This wonderful four-star hotel is perfectly positioned for culture, outdoor activities and local shops and bars. One of Europe's most famous spas is directly connected to the hotel and the great outdoors of the Reno river valley and the Apennines are within easy reach. Hotel Santoli, Bologna
Situated in a quiet spot in the north of the city, excellent public transport links put this three-star hotel in Milan within just minutes of the major sights. Hotel Valganna, Milan
Hotel Pescille is an exceptionally attractive country house hotel set in the Tuscan hills overlooking the medieval town of San Gimignano. 49 comfortable, modern rooms - some with balconies - all have air-conditioning, phone minibar and cable TV. The hotel has swimming pool and tennis courts. Hotel Pescille, Siena
This hotel in Rome is a 1920s townhouse renovated in 2001 to create a pretty hotel. The four-star Ludovisi Palace Hotel, Rome is located very close to the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain and the Villa Borghese. It is also near to Rome's main shopping area. Ludovisi Palace Hotel, Rome
This delightful Art Nouveau hotel is located right in the centre of the Venice (Venezia) Lido, and is surrounded by its own delightful park. The Hotel Hungaria Palace has 82 spacious, elegant rooms, all with en-suite facilities, direct-dial telephone, satellite television and minibar. Hotel Hungaria Palace, Venice
Venice - within a 13th century building, Hotel Ca' D'Oro combines the luxury of a recently restored 3-star holiday hotel with a delightful atmosphere very much that of old Venice. Hotel Ca' D'Oro, Venice
Stromboli is known as the 'Lighthouse of the Tyrrhenian Sea' because its volcano is almost permanently active. The Hotel Villaggio Stromboli is a unique, three-star establishment in between two solidified lava flows on this Aeolian Island off northern Sicily. Hotel Villaggio Stromboli, Messina
The Hotel Excelsior is a pleasant three-star hotel with its own restaurant in the popular seaside resort of Loano on the Ligurian coast. This is where Italy curves westward to meet France (Nice and Monte Carlo), enclosing the beautiful clear and warm waters of the northern Mediterranean. Hotel Excelsior, Savona
