Summary: cute, cozy, quiet yet near the airport, and exactly as advertised!
My friend and I stayed at Ilenia’s for one night, and we originally booked her home because it looked clean and was a short distance from the airport. We had to get to the airport for a 6:20am Ryanair flight (and we were stressed about every part of that sentence lol).
At Ilenia’s, we found a charming and cute space that was well decorated and amazingly well-stocked. Since we arrived at around 20:00, a lot of stores were starting to close, but we found all of the essentials and more at Ilenia’s and never needed or missed anything! (There is also a phenomenal Syrian/Lebanese restaurant open until 22:30 very close by that we went to and highly recommend as well — the food is so delicious and owner is so kind!)
Check-in was a breeze — Ilenia provided clear, detailed, yet concise instructions on how to do self check-in. I had to work and take a few Zoom calls right when we got to the apartment and had no problems getting set up quickly to do so — the wifi was fast, and I was able to get my work and calls done quickly and efficiently with no disruptions.
Checking out was also incredibly straightforward, and the airport was an easy 15-20 min walk away! I would never have expected waking up at 4:00am and getting to the airport to be such a chill experience. The only thing is that since we were there for such a short period of time, we never got to meet Ilenia! But she was available if we needed anything and was so nice in all the messages. If I’m back in Bologna in the near future, I would love to stay at her place again and meet her in person. Grazie mille, Ilenia!!!