Casa Vincenzo

Host was very helpful & kind Close to train station

Streets nearby didn't quite feel safe when I took a walk in the afternoon Stove top elements didn't work No clean tea towel for dishes Kitchen cupboards need a clean out

Location

Sofa bed was uncomfortable

everything

Good location for station

No kettle; no instructions for appliances; paintwork in need of repair; not very welcoming

The sheets were clean and nice. The location is good, there is parking on the street. We changed the time of arrival and it was easily accommodated by the host.

The door has a slate underneath, so you can hear all the traffic in the building. The street is also quite loud, and you can hear everything. There are no curtains (there are some shades outside, but I am not sure how you could reach them as the windows are very high up. The shower curtain was mouldy. The toilet had old dirt inside. There is a lot of degradation of the walls and radiators.

The place was very close to the train station.

The owner (or property manager) was extremely rude, slow at responding to booking.com emails and apparently also did not read what was asked . We were sent an email with an address, which was not the same as the one of the property. To be sure to find it we used Google maps and we also spoke with the owner who gave us very confusing directions (probably, but not only, due to the fact that the direction we got and looked up on the map and the one he was giving us did not match). He mentioned an underpass without mentioning that it was the station underpass (not being from Bologna it would have been easily specified), and more. Long story short, he repeatedly insulted me in a bit so indirect way for not being able to get to the apartment, to the point he said he never had issues before and he was a “maschietto” (a man) as opposed to me, a woman (who apparently can’t find her way). Honestly l have not experience such blatant man-splaining in a while if ever. I am ltalian so the language was not a barrier, and l love Bologna and every Bolognese l have met so far. Yuck. Full disclosure he called back after finally reading the email asking clarification about the address (sent an hour prior, before the whole debacle) and his tone was somewhat apologetic (although he did not apologize) and offered to wave part of the city fees (3 euros per person).

Great location for train station. Seamless check in. Comfortable.