The Hotel Parco dei Principi is a stylish modern five-star hotel just outside Sorrento. Each of the 96 en-suite rooms has a balcony and there are two fine restaurants plus a fitness centre. Hotel Parco dei Principi, Naples
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The modern Accademia Palace Hotel has 94 soundproofed rooms and suites, each with private bathroom, air-conditioning, direct dial telephone, TV, pay TV, modem connection, safety deposit box, and electronic key system. Accademia Palace, Pisa
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The Hotel San Francesco sits in the heart of historic Modena - this new five-star accommodation giving you a superb base in his lovely Italian city - most of the major sights are within walking distance of the hotel's front door. Hotel San Francesco, Modena
This elegant hotel in the Catania region of Sicily boasts 91 rooms, with decor inspired by citrus colours and locally-produced ceramic tiles. The Grand Hotel Villa San Mauro lies in the small town of Caltagirone, and every room enjoys views from its balcony over the pretty green hills of the region. Grand Hotel Villa San Mauro, Catania
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Hotel Villa Aminta is a very nice five-star hotel situated on the shores of Lake Maggiore, and lying on the edge of the elegant Italian own of Stresa. As well as 65 magnificent en-suite rooms with all the amenities one would expect of a hotel of this calibre, this Lake Maggiore hotel boasts two terrific restaurants, luxuriant gardens, a shop, a free car park and a swimming pool. Hotel Villa Aminta, Verbano - Cusio
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The prestigious Hotel Melia Poltu Quatu is a stone's throw from Porto Cervo on Sardinia's exclusive Costa Smeralda. There are bright, spacious rooms all with en-suite bathroom, satellite/cable TV, direct dial phon, internet link and minibar. Melia Poltu Quatu, Sassari
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Campania - 5-star luxury in this splendid hotel looking over the Gulf of Naples. Offering top-class vacation and conference facilities within easy driving distance of the Mediterranean, Naples, the Amalfi coast, Vesuvius and Pompeii. Grand Hotel La Pace. Grand Hotel La Pace, Naples
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One of the finest hotels in Rome, the five-star St Regis Grand Hotel regularly accommodates celebrities on their visits to the capital. This Rome hotel is close to the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum and the Via Veneto. St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome
