...you are already there!
You entry in an usual fashion....through a steel roll-up door....then go to the 3 rd floor by stairs....open the apartment door using the keyless FOB...and you enter a large, 3-bedroom , renovated Airbnb place....like a 4-star hotel suite....lots of room....giant TV with English channels....modern/new 2 full bathrooms and kitchen. Even though lots of shopping going on below....the apartment itself is quiet....no one drives down this " Shoe" street at night...hardly anybody..... both ends of the street have these GIANT shoes on display.....because of all the shoe stores....a good marker if you get lost and have to explain to someone where the Airbnb is...point to your shoes!
The hosts, Brady and Emily are great.....we arrived on holidays Oct 8-10 ...streets were closed to vehicular traffic...tons of people watching the parades.....Emily personally came to find us on the streets after we emailed the hosts a photo of us....very considerate! Two subway stops nearby...the apartment is in between them:....the Main Train station and University Hospital...5 minute walk to either....get a Train card.....faster than fumbling for money at each entry.....buses take only cash...I think.
It appears that Taiwanese like to eat....small shops to eat everywhere. Check out the bakery scene..." Olympia" on the westward corner ( since 1950).....and the Astoria Bakery & Restaurant ( since 1949 ) next parallel street northward....across from large, colorful temple.....Taiwan literary types and country show-biz types & Presidents frequent this place ( the President's Office building is Southward ...walkable ).
A must in Taipei...is the National Palace Museum....700K items lifted from Mainland China just about when Mao's time came to power.....take subway...then one of many well-marked buses to the Museum......plan on all-day visit....renting the headphones a must...plan to have lunch or dinner there....get into eat before the lines start.
That's it...Brad's place is a great Airbnb...a great Super Host.