This is a great place to stay and visit Bologna and the surrounding area. I cannot think of a better host as he wanted my partner and I to have a great time, and we did. It would have been good to have known there was to be celebrations and a short festival during the week that we were there, but hey ho, that's life. We visited the old part of the city and ate at the local restaurants overnight. We also took trips to Ferrara and Parma. A great place and super host