Being the first guest in a new renovation gave me a freshly painted unit with a new carpet and appliances. It also involved my plugging in the fridge, turning on the water for the clothes washer, flipping the circuit breaker for the dish washer and unpacking the microwave rotary dish. A few things will be shaken out after a few stays.
The unit is pretty quiet for being in the middle of a very central location. It is above a restaurant with a patio below the bedrooms, abutting a park and having construction on the building behind it. That being said you shouldn't complain about the sound of ocean waves if you rent on a beach. This unit is in the middle of the city with easy walking access to everything touristy and some measures have been taken to reduce noise.
During my stay we encountered a cyclone and a 5.4 earthquake in a clean dry comfortable two story
environment. The a/c was helpful a few times and the skylight in the sitting area is nice.
I would stay here again.