Massimo's apartment is in an excellent location: very close to the train station (useful for coming/going to the airport, as well as travelling to other cities/towns should you discover – as we did – that Bologna was a little too small to keep you occupied for four full days (a tip: a day trip covering Parma and Modena and another to Ferrara are very worthwhile and easily done by train from Bologna) and very close to the old city centre and the university area (incl. the [VERY impressive] opera house). The sloping/low ceilings were a bit of a problem (but that is easily seen in the photos, so this is something you can judge for yourself before booking the apartment). The apartment is on the part of the Via dell'Indepenza that is open for traffic so, even though the apartment is on the fifth floor (there is a lift!), you can still hear traffic noise even when all windows are shut. Still, that noise doesn't continue all night, and ear plugs help (there is a farmacia quite close by should you have forgotten to bring any). The only other (minor) practical minus points that we noticed were not enough cereal/muesli bowls and an absence of dishwashing liquid. Mind you: one does not really go on holiday to wash dishes, right!?