Shane is a great host and it's a great apartment. Honestly, no downsides at all for me. The only reason I left was because I wanted to try a different area in Taipei.
He was polite, helpful, responsive, and the apartment is wonderful. He messaged me on Friday afternoon to let me know it was going to be a rainy weekend, and where the umbrellas were. What a thoughtful touch. As a guest, when the host is great at the little things it makes you feel you can trust the big things.
The bed was super comfortable, and because of the setup it gets really dark in the bedroom, and I love that (but you never feel cut off or anything like that).
The view is nice for me. You don't see anything spectacular, but it does give me that feeling of looking out at the world that I find motivating. The checkin experience was great, and it's clear everyone in the building is comfortable knowing I was visiting (I never said anything like this though) but the doorman and other people on the floor were openly friendly.