Villa di Piazzano is a wonderful Italian country-house hotel set in gorgeous countryside just outside Cortona in Tuscany. The hotel has 17 luxurious rooms, all with fabulous views, beautifully appointed en-suite bathrooms, satellite TV, internet modem and minibar. Villa di Piazzano, Arezzo
This four-star hotel in Bolzano province offers excellent standards of four-star service in a stunning location close to the centre of Merano, an elegant Alpine spa town in the heart of Italy's Dolomite mountains. There are 24 bright, spacious rooms at the Hotel Pienzenau, Merano, all with direct-dial telephone, internet connection facility, cable/satellite TV and a personal safe. Hotel Pienzenau, Bolzano
Hotel Da Carlos is a family-run hotel located in pretty countryside midway between Lucca and Pisa. There are 16 light, airy rooms, each with en-suite bathroom, air-conditioning, satellite/cable TV, direct-dial phone line and minibar. Hotel Ristorante da Carlos, Lucca
A hotel in Rome right opposite the Pantheon ... the Hotel Pantheon enjoys a quite unique location. The Albergo has been an inn since the fifteenth century. In the year 1467 this was the Ram Inn. Hotel Sole al Pantheon, Rome
Hotel Desiree is a pleasant family-run B&B-style hotel in the Santa Maria Novella district of Florence (Firenze), not far from the Fortezza da Basso exhibition centre as well as the city's mainline railway station. Hotel Desiree, Florence
A truly unique boutique hotel in Rome, the Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps is a work of post-modern art in itself. Lying at the end of a minimalist white cobbled corridor, this hotel in Italy features hi-tech furnishings and colour coordinated corridors, and rooms clad in parquet and hand-stitched Florentine leather. Hotel Art by Spanish Steps, Rome
The family-run three-star Hotel San Pellegrino, situated not far from the ancient town of Modena, prides itself on its reliable and caring reputation. All 49 rooms are comfortably furnished with private bathroom and the friendly staff will ensure all guests' needs are met. Hotel San Pellegrino, Modena
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
