My wife and I stayed in Irene's apt in Bologna the first and second week of October 2013.
We were warmly greeted by Irene's Mum Piera who lives literally next door and gave us a nice big bowl of fruit, which was very welcome after our long journey.
The apt is very spacious by Italian standards, with a single bed in two separate rooms, which suited us fine. The bathroom is nice with a big shower stall and great hot water. It also has a nice clean kitchen with an oven and a four burner stove which we put to good use during our stay. The kitchen also has the washing machine which was used often, a good thing too because we could not find a Laundromat close by. Off of the kitchen it has a table with four chairs where you can watch TV or as a place to use your computer because there is very good WI-FI.
The apt is very convenient to all the sites in Bologna. Center of Bologna is only a ten minute walk to see the due torre, or piazza magiggiore and all the major sites. Which is where we found the many great food markets of Bologna, fresh cheeses, meats, fruits, vegetables and home made pastas (I miss it already). Also very convenient is the “C” bus which takes you directly to the train station this is available at piazza Aldrovandi a short walk from the apt, the return from the station the bus leaves you at via Guerrazzi even a shorter walk to the apt. This was great because we used the apt as a base to see all the wonderful towns around Bologna.
We would also like to thank Irene for being so kind and helping us armature tourist with all our needs when we first arrived. I know when we go back to Bologna we will definitely be staying at Petronio's house in the heart of Bologna..