Message: My husband and I would like to celebrate our 10 year anniversary next spring by spending a week in Bologna (our 2nd Italy trip). We had hoped to stay in an apartment and day trip from Bologna, but I'm having a hard time finding weekly rentals in the city. They are so easy to find in many other touristy cities--what am I missing? Is there not as much demand since the tourist traffic is lighter? I've checked most of the sites on slowtrav and have only found a handful of options. I know there are lots of hotels near the city center but I like the idea of having a kitchen, and the hotels are so much more expensive. You all are a wealth of information and I appreciate your expertise!

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Jocelyn - The Bologna Tourist Office website has links to several apartment rental agencies:

http://urp.comune.bologna.it/IAT/IAT...b?OpenDocument

http://www.comune.bologna.it/bologna...about_bologna/

You could contact the Tourist Office direct for further rental info.

Hope this helps ...

Steve

This is exactly what I was looking for--thanks!

The reason Bologna may not have as many apartments to rent out is the gigantic student population. I moved to Bologna last September and learned that it can be quite difficult to find a place. It's also not very touristy, so there isn't a big industry for renting out apartments to tourists.