A modern four-star hotel in Bologna, the Top Park Hotel is equally suited for vacations or business trips. Rooms boast every modern comfort, the excellent (and very elegant) La Buari restaurants serves Emilia-Romagna cuisine and wine, and there is a large and flexible conference centre. Top Hotel Park, Bologna
Naples' Grand Hotel Oriente has been the hotel of choice for an international clientele since it first opened its doors in the 1940s. This elegantly modern four-star hotel has 131 rooms for all sizes of guest party and there is a superb restaurant offering an artful blend of international, Mediterranean and Neapolitan cuisine. Grand Hotel Oriente, Naples
The Best Western City Hotel is a lovely, peaceful four-star hotel in the centre of Genoa with 66 spacious, comfortable rooms. Every room has luxurious en-suite facilities, direct-dial telephone, internet connection, tea- and coffee-making facilities and AM/FM radio. Best Western City Hotel, Genoa
Set on the volcanic Campi Flegrei just outside the city, this Naples hotel has a marvellous position. From here you can walk into Naples itself, while fascinating trips can be made into the Phlegrean (Fiery) Fields, with hot earth underfoot and steam and sulphur issuing from the 'fumaroles' that pit the ground. American Hotel, Naples
Hotel Centro Vacanze Vel Mari' is an eco-friendly hotel set in the delightful countryside of Fertilla just seven kilometres from Alghero, on the Italian island of Sardinia. There are 25 comfortable rooms, all situated on the ground floor and all with en-suite bathroom facilities, colour TV, direct-dial telephone and minibar. Vel Mari' Centro Vacanze, Sassari
The only hotel in Duomo Square, and popular with opera singers - La Scala is close by - the 5-star Grand Hotel Duomo has 162 luxurious rooms and 20 suites, all with views over Milan's stunning cathedral. Grand Hotel Duomo, Milan
This welcoming hotel in Salerno province enjoys a lovely location on the Cilento coast, not far from an area of national park and within reach of the ancient Greek ruins at Paestum. Hotel Pixunte, Salerno
A marvellous location for this hotel in Italy, the Hotel Santa Marta is in Pozzuoli, at the gateway to the Campi Flegrei, one of the world's most dramatic (and still partially active) volcanic landscapes. Hotel Santa Marta, Naples
