This hotel in Cogolo di Pejo lies in the heart of the mountainous Dolomites (Dolomiti) region of northern Italy, facing the Ortles and Cevedale peaks. Part of the Val di Sole, the town boasts one of the largest nature reserves in Europe in the shape of the Parco Nacionale della Stelvio, and was traditionally a place where people would come to relax and regain their strength and fitness. Hotel Ortles, Trento
This attractive family-run hotel in Piedmont (Piemonte) is located on the shores of Lake Maggiore. Set in pretty landscaped gardens, the hotel has fabulous views of the mountainous Lombardy countryside and the expansive lake. Hotel Conca Azzurra, Novara
Hotel Tiberius is a welcoming family-friendly Rimini hotel situated just off the fashionable Viale Amerigo Vespucci and close to the historic city centre with its ancient monuments. This hotel in Rimini has 81 comfortable en-suite rooms, all with direct-dial telephone, satellite TV, radio alarm, safety deposit box and minibar. Tiberius Hotel, Rimini
This hotel is within an attractive 19th-century Tuscan villa close to Forte dei Marmi, on Tuscany's Mediterranean coast. Set in 10,000 square metres of seafront land, Hotel Villa Maremonti offers guests luxurious four-star accommodation just a stone's throw from the popular resort of Forte dei Marmi. Hotel Villa Maremonti, Lucca
The elegant Strozzi Palace Hotel is perfectly placed for visiting Florence's top tourist attractions, such as the Duomo, and for designer-name shopping. The Fortezza da Basso exhibition centre is also in the area. Strozzi Palace Hotel, Florence
The four-star Hotel San Lazzaro is the ideal base for both business and leisure travellers. Bologna G Marconi airport is only 14 kilometres away. Hotel San Lazzaro, Bologna
Praiano is a beautiful little town on the Amalfi Coast - popular, very pretty, yet not spoiled by tourism. This brand-new three-star hotel in Praiano makes the most of this stunning stretch of Italian coastline, while offering every modern comfort. Hotel Margherita, Salerno
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
