As all Airbnb users know there is a decidedly wide range in the quality of the accommodations, from mediocre to adequate to good and finally to great. Debora's apartment is in the great category. One of the top two or three we've ever stayed in and we've stayed in quite a few all over Europe and the U.S. The location, amenities and style--the feel--were a pleasure to "come back home to." After a tough day of sightseeing and gorging on local food and drink you say you want to settle in and catch a movie on Netflix? No problem, she has it on the internet-ready t.v. And she is a wonderful host with lots of ideas and insights about Bologna for you if you want.
Something we haven't experienced before, at least to this extent, was the kitchen stocked with coffee, teas, sweets and the makings for a simple pasta dinner in case you arrive late to Bologna, maybe too tired to figure out where to grab some dinner (if you don't have wine, the corner bar will sell you a bottle to take out. If that's closed, a few blocks up Via Dell'Indipendenza is a corner bar open 24 hours that will do the same!).
A few more quick, purely personal tips: The aforementioned corner bar, at Via Dell' Orso and 'Indipendenza (a left out of the apartment) has a happy hour buffet where for the 4 or 5 Euro price of a drink you can grab tapas-style bites (and lots of them if you're real hungry). They might not be Barcelona-quality tapas but hey, it's a neighborhood bar and they're free with the purchase of one drink. Speaking for myself, we walked down 'Indipendenza our first evening (to a Jazz show and dinner at Cantina Bentivoglio, highly recommended by the way) and didn't care that much for the street. For my taste, 'Indipendenza is a bit too commercialized, with chain clothing stores, etc. to be an appealing Via to walk on very often. For a more inviting stroll, with a more "local" feel, take a right out the door of the apartment house and then a left on Via Galliera to make your way to Piazza Maggiore, or a right on Galliera to sample some very cool, old-time shops and restaurants (including one serving pancakes, omelettes, etc. if you're hankering for an American-style breakfast.) These were some of our findings (among others) in the few days we were in Bologna. Debora would, of course, have many, many more tips and recommendations. Can't praise her and her apartment enough.