check in was very easy and communication between myself and the host was excellent.
the location of the flat is a little off the beaten track but it's only about 10 minutes from the train station and about 15 from the middle of the the town by foot.
if you choose to, there are electric bicycles all around the area so getting around is absolutely no problems what so ever. there is a good amount of little coffee shops around the flat too which is great if you fancy starting the day with coffee and pastry.
there is a co-op supermarket within 3 minutes of the flat which was a blessing for myself and my partner, as we cooked breakfast every day in the apartment and made dinner a couple nights as well.
the flat is over all pretty well equipped but we did have to purchase some knives as there was none when we arrived...well no sharp ones I should say. butter knives were there but nothing that could have been used for food prep etc.
also got the feeling that the property had been cleaned very quickly the day of arrival/the night before because the sponges were soaking wet and smelled of damp, the cups and mugs were dirty and the cutlery hadn't been cleaned prior to our arrival. but apart from that, everything else was excellent.
overall very happy with our stay and would definitely stay again if we find ourselves in Bologna later in life.
we used Bologna as a base to travel around and see other parts of the country, and with the flat being so close to the train station, it meant it was incredibly easy to get around. Also, the flat is close enough to walk into the centre of Bologna, but also just the right distance away that it is super quiet at night. streets felt safe to wander around at night in the area of the flat, and we had absolutely no issues at all with neighbors/people who lived around the area.