Our experience in Bologna was extraordinary and staying in Smile home made it even better. Lavern and her daughter were very friendly. She welcomed us with an enormous smile and tons of positivity. She also made a personalized map for us to use around the city. That was awesome!!! She recommended us a restaurant for lunch and it was topically from Bologna. After wondering around the lovely streets of the city, we came home to a home made dinner, fresh tagliatelle with ragu! Lavern is a brilliant cook! You should try her food! And the wine that she chose for us was really really good. Then she advised us to watch a great film about Venice and courtesans and was funny and nice. She downloaded it for us and connected the laptop to our tv! The next morning she made us coffee and fresh juice and took us around the city. We had food and drinks and a Bolognian place and it was delicious! She should us around the city and went together to buy some food. We got some fresh pasta and she cooked it for us, 2 different meals. Yummy! She encouraged us to try the night life before going so we did. We feel in love with Bologna and with Lavern and her happy home. We are seriously considering coming back to see the city once again and stay in her place! Thank you so much for everything! You are a great person and a great host. Hugs and kisses 😘😘😘😘