Francesco Maria's place is in a beautiful quiet part of the old town. Everything is sparkling clean and the bed is very comfortable. The walk from the station to his place takes you through a lot of the historical parts of Bologna and I would definitely recommend doing it, though it took me a lot longer than 20 minutes lugging a suitcase behind me, hot, sweaty and tired! I was not so lucky as to meet the charming friendly host of other reviews, but perhaps I was not as charming and friendly as I could have been either, had I been less tired. I felt a bit ushered in, and in the morning ushered out. His lady friend was very welcoming though.