This Venice hotel in the heart of the city is just a few minutes on foot from St Mark's Square and the Rialto Bridge. Recently restored, the Duodo Palace Hotel is a stylish 4-star establishment offering 38 comfortable guest rooms with every modern amenity including private marble bathroom, air conditioning, satellite and cable TV, minibar, hairdryer and radio. Duodo Palace Hotel, Venice
The Badia di Campoleone Green is a relaxing hotel complex in Tuscany. With a golf club and luxurious spa, it is in the little town of Capolona, a short distance from the centre of Arezzo. There are 40 comfortable en-suite rooms, all with colour TV with satellite channels, direct-dial telephone, radio alarm clock and a well-stocked minibar. Badia di Campoleone Green, Arezzo
Set in the natural park of Monti dei Gennargentu, in the centre of Sardinia, the Hotel Sa Muvara, Aritzo offers four-star luxury in a superb, unspoiled environment. This Aritzo hotel sits within five hectares of its own parkland - a region of pure mineral springs, forest-clad slopes and rolling meadows. Hotel Sa Muvara, Nuoro
A very handy, city centre location for this hotel in Milan. The splendidly named Jolly Hotel Machiavelli offers relaxed, four-star hotel accommodation in Italy, within easy reach of the public gardens, close to the elegant, cobbled streets of the Brera district, to the Duomo (Milan Cathedral) and the world-class fashion stores on the Corso Buenos Aires. Jolly Hotel Machiavelli, Milan
With panoramic views of the Adriatic seafront, this Rimini hotel has elegantly designed rooms perfect for business travellers and tourists alike. Climate control, private bathrooms and minibars are standard in every room and the hotel has a well-respected restaurant offering regional dishes and buffet-style dinners. Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rimini
Ten minutes away from the centre of Turin, Le Meridien Lingotto is in the Lingotto Fiat car factory, now an exciting leisure and shopping venue. It has 240 light, spacious, loft-style guest rooms and suites, each with cherry-wood panelling, stylish modern furniture and eye-catching pieces of art. Lingotto Hotel, Turin
Hotel Bellevue is a stylish modern hotel located just a short walk from the beach at Bibione. This excellent hotel near Venice has 65 generously proportioned rooms, all with en-suite bathroom facilities, individually controlled air-conditioning, direct-dial telephone, personal safe, satellite television and a minibar stocked with drinks and snacks. Hotel Bellevue, Venice
San Remo's four-star Hotel Miramare is a gem of a hotel in a gem of a location. It has private access to the beach and extensive gardens, making for a peaceful, tranquil stay. A heated sea-water swimming pool is at the guests' disposal. Hotel Miramare Continental Palace, Imperia
