On our arrival day, we kept Paul and his assistant informed as to our arrival time. We were met by Laura, Paul's friendly assistant on the day of arrival. She was very pleasant and apologetic, as we were kept waiting for a little less than an hour as she was overworked and had several other properties to open for other guests the same day. She explained how to use the shower so we didn't have any problem with not enough hot water as previous guests and we had a total of 6 guests . We found the apartment to be clean with fresh linens and it is convenient to local transportation, small grocery store/coffee shop across the street and a delicious Italian restaurant next door. It included the very basic necessities for a stay but the bathroom is definitely in need of attention in order to meet the description of "refurbished". The framework around the shower/tub is rotting, peeling, and moldy looking, There have obviously been some attempt at repairs as the patch work on the walls and tub surround shows. But there are still holes in the wall where the toilet paper roll was supposed to be, and the ceiling fixture is just a lightbulb with no cover. The bathroom door has a newer handle but holes remain from the previous handle. The bottom of the door is also peeling and needs replacing. One bedroom is in need of a new mattress as it is sagging in a part and squeaky due to a broken spring or two. Again, the location is convenient and the apartment was clean. But for the overall cost, and by the description/pictures we expected that the entire apartment as well as the bathroom would have been included in the mediocre "refurbishment". Unfortunately, according to our expectations and the cost this listing's accommodations were completely subpar.