Una’s apartment was the perfect location and the perfect setting for my mom, my dad, and my 1.5 year old son. What you see in the pictures is what you get. Everything was clean and orderly. The apartment is on the second floor so there were times that I wished we had rented an apartment with an elevator especially when we were lugging around groceries or the many items you bring when you have a toddler with you (stroller, diaper bag, miscellaneous baby items).
I did notice that the apartment would get humid at times- probably due to the lack of ventilation and the Taiwan weather. Tried to figure out how to turn the AC on but I never figured out how. Also, I thought the beds were a little harder but my son and my parents didn’t seem to mind and at the end, I didn’t either and got used to them.
We did have a misunderstanding in the beginning that I wasn’t too happy about. Una provides airport pickup with the rental of this unit. I provided her my flight information, arrival date and time. She let me know that the person picking me up would carry a sign with my name and be at the airport. Sounds easy, right? Nope, it was not so easy. After coming off a 14 hour flight with a rambunctious and overly tired toddler and expecting a seamless pickup, I was sadly disappointed. There was no person standing there with my name on the sign. I must have walked the span of the airport arrivals 20 times. I contacted Una and she said the person would be looking for me? How would we find each other? This person has no idea what I look like and I have no idea what he/she looks like. We must have waited for over an hour. Finally someone came and found us. I am not sure what happened. Did she forget I was arriving on this day and time? I’m not really sure. I would just recommend a backup plan. I would have much rather paid and gotten my own taxi then go through that again.
Besides the first hiccup, our stay was very pleasant and I would stay here again the next time I am in Taipei. Thank you, Una!