Francesco's apartment is accessed by a very small lift after about 8 stairs from the front door to the building's foyer, and is on the 6th floor of the building. It wasn't a problem for us but someone with access issues might find it difficult. The lift can feel quite claustrophobic with 2 or more people in it! Or maybe that is just me!
There is a lovely terrace where we enjoyed sitting in the evening and at night.
It was mid-summer when we visited and temperatures were in Low 30sC. The air conditioning is much more effective when the shutters are kept down as the main room is quite large and the air-con is a smallish unit for that sized space. However, when we kept the sun out of the room, it was very pleasant. There is also air-con in the bedroom.
However the cooled air does not reach the kitchen which is tucked around a corner. The kitchen also has no shutter on the glass door out to the terrace, where heat comes in. Plus, there are limited shutters on the windows of the kitchen. So, if you're planning on cooking in there, you might need to rethink your plans in summer.
But Bologna is foodie heaven, so that's not much of a sacrifice. OMG did we have some wonderful food!!
Francesco very helpfully provided us with a prepared list of recommended restaurants etc and he added more explanation to that when he checked us in. He was also quite responsive to communication. He was very helpful with arranging cleaning and changing sheets and towels and even arranged to get his cleaner to take our washing away as there is no washing machine. He is extremely hospitable!
There is no TV which wouldn't normally have worried us as our Italian is so limited. However with Wimbledon, the Soccer World Cup, and the Tour de France happening at that time these Aussies would have loved to have had one! Sport doesn't need an understanding of the language!
Within an hour of our arrival a storm hit the city and the terrace was awash with about 7-8cm of water which caused the apartment to flood from every one of the terrace doors and windows. So, while we would go back to this apartment we might not in winter for fear of leaks.