This supremely comfortable four-star hotel is located in Bolzano's business district, just 100 metres from the Fairground. Transport links from here are excellent with the motorway/highway exit, railway station and airport all within easy striking distance. Sheraton Hotel, Bolzano
Starhotels President, Genoa, is a large modern four-star hotel with 191 luxurious rooms. Situated in Genoa's business quarter, business travellers and holidaymakers alike will be impressed by its striking modern architecture and excellent facilities as well as its proximity to transport links. Starhotels President, Genoa
Just 10 minutes' drive from Amalfi, the Grand Hotel Excelsior offers comfortable, elegant rooms, suites and apartments with air conditioning, satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, minibar and hairdryer. Grand Hotel Excelsior, Salerno
Part of the popular Baglioni hotel chain, this prestigious five-star hotel in Milan has an enviable location in the heart of the city's fashion district. The Carlton Hotel Baglioni is set in a beautiful historic building which overlooks the magnificent Piazza del Duomo and the fashionable Via della Spiga - it's hard to imagine a more perfect location for a stay in Milan. Carlton Hotel Baglioni, Milan
The Katane Palace Hotel is a prestigious four star hotel in the city of Catania, and ideally placed for guests who wish to explore this verdant, eastern province of Sicily. With great food and a vast array of museums and theatres to explore, there is much more to do in Catania than simply visit Mount Etna (though that is an unmissable treat). Katane Palace Hotel, Catania
An independent hotel in the heart of Rome, Accommodation Planet 29 puts the major tourist sights on your doorstep ... and at a very reasonable price. This Italy hotel puts you just five minutes' walk from Rome's central railway station and the Colosseum is within a short stroll. Accommodation Planet 29, Rome
Hotel Universal is a handsome modern four-star hotel adjacent to the beach in the pretty Adriatic spa town of Cervia. The hotel has 110 comfortable rooms, all with sea views and private bathroom facilities. Bedrooms all have cable/satellite TV, direct-dial phone line, internet link and minibar. Hotel Universal, Ravenna
Hotel Negresco is one of the more prestigious four-star hotels in the popular resort of Forte dei Marmi, on Tuscany's Mediterranean coast. There are 39 comfortable rooms, each with its own marble-clad en-suite bathroom and fabulous views either out to sea or over towards the mountains. Hotel Il Negresco, Lucca
