Accanto alla piazza

The room was on the third (top) floor of an apartment in a former large house a minute's walk away from the city's central square (Piazza Maggiore). There was a shared kitchen and living room, with shelves in the fridge and cupboards for cooling or storing food. There was only a very small window in the room (with no view) and a sky light that could be opened, and a noisy form of air-conditioning, but the location made up for these limitations. There was no noise from the street. It was easy to leave luggage in the communal area to collect later on the final day.

Posizione ottima, vicino ai centri di interesse e a tutti i servizi, negozi di ogni genere, bar ristoranti...tutto a portata di mano. L'appartamento ben curato, e pulito, offre una cucina attrezzata e ben organizzata, se sì vuole fare colazione, pranzo e cena in casa. Ci sono anche i contenitori per la raccolta differenziata!

La zona living è molto silenziosa, ma la camera, pur essendo in zona divieto di transito, affaccia su una via molto rumorosa. Alle 3 del mattino passano a pulire la strada, alle 5 le due pescherie sotto casa cominciano a preparare per la vendita del pesce...impossibile tenere la finestra aperta.

The location was ideal - right in the centre of the city. The room was comfortable and reasonably quiet for the centre of town.

Spacious room

The room is located just above two fish shops, causing a constant fishy smell. No table or desk to work on in the room (even though there is sufficient space for it). The air conditioning advertised on booking.com did not work, and opening the window at night was also unpleasant because the area is very busy and noisy. After booking the room via booking.com you will receive messages from the landlords to arrange a meeting for check-in. Because I had not read their message long in advance (that is not my job when booking a place to stay), I let them know my arrival time when I was almost in Bologna by train. At first, I received no reply, and only just before arrival did I receive a message via WhatsApp from the landlord's "friend" saying that she would be a bit late. We then agreed on an arrival time, but that person was not there on time either, so I had to sit on the ground in front of the door with my luggage to wait. When complaining about this, I was told that I should have contacted their "friend" (who is in charge of the check-in) earlier (apparently, they consider this the job of their guests), and that they also sent me a message telling me about the not-working Airco. Considering the price they charge, I do not consider this decent service.