How do I do justice to Paolo's apartment? Firstly, the apartment was located in an area within easy walking distance of all the key sights (15 mins) and even the railroad station (30 minutes), but was in a neighbourhood where Italians live, with a supermarket just around the corner. This for us is the best part of staying at AirBnB - the opportunity to get a feeling of what it is like to live as a local in a particular city. Secondly, his apartment was a spacious loft decorated with good taste with carefully chosen items (our favourite was the large iron rooster that greeted us so cheerfully when we came down from the loft in the morning). Thirdly, Paolo is a gem of a host. He cared sincerely about our stay, and gave perfect advice on restaurants where actual Italians might eat, on an ideal day trip (Ferrara), and on wine (a bottle of excellent Sicilian red win for only 4.5 Euros), and reserved the taxi for us. Finally, we stayed in Bologna for five nights, but the city is worth an even longer visit. It is a wonderful city to visit with plenty to see. In short, I highly recommend Paolo's apartment - and a visit to Bologna.