This three-star Rimini hotel is a great place for families to stay, with an outdoor play area and a babysitting service. It is minutes away from the beach and also has a pretty garden to relax in. Hotel Europa, Rimini
A very nice hotel in Venice, the Hotel Locanda Ovidius is an attractive three-star hotel in an excellent location close to the fabled Rialto Bridge. There are just 15 airy rooms furnished in antique Venetian style with ornate furnishings and lovely Murano glass light fittings. Hotel Locanda Ovidius, Venice
This friendly, family-run hotel in Florence sits in an historically famous eighteenth century building on the Via Cavour. A hearty breakfast and satellite TV including CNN and BBC World, air conditioning, free internet access ... this is the perfect relaxing base for your vacation in Florence. Hotel Colomba, Florence
This Positano hotel acts as a splendid base from which to explore the delightful Amalfi Coast, with its abundance of fashionable beaches and enticing views. The 80 beautiful rooms at the Hotel Conca D'Ora are each equipped with hairdryer, TV, and direct-line telephone, and every single room enjoys a breathtaking view over the Amalfi coastline itself. Hotel Conca D'Oro, Salerno
Hotel Calamosca is on the coast, 2km from Cagliari in an area great for walking and watersports. All 47 rooms have en-suite facilities and air conditioning and many have private balconies overlooking the sea or the hotel garden. Business facilities are available. Hotel Calamosca, Cagliari
A three-star hotel in Milan, the Hotel Teco is on Via Spallanzani, walking distance of the heart of the city, and La Scala, the Cathedral, the fashion district and shopping on Via Montenapoleone and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. Hotel Teco, Milan
Hotel Porta San Mamolo is a wonderfully atmospheric hotel in the centre of Bologna offering traditional Bolognese hospitality. There are 29 attractive rooms, all with satellite TV, direct-dial phone, internet connection point and minibar. Hotel Porta San Mamolo, Bologna
A lovely hotel near Agrigento, the Baia di Ulisse Beach Hotel is idyllically located close to the lovely Le Dune beach and just seven kilometres from the medieval centre of Agrigento itself. There are 92 comfortable rooms, all with en-suite facilities, colour TV, personal safe and minibar. Baia di Ulisse Beach Hotel, Agrigento
