Near busses, planes, trains and automobiles (right off the A14) for easy all-mode access.

Steps from the park (views from the restaurant terrace!), and the city’s best shopping streets. Win-win.

A less than 10-min stroll will get you to the Bologna Museum of Modern Art (MAMbo), which focuses on art from WWII to the present.

Convenient spot just a few minutes from the historic heart and 10-min drive to the Vicentina Trade Fair area.

Former home of nobility, transformed to a hotel back in 1945 and flourishing in its new identity ever since. (5-min walk to the historic centre!)

Well-placed for seeing Verona’s biggies like the 13th-century Castello Scaligero and Lake Garda. Go forth and conquer.

Don’t look now, but you’re nine stories up, listening to music and sipping a champagne cocktail. Byblos Sky Terrace also comes with a spectacular view.

Just opposite the railway station, and an easy stroll to Bologna's top must-visit sites.

Generous size and modern furnishings so rooms live like home, only with housekeeping.

A 10-minute bus or shuttle ride to the historic centre. Your gondolier will take it from there.

Sophisticated hotel ideally situated steps from the railway station, getting you to the ancient city within minutes.

Within easy luggage-lugging distance of the train station, and less than a 20-min walk to the Arena.

Lobby is airy and open, with all-white seating and palmy plants. Crisp rooms (also done up in whites), rock wood floors and free WiFi.

Tucked away in the Dorsoduro district – the ‘real’ Venice, full of shops, restos and artisan boutiques – plus the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.