My review on this property will be a mixed bag. On one hand, it is very conveniently located in the "city center" but what they don't say is that means it is an apartment on a very busy street. Yes, we could walk to everything in Bologna but we got so little sleep that our stay was definitely impacted.
Here is the story about Bologna: it is a university town which means, evidently, that young people will be wandering the streets all night - and early morning - drunken, singing, screaming, playing loud music and waking everyone up....although we
did not see one attempt to get them to stop. This apartment is located above 3 street cafes which stayed open until 2...
The noise level was deafening. This would not have been a problem for us if there had been air conditioning in the front
facing bedrooms - but there was none. (This is stated up front but if you have never been there, you don't know what it means, except that it might be warm at night) In order to get some air into the rooms (it was in the 80s that week) we HAD
to have windows open...which meant very little sleep.
Now, the apartment itself was not as luxurious as the photos - it was immaculately clean but everything about it reeked of
an owner who was doing the absolute minimum - from the cheap, thin towels (one each for the week) to the scratchy linens to the dying, un-watered plants on the veranda. The veranda furniture was cheap and uncomfortable.
Tiny garbage cans had us running to the square to get rid of trash and recycling (if you don't they charge extra).
The Realkasa office did respond quickly when we ran out of the very small amount of toilet paper.
So, If being close to shops and restaurants is more important to you than getting some rest, this is the place for you. To be fair, Bologna is so small that one could stay further away and still have access to everything.
I cannot, in all fairness, recommend this venue. This was our first experience with Airbnb in Europe and probably our last.