An ideal location just a 10-15 minute walk to either Piazza Maggiore in the town centre or to the main train station. We wanted to explore northeastern Italy and chose Bologna for a long-term stay (48 nights) because it's a hip university city with lots of galleries, museums, bars, cafes, and restaurants. You'll never get bored!
Bologna's train station also happens to be a main hub in which to explore other cities in the area efficiently and cost effectively. We were able to explore 9 cities all within about 1/2 hour to 1 hr 20 mins away with ease; from Parma to Ravenna and Verona to Florence.
When we arrived at Elisa's apartment, we were very happy that it was as represented in the pictures – it was neat, clean and tidy and it was in a decent part of town (never felt security was an issue).
As this was a Self-Catering apartment, there was enough dish detergent, soap and toilet paper to get us started until we purchased our own. The most important thing for us was laundry. There was a washer (no dryer but we just used the drying rack which was available in the apartment so it was not even a problem).
The kitchen had all the utensils, pots/pans available, a stove/oven, a good sized fridge and a dishwasher. If cooking is super important, then bring your own S&P and spices - we bought what we needed because we wanted to do our own regional cooking anyway - again not a problem for us at all. There is a large Pam grocery store right around the corner at Marconi and Reno where you can get anything you need (including a good selection of wine etc.) and they're open every day until 22:00 hrs.
During our stay we experienced a little bit of snow and negative temperatures (it was winter after all...) but heat was never an issue in the apartment.
Elisa was friendly and concerned about our stay (and always available if we required). We were very happy with this apartment. It was the right budget friendly apartment in a good location for us. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again and would recommend it.