Hotel dei Tigli is a completely modernised three-star hotel at only 200 metres from the sea in a peaceful residential area. Hotel dei Tigli, Lucca
This popular hotel near Venice is part of the Italian Apogia hotel group and has an excellent location right on the beach at Bibione, in a quiet part of the resort. There are 93 welcoming en-suite rooms, all with a private balcony, direct-dial telephone, satellite television, personal safe and minibar. Hotel Excelsior, Bibione, Venice
Located in the stunning town of Ostuni, the three-star Hotel Masseria l'Ovile is ideally situated, with easy access to the town centre and also to the beaches, for which a free shuttle bus is provided. Hotel Masseria l'Ovile, Brindisi
This hotel in Salerno province is set in the unspoilt resort of Palinuro, on Italy's Cilento coast. Part of the international Best Western chain, the Hotel La Conchiglia offers excellent standards of comfort and hospitality. Hotel La Conchiglia, Salerno
This attractively presented hotel in Trento province is part of the popular Best Western chain. It offers excellent international-style accommodation in a lovely location between the quayside and the mountains in Riva del Garda. Hotel Europa, Trento
A quite unique hotel in Italy, for a truly unique vacation in Rome, the Hotel Gladiatori has just 17 luxurious rooms and suites, and gazes out open the Colosseum. State-of-the-art luxury within a beautiful Classical setting makes this hotel in Rome something very special indeed. Hotel Gladiatori, Rome
This friendly, family-run hotel in Florence sits in an historically famous eighteenth century building on the Via Cavour. A hearty breakfast and satellite TV including CNN and BBC World, air conditioning, free internet access ... this is the perfect relaxing base for your vacation in Florence. Hotel Colomba, Florence
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
