Hotel Europa, Poggibonsi has 60 air-conditioned en-suite rooms, each with telephone/fax, cable/satellite TV and internet connection. Free parking is available, there's a guests' TV room as well as a lounge bar. Hotel Europa, Siena
This hotel in the Santa Croce sestiere of Venice (Venezia) is ideal for visitors, being situated conveniently close to the railway station and the car/coach park at Piazzale Roma (no cars within Venice of course!). The Hotel Doge is on a sidestreet close to the Grand Canal, giving you easy access to the gondolas and water taxis which will get you around by water. This old area of Venice is a network of little calli (streets and alleyways) with great local shops, bars and restaurants. Hotel Doge, Venice
Hotel Lo Scoiattolo is a friendly, welcoming three star hotel set amid chestnut woods in the hillside resort of Massino Visconti, near to Italy's Lake Maggiore. There are 30 light and airy rooms, all with colour TV, direct-dial telephone, personal safe and minibar. Hotel Lo Scoiattolo, Novara
This hotel in Florence is a genuine piece of history, set in a former palace once owned by the aristocratic Medici family, rulers of the city in the 14th century. The airy rooms feature private bathrooms, minibars and air-conditioning as standard, and many of them contain neoclassical designs hundreds of years old. Hotel Martelli, Florence
This hotel in Rimini is at the heart of the busy Marina Centro area, where there are many bars and restaurants serving cocktails and local fish caught in the Adriatic. Hotel Fedora, Rimini
This hotel in Abruzzo offers terrific access to the ski resorts of this beautiful part of southern-central Italy. The Park Hotel Ovindoli offers a high standard of comfortable accommodation in this pretty, unspoilt mountain area. There are 60 welcoming rooms, all with en-suite shower room, satellite TV, direct-dial telephone and hairdryer. Park Hotel Ovindoli, L'Aquila
Very near the beach and only a bus ride from Rimini's new trade fair areas, the modern Hotel Melita offers comfortable rooms, each with private bathroom and balcony, air conditioning and heating, hairdryer, colour TV, telephone and safe. The hotel also has a restaurant, bar and flower-filled terrace. Hotel Melita, Rimini
The three-star Hotel Blue Rose's is located just a couple of miles out of Brindisi and is fantastically placed to explore the exciting region of Puglia. Situated in a quiet residential area, this modern hotel has a wide selection of comfortable accommodation, including single, double and triple rooms. Hotel Blue Rose's, Brindisi
