Although I have rented apartments in Europe from various agencies, this was my first time using Airbnb, and Franca and Mario were the best hosts that I have ever met and really made the experience an excellent one. I chose this apartment based on the posted reviews of the apartment. I agree with all of the good things that people have said about the apartment. To those comments, I would add the following: The apartment was extremely clean; so clean that it seemed that the kitchen and bathroom appliances and fixtures were brand new. They supplied everything and any thing that one might need: bottles of water in the refrigerator, the Nespresso machine (and coffee supplies) , the toiletries in the bathroom, and the excellent tourist information. In addition, I found the mattress to be incredibly comfortable; I cannot imagine a 5-star hotel having a better one. As someone who lives in California and visited Bologna in February, when the weather was cold and rainy, the adjustable central heating was so very much appreciated. The WiFi service was effortless and strong. They even provided a laptop and printer.
The laptop uses the Linux operating system, which is a bit different from Windows or Apple, but not hard to figure out. Although I had brought my iPad, it was nice to be able to use the laptop for browsing train schedules and other local information. The hot water in the kitchen and bathroom was quick and the pressure excellent. The shower was a thing of beauty, with both an overhead 'rain forest' shower head and a handheld one. The closeness to the train station is something that others have mentioned. One day, I took the Italo train for a day trip from Bologna to Turin. From leaving the apartment building to arriving on the train platform took approximately 3 minutes. Besides the little shop next door to the apartment building, which is great because it stays open late, there's a supermarket in the train station (Despare) which makes it very easy to make use of the fully-equipped kitchen in the apartment. I hope to return to Bologna and this apartment.