The Unit: Par's unit is located in a convenient area close to the beach. The unit is as pictured but is definitely more suited for travelers that are just looking for a place to sleep, it's is not appointed in a way that gives an inviting homely feel. Although linens and towels were old and worn they were clean and so was the unit. The beds were not uncomfortable but the sheets and towels were damp when we arrived and caused a musty smell in the unit. After some exchanges with Par he did have his housekeeper attend the next morning to change the sheets and towels. Basic toiletries such as hand soap, shower gel, and shampoo and conditioner were not provided, so be sure to pack your own.
The kitchen had many ants crawling on the counters, floors and in the sugar jar - Par was responsive to this by sending his housekeeper out but a simple wipe down of the counter (only) could not and did not solve the problem. We could not make use of the kitchen. We also had an issue with the AC. There are 4 AC units, 1 in the main room and 1 in each of the 3 bedrooms. The AC in the main room leaked and required a bucket to catch the excess water and only 1 of the AC units in the bedrooms worked, such that 1 of our guests slept in the main area most nights. We were told by Par that someone would be out to fix the AC on day 2 of our stay (we even gave his housekeeper permission to access the unit in our absence with the technician)...no one never came and when we checked out we were told we could not have a late checkout because the repair person was coming that day to fix the AC for the next guests but he hoped we understood that these things happen. We had no instructions on how to checkout and tried to reach the host to find out on the day we were leaving but got no reply and ended up leaving the keys on the table (which he later confirmed was fine to do).
The Rules: upon arrival, we found that some of the rules in Par's handbook were not accurate as we took the time to review them with his housekeeper who checked us in (each rule has a fine for breaching it associated, so we thought it important to do, so that we clearly understood our obligations). For example, there was no need for us to switch the hot water off each night (book had a fine for not doing so), the elevator could accommodate 4 and not 3 people (fine for having 3 people with no luggage). As well, the cleaner came up in the elevator with 2 of us and our bags, which under the rules that number of people and bags would result in a fine too.
The ID: Prior to arrival we had to provide copies of government issued ID (he wanted passport but we settled on redacted driver's license), which we were told was so the doorman could identify us as people that should have access to the building. When we arrived at the building we learned there was no doorman, just the building superintendent who we ran into once when we could not reach the host to check-in and the superintendent had no clue who we were and did not let us in until first contacting the housekeeper. We noticed that our ID's were stored on the housekeeper's phone when we saw her messaging Par. We never saw a doorman our entire stay there.
Despite all the hiccups with the unit Par was a timely communicator and responded to messages no matter the time of day. Also, Par's place is worth the stay if you know what you are getting yourself into. The price, location, the fact that it is clean and that the host responds makes it a fine place to stay - we just wish our stay was much cooler and we could have made full use of the kitchen.