This hotel in Donnini, half an hour away from Florence, was built in the 13th century as a monastery and still retains many of its original features. Today, though, the Villa Pitiana is a comfortable four-star hotel with every modern convenience. Villa Pitiana, Florence
Park Hotel le Fonti is near Volterra and has 66 comfortable en-suite rooms with phone, cable/satellite TV, and minibar. Children under 12 stay free and there is a play area in the garden as well as cots and babysitting facilities. Park Hotel Le Fonti, Pisa
Hotel Pescille is an exceptionally attractive country house hotel set in the Tuscan hills overlooking the medieval town of San Gimignano. 49 comfortable, modern rooms - some with balconies - all have air-conditioning, phone minibar and cable TV. The hotel has swimming pool and tennis courts. Hotel Pescille, Siena
Hotel Patio, Arezzo, has been described as a 'journey within a journey'. Originally part of a lovely 18th-century in Arezzo's city centre, very close to the church of San Francisco, it has now been converted into an atmospheric four-star hotel with seven en-suite rooms. Hotel Patio, Arezzo
This Florence hotel is conveniently situated on the Piazza Ravenna, overlooking the Left Bank of the River Arno. A modern hotel within a nineteenth century building, the Hotel Cavaliere is designed to be accessible to guests with disabilities, and is the perfect base in Florence for leisure or business travellers alike. Hotel Cavaliere, Florence
The Aquaviva Hotel & Spa is set in delightful Tuscan countryside not far from San Gimignano. The 35 rooms all have en-suite facilities as well as TV, telephone, internet connection and minibar. The spa offers a wide range of facilities and treatments, there are three swimming pools, a children's play area and mountain-bike hire. Aquaviva Hotel and Spa, Siena
The Grand Hotel Terme is one of Chianciano Terme's longest-established, offering the best in comfort in a convenient, central location in the Tuscan town. This hotel in Italy has 107 en-suite rooms and suites, each comfortably air-conditioned and with telephone, satellite TV, AM/FM radio and minibar. Grand Hotel Terme, Siena
Hotel Carolus is a four star hotel in central Florence, housed in a fine neo-classical palace, and has been converted into a refined and fully-equipped hotel. Hotel Carolus, Florence
