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Love both. Like you, I used to hate Paul until I met two great Pauls.
If I had to choose between Saul and Paul I would rather use Saul. Paul is a name I enjoy seeing others use.

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I despise Paul. It just has a really unattractive sound to me along with an iffy association.

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Saul is nice. It's unexpected. I'd prefer Sol but that's just asking for pronunciation issues.

Paul is a name that I have loved for ever. It's very handsome and classic. I do know a Saul, who's about 38, and that has slightly tempered my previous dislike of the name, because I have a real live person to associate with it. Still, I'm still not enamoured of it for the reasons a previous poster has said.

I love Paul. It's my dad's name, he died when I was 14 and it has a very special meaning to me. Our second child will be called Paul. I like that it's got a classic feel. It used to be very popular but you don't see it that often on little boys now. It's timeless and cute.

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Saul is really nice too. It's more unique but familiar at the same time. I like that it's biblical.

Paul has always been in the "solid, handsome" category for me; nice sound, no negative associations, nothing at all to quibble about.

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Saul is also a fine name but I happen to have a strong personal preference for Solomon.

I like them both fairly well, but of the two, I like Paul the best. Because the New Testament Biblical Saul changed his name to Paul when he turned his life around, I tend to associate the name Paul with redemption and the willingness to give a second chance. Saul sounds a little stiffer and more like a pharisee. I have known a few Pauls who were nice fellows, but I haven't actually met a Saul so perhaps that is why it doesn't leave as friendly of an impression.

I like both names.

I really like Paul but oddly I hate Saul. Paul is quietly handsome to me but Saul is drab, heavy, and plodding.

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I'd find Saul odd on a non-Jew.