We spent 3 nights in Bologna on a city break, staying at Katia's apartment. We were absolutely delighted with everything in the apartment - it was modern and fresh but still provided all the amenities we needed. It was also spotlessly clean which was great.

The location was great too - so convenient for bus and train. We found public transport to be so cheap, compared to here in the UK. The buses ran from early morning till late in the evening and were every 10 minutes so we tended to use them more than the train. So close for the airport too - just 10 mins away in a taxi.

There was a Lidl supermarket just down the road too, which was great for food basics - we went there quite a number of times.

Katia was a lovely hostess and so very helpful with everything both before and during our stay. She arranged a taxi for us to get to the airport on the morning of our departure which was a tremendous help. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble and she was only ever a text or email away.

This was our first trip to Bologna and we hope to go back sometime. It is such a lovely vibrant city with so much history and some stunning architecture. We certainly found 3 days was not enough to see everything. The food of course is unbeatable but we also found there to be such a lovely, laid back atmosphere everywhere. If you only do one thing on your trip, go on the walking tour around the city centre, arranged through the tourist office - it was superb and really informative.