Sigismondo apartment

The apartment itself is beautiful, comfortable, and airy. There is a full kitchen and the air conditioning works *extremely* well. The views of red and pink hued Bologna are gorgeous. As well, there is a washing machine for clothing - a pleasant surprise that saved me an expensive and inconvenient trip to the laundromat. Very convenient to walk all over Bologna from the location near Piazza Verdi and Via Zamboni. Management accommodated my request for a late checkout and early check in very kindly.

This is the only apartment/B&B I've stayed in anywhere in continental Europe that did *not* have a coffee maker of some kind in the apartment. This was particularly irritating on mornings when I had early trains to other cities on the region. Before booking here you should be aware that the district around the Piazza Verdi is the epicentre of Bologna's drug subculture and the particular block of Via San Sigismondo where the apartment is located is a particularly popular hangout for drug users and sellers. This includes the doorway of the building. Most of the people are harmless, but you will probably be approached for money, to buy drugs, or in other ways that are potentially uncomfortable and threatening. After realizing this, I thought it would be fine since I lived in a somewhat similar neighbourhood in Toronto for several years. But what I saw here - young men urinating half naked in the middle of the sidewalk, piles of human feces, people injecting heroin in the middle of the afternoon - went beyond what I was accustomed to. Just be aware of this.

Location was fantastic. Host was excellent, very friendly and helpful.

Clean neat flat in characterful old building. Well supplied kitchen, nice atmosphere , very friendly staff for check in. Everything worked well and I like the decor. Bed upstairs on a mezzanine very cosy. Everything you needed was there, felt at home quickly. Near centre,near university museums, near amenities.

All good, cooker and boiler took a moment to work out where to turn them on but no big problem