I recently stayed for 4 nights at Marcella's villa. Given the reviews she had previously received I went there with high expectations and I was not disappointed. The villa is quite stately and although not in the center of Bologna it was a fairly short taxi or bus ride to Bologna's core area or about a 20 - 30 minute walk. It certainly was very quiet and peaceful though.
Marcella, her charming 13 year-old son Kevin (with amazing English skills for his age!), and Marcella's lovely parents were very gracious hosts. And for me their chocolate lab Chloe (only brought out of their quarters at my request) was the cherry on top. She was so friendly I thought she was going to throw a hip out the way her tail was wagging when she first met me!
So overall I had a wonderful stay and I highly recommend Marcella's villa to other travelers looking for something completely different and uniquely positive from what a hotel can offer.