We stayed in four different apartments in different cities in Italy on this trip and we agreed that this was the nicest of them all. It has a generous sized kitchen-dining area that it fairly well equipped including large fridge, dishwasher and clothes washer. Both bedrooms are very nicely appointed and it is all very clean and bright with lots of windows. The bathroom was definitely the most ample and beautifully appointed.

The balcony was a real treasure as at this season (May) the canal has a large flow and with a couple of cascades the sound drowns out most traffic and other noise. The view is mainly of rooftops and the canal but we liked the balcony so much that we ate all of our breakfasts and dinners there (our lunches usually in restaurants). Elena is extremely friendly and helpful and very generous--we had at our disposal a bowl of various fresh fruits, juice, milk yogurt and other beverages and a big selection of biscuits, cereal, sweets etc.The location is in reasonable walking distance of the station, the historic centre, the university and so on. If we come to Bologna again we would definitely want to stay here.