What a wonderful hostess, and wonderful apartment! Fully equipped for a comfortable stay for 5 days - like we did - or longer. Extremely clean and bright. And a great location on Riva di Reno, an easy walk to the center of the old city, shopping, and transportation. Elena was marvelous, providing brochures and books about Bologna, fully complemented by her enthusiastic sharing about her city, with good recommendations about what to visit and where to eat. And, we almost forgot to share that our favorite part of each day was making our morning coffee with Elena's little Italian espresso maker and drinking them while sitting in the sun on her third floor balcony overlooking the gardens and red tile rooftops.