A fantastic city to visit and a great base for your time in Emilia- Romagna!
Ruth's apartment is approximately a 20 minute walk from Central Bologna but there are regular buses that you can catch if you're not keen on walking. The flat is on the fourth floor though and there's no lift, so please bear this in mind if you have any accessibility issues.
There are some really good restaurants nearby if you'd prefer to stay closer to the apartment. There is also a large supermarket which is approximately a 5 minute walk.
The flat looks even better than in the photos and Ruth provided lots of local information to help us navigate the city.
We had to wait for few hours in Bologna before Dario (Ruth's co-host) could let us in. However there is a bag drop at the rail station so this wasn't a problem at all for us.