Let me start off by saying Tiffany was an excellent host. She was responsive, courteous, and extremely friendly. My family and I were also grateful that she met us at the door and gave us a thorough introduction to her home. She even allowed us to check-out an hour later then the 11:00 check-out time. Plus, the option of having a driver (her father in law) meet you at the airport for a mere $1000twd was very helpful when you don't speak the language and have TONS of luggage (traveling with two kids). Her place is also near a subway station, so really helpful when you want to get around Taipei (however, we mostly used uber). However, I had to dock a couple of points for the following reasons:
1. Although Tiffany's place is extremely clean, her apartment is in an older complex, so we had some uninvited critters on multiple times. Now this could be the norm in Taiwan considering the humid, tropical weather, but still, we didn't come to Taiwan to socialize with bugs.
2. Tiffany's placed offered a kitchen, but we had no tools to cook with. There were bowls and utensils available, but no frying pan, spatulas, etc to cook with. Also, there was no microwave. Again, not familiar with the culture, so don't know if not having a microwave is standard. Either way, this defeated the purpose of having a kitchen available.
3. Lastly, more of a heads-up, a washer is available with laundry detergent, but no dryer. You will have to hang-dry your clothes, which is not really an issue. However, be aware that your clothes will NOT dry overnight and may require more "dry" time as Taiwan is more humid, so takes much longer than anticipated. This kind of held us up in the morning.