This comfortable four-star hotel in Piedmont, Italy offers excellent standards of service in an attractive historic building set in the pretty spa town of Acqui Terme. The Hotel Roma Imperiale has 25 generously proportioned en-suite guest rooms with a choice of singles, doubles or luxurious suites. Hotel Roma Imperiale, Alessandria
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This Venice (Venezia) hotel was renovated in 2000 and each of the 150 spacious rooms has been decorated in an 18th century traditional style. Guests can choose to dine in the restaurant or open air terrace, with a lounge/bar inside the hotel for relaxing with a drink. Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal, Venice
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
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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
The Jolly Hotel Bellini is an attractive modern hotel in Sicily, located close to Catania's lively market district. The historic heart of the city is just a five-minute walk away. There are 130 comfortable rooms here, all with en-suite bath or shower room plus satellite TV, internet connection point, direct-dial telephone and minibar. Jolly Hotel Bellini, Catania
This large, modern hotel close to Venice has an excellent location directly on the wide, sandy beach at Lido di Jesolo. The cities of Venice and Trieste are both within easy reach from here and the resort itself has a fantastic range of facilities including a wide range of restaurants, nightclubs and shops as well as watersports. Hotel Cesare Augustus, Venice
Hotel Le Padovanelle is a four-star hotel in Padua, northern Italy, overlooking the racecourse and set in its own generous grounds. The hotel has 40 rooms, each with their own private balcony and en-suite bathroom facilities as well as direct-dial telephone, satellite TV, safety-deposit box and minibar. Hotel Le Padovanelle, Padua
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With a magnificent neo-Renaissance facade on the Via Nazionale, the Hotel International Palace has a superb location in the historic centre of Rome. This hotel in Italy boasts comfort and excellent service within, while the unmissable sights of Classical Rome - the Colosseum, the Forum and the Capitol - are all within a quick walk. Hotel International Palace, Rome
