The three-storey Villa Felice, once owned by the Porpora Anastasio family, offers ten luxurious rooms. Standard rooms come with king-size bed, shower or bath, Superior rooms have a king-sized bed and a bathroom with Jacuzzi, and deluxe rooms feature double beds and a private terrace. Private transport to the beach can be arranged. Hotel Villa Felice Relais, Salerno
The Grand Hotel La Medusa, Castellamare di Stabia has 52 luxurious rooms, each with its own private bathroom plus air-conditioning, satellite/cable TV, direct-dial phone line, internet link and minibar. Grand Hotel La Medusa, Naples
The three-star Hotel La Lucertola in Vietri sul Mare is the ideal base for both holidaymakers and business travellers. It offers 33 well-appointed rooms that each have their own balcony and view of the Amalfi coastline, as well as air conditioning, internet access and a television. Hotel La Lucertola, Salerno
The Grand Hotel Terme is one of Chianciano Terme's longest-established, offering the best in comfort in a convenient, central location in the Tuscan town. This hotel in Italy has 107 en-suite rooms and suites, each comfortably air-conditioned and with telephone, satellite TV, AM/FM radio and minibar. Grand Hotel Terme, Siena
Hotel Villa Stucky is set in a charming nineteenth-century villa in the little town of Mogliano Veneto, which itself lies between Treviso and Mestre. The city of Venice is within easy reach of this Veneto hotel. There are 26 attractive, spacious rooms, all with palatial en-suite bathroom, satellite TV, internet connection point and direct-dial telephone. Hotel Villa Stucky, Treviso
Set in delightful Tuscan countryside a short distance from Montepulciano, Hotel Panoramic has 20 bright, airy air-conditioned rooms, all with private bath or shower room, television, telephone and internet link. Hotel Panoramic, Siena
This attractive and historic hotel in Milan (Milano) is set in an elegant Liberty-style building in the city's Magenta district, not far from the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where Leonardo da Vinci's fabulous masterpiece The Last Supper can be viewed. Ariosto Hotel, Milan
This hotel in Florence is a genuine piece of history, set in a former palace once owned by the aristocratic Medici family, rulers of the city in the 14th century. The airy rooms feature private bathrooms, minibars and air-conditioning as standard, and many of them contain neoclassical designs hundreds of years old. Hotel Martelli, Florence
