The four-star Carpi Hotel offers clean and courteous service in a sleek and modern setting. Hotel Carpi, Modena
A very pretty hotel situated to the east of San Remo, the Hotel Villa La Brise is energetically managed by a young family. It lies just 50 metres from the beach. Hotel Villa La Brise, Imperia
This comfortable three-star hotel in Mestre is located in the city's commercial centre, which has great transport links both to Venice and to the rest of the Veneto region. There are 18 bright, air-conditioned rooms at the Hotel Regit, Mestre, all decorated and furnished in a restrained, classical style and equipped with direct-dial telephone, satellite TV and a refrigerated minibar. Hotel Regit, Venice
The Duke Hotel in Rome's smart Parioli district offers 78 luxurious rooms, each generously equipped with en-suite facilities, Internet access, minibar, Playstation and satellite TV. The Duke Hotel, Rome
This Venice (Venezia) hotel was renovated in 2000 and each of the 150 spacious rooms has been decorated in an 18th century traditional style. Guests can choose to dine in the restaurant or open air terrace, with a lounge/bar inside the hotel for relaxing with a drink. Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal, Venice
The Hotel Villa Patrizia, Siena is the perfect combination. It offers easy access to the centre of the medieval city, yet is set in its own wooded parklands. This nineteenth century mansion has been elegantly transformed into a refined, classical Italian hotel, equally suitable for a relaxing vacation or for business meetings. Hotel Villa Patrizia, Siena
A three-star hotel in Naples, the MH Hotel is in a delightfully elegant and relaxed old part of town, just off the waterfront of the Bay of Naples. From here you can walk to the hydrofoil/ferry station, with its frequent services out to the islands, to Sorrento and Amalfi. MH Hotel, Naples
On the outskirts of Naples, this four-star Italian hotel is in the town of Pozzuoli, in the Campi Flegrei. This active volcanic area is the Elysian Fields of Classical myth, immortalised by Homer and Virgil. There are fascinating trips out to explore the nearby semi-extinct volcano of Solfatara, with steam and sulphur issuing from the 'fumaroles' that pockmark the hot soil. Hotel Beauty Farm Villa Luisa, Naples
