Sandra insisted on carrying my luggage up the stairs, and we did our best to communicate with her using my three words of Italian and her three words of English. The bedroom is extremely spacious with A/C, the kitchen and bathroom are small but there's everything you'd need. You probably would not want to eat the breakfast which is store-bought plastic-wrapped breads, but it's better to go into town anyway. I would only say that Bologna was not even half as interesting as we had hoped, since many famous places are closed in August. However, the buildings are beautiful. The historical center is small and we circled it several times that evening.

If you are driving into Bologna, you will want to drive in along the main road that leads to parking Piazza Dell'8 Agosto (Via Irnerio) and avoid all forbidden roads to avoid getting a ticket, park for 20 euros and the B&B is a short walk which was fine even with heavy luggage. (We had initially planned on parking in Tanari Park and Ride but it's unguarded in a sketchy part of town and we didn't trust our rental car there.)

Try ice cream at Gusto Antico near the Piazza Maggiore. It's an incredibly hedonistic experience.