The Duke Hotel in Rome's smart Parioli district offers 78 luxurious rooms, each generously equipped with en-suite facilities, Internet access, minibar, Playstation and satellite TV. The Duke Hotel, Rome
The Hotel Aloha D'Oro, Sicily is set in the attractive baroque spa town of Acireale, some 16 kilometres north of Catania. There are 113 spacious, en-suite rooms, all with satellite TV, telephone, internet link and minibar. Hotel Aloha D'Oro, Catania
This distinctive hotel four-star in Bolzano/Bozen offers guests excellent standards of accommodation and service in a prestigious central location. Each of the 96 guest rooms has been decorated and furnished with care, with designer pieces and original artworks on the walls. Parkhotel Laurin, Bolzano
This prestigious four-star hotel is centrally located in Milan's lively Brera district - a lively part of the city popular with artists and the city's intellectual elite and close to the Museum of Modern Art and the Pinacoteca di Brera. Hotel Cavour, Milan
Villa Crispi is a small, elegant hotel in a quiet residential corner of Mestre. There are nine comfortable, well-equipped rooms, all with en-suite facilities, air-conditioning, cable/satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, internet connection, CD/DVD player, safety deposit box and minibar. Villa Crispi, Venice
The perfect base for a family holiday in Italy, the Costa Tiziana Hotel, Crotone, Calabria is on Italy's eastern coast, gazing onto the blue waters of the Ionian Sea. This lovely stretch of the Mediterranean provides clear waters, sandy beaches and reliable sunshine. Costa Tiziana Hotel, Crotone
The elegant Hotel Plaza in Desenzano del Garda, overlooking Lake Garda itself, has 30 spacious, comfortable bedrooms, all with private bathrooms, air conditioning, colour TV, telephone, hairdryer, minibar and safe. It also has a good restaurant, a bar and a well equipped meeting room. Hotel Plaza, Brescia
This comfortable hotel in Sassari province is well placed for La Marina and all the beautiful beaches that lie along the coast of the Gulf of Asinara. The delightful medieval town of Castelsardo with its fascinating 12th-century castle lies not far away and the provincial capital, Sassari, is just a short drive away. Janus Hotel, Sassari
