Hiring a restoration company will be expensive, plus the tend to inflate their prices, in my personal experience.

I've spent my career in rehab and restoration in other places.

If its an area filled with older, restored "classic" homes that likely are all full of hardwood floors, putting in laminate would be a step down.

I would call a restoration company, good possibility of mold, or water damaged sub flooring.

HO  HO  HOI'm setting in a chair getting a massage!  

I have had my counter tops in my personal house painted with Rustoleum Countertop restoration for over a year, heat does not affect them, it doesn't scratch and it is not chipping even with 2 children under 10.

Once again, I will recommend that you have wording in your lease that specifically states that if you are required to do work to restore the unit to a rent-able condition for items NOT considered to be wear and tear, that you charge  $XYZ per hour for labor and management (which includes time spent scheduling work and finding vendors, procuring materials etc.) 

In this case, even if you do decide that restoring is the best bet, then building onto something that has been destroyed might not join 100% perfect.

While claw foot tubs and subway tile arent my taste either, what you have to remember is, she is renovating and restoring, not modernizing or flipping.

Although landlord labor may not be seen as a legitimate deduction, the cost of materials you needed to restore those items back to pre-move in condition may be (for example, replacement of a broken glider on a drawer or replacing broken blind slats not due to age but over handling).