My partner and I took a bit of a gamble with this apartment: it was a bit over our budget, and the pictures seemed to suggest a very quirky place. We decided to go outside of our comfort zone, mostly swayed by the overwhelmingly positive reviews, and booked it.
The best way to describe our stay in Cristina's apartment has already been written in another review, but I'll reiterate. This is what Airbnb's original vision was all about: hosts opening the door to their apartments and letting you live there like they would. This isn't a hotel or a normal bed & breakfast, this is just like living in someone else's place. And, in Cristina's case, a well loved, cared for and unique place.
By itself this isn't a guarantee that you'll like it. But that guarantee comes from Cristina's incredible passion to accomodate any and all guests: she has thought of basically everything that you might need in the apartment already, and on top of that she will be on hand to answer questions or even offer suggestions on what to do/where to go.
This really was a remarkable experience for us, and if we ever come back to Bologna for a medium to long stay we'll only do it if we can come back to this place.