I was in Bologna for a few days for a conference. Location was perfect for me: in historic centre and not too far from the conference centre. However I must admit this wasn’t the best Airbnb experience I had.
Firstly, the cleanliness was an issue. Namely, cockroaches in the bathroom and the kitchen. So that wasn’t fun.
But my biggest issue was actually that when I had to fly out really early Saturday morning I had no way of getting to the airport. You can’t flag taxis on a street in Bologna, buses aren’t going yet, and I don’t speak Italian to call and order a taxi. So I messaged the host asking for help to order a taxi for me. Never heard from her. So I end up walking with my luggage to a taxi stand kilometer and a half away at 4 o’clock in the morning through drunk university crowd on Saturday morning. So that wasn’t fun either.
Not certain what bothered me more though - cockroaches or the lack of hospitality of this host.