The apartment was charmingly renovated, very pretty, extremely comfortable snd spotlessly clean. Stefania met us when we arrived, explained everything and gave us several excellent restaurant recommendations. She rang and booked for us for the night we arrived which we really appreciated.
The bedrooms were spacious and very comfortable. We used the sitting room as a third double bedroom (the divan converts to a very comfortable bed) so we had three very good bedrooms, each with its own spacious and handsome bathroom with an excellent shower. The beds were comfortable and the white bed linens were fresh and cool on the hot nights. There was air conditioning in every room and, although the apartment is on a busy street, the windows are all double glazed so inside it is quiet and peaceful. The kitchen was well equipped and efficient , with a table and chairs and a view over a tiny terrace.
The location is very central, only 7 or 8 minutes walk from the main piazza , piazza Maggiore, and the lively bars and restaurants of the Quadrilatero behind it. And about 10 minutes, maybe less, from the big central car park where we left the car for the time we were in Bologna. We walked everywhere which was very easy from the apartment.
We loved the atmosphere of the apartment, the natural wood and white cotton, the care that has been taken over every detail to make it comfortable and welcoming and easy to live in. Stefania even left us a cake, which looked delicious but which, sadly, we were unable to eat because we had eaten so much else, enjoying Bologna's justly famous reputation for food and wine to the full.
I didn't meet Laura but we have had a very pleasant email exchange, and Stefania was an ideal host. Casa di Zoe was exactly as decribed but was even prettier and more comfortable than I expected. I would certainly stay tgere again were i to return to Bologna.