It was such a joy to stay for ten days at this apartment! For me it's very important to find a nice place at a great location when visiting and exploring an other city. And Pratello Gardens ticked all the boxes!
It's location is just excellent, it's not right in the middle of the centre, which would be Piazza Magiore, but a nice 5-10 min. stroll along a wide range of clothing stores, delicatessen shops, a beautiful pastry café Gamberini and a mouth watering covered food market Mercato delle Herbe, to end up in the street of the apartment. Which is predominantly a pedestrian zone full with nice bars, terraces and restaurants and for the every day groceries a supermarket. The crowed in the street and terraces is a nice mix of all ages, but mainly Bolognese, which gives you the feel that you are not in a touristy part of town but in a real neighbourhood.
The apartment in the mids of this lively vibrant street is amazingly quiet, going through the buildings court yard, you come in the apartment with garden, where you don't hear the street anymore. Sitting in the garden, which can be well-lit in the evening, you don't have the sense anymore that you are in the city.
The place itself is bright, clean and nicely decorated and the high ceiling gives a spacious feeling. The kitchen in the living room has all the mod cons and is convenient to prepare a good meal in. With all these great little grocery shops with excellent regional products, I ended up cooking quit a bit in this kitchen.
All the furniture was well chosen and in good condition, sometimes you find old rackety, hand-me-down furniture in rentals, but this was certainly not the case here and the bed and bed linen was of good hotel standard.
Giulia the host clearly has put her heart & soul in making a nice place and that you will enjoy your stay. Any question was promptly answered and she has good info about Bologna.
I like to stay in an apartment when on holiday and have seen quite a bit but I can genuinely say that staying here at Pratello Garden is in my top 5!