Litizia’s warm hospitality matches her lovely, generous apartment in the heart of Bologna. The kitchen is well equipped and stocked with breakfast goodies (though you will be drawn to have every meal and every cup of coffee in a local café or restaurant). The bath is spacious and clean, and the big bed is comfortable and cozy. Litizia waited patiently for us, despite our delayed arrival, to met us and orient us to the apartment and the area, suggested restaurants and parking, and gave us detailed instructions (which are also nicely printed in her personally compiled welcome guide). The apartment is located in the noisy central section of the city, but the double-pained windows and heavy curtains in the bedroom helped to block out the noise. We parked our car outside the city center for our entire stay, and walked everywhere under the city’s famous portici, to museums, churches, restaurants, shopping, the opera, the university, the spacious Piazza Maggiore, and the stunning Fontuna di Nettuno. On our final morning, Litizia met us at the apartment to collect the key and kindly called a taxi for us to return to our car. We feel lucky to have found such a gracious hostess and lovely apartment in one of the best cities in Italy.