Experience Italy’s captivating charm and delectable cuisine from one of our B&Bs, hotels or self-catering places. We think it’s totally deserving of its reputation as the world’s most romantic country.

Our collection of special places to stay in Italy have been carefully chosen to immerse you in the country’s wildly varying regions, from the spice of Sicily to the coolness of the Alps. There are villas surrounded by rows of grape vines and fields of sunflowers in Tuscany, white villages overlooking turquoise waters in Puglia and the rainbow towns of the Cinque Terre.

Our team spend a lot of time in Italy. One of them even lives there permanently. They travel from the toe of the boot to the tip of the north, seeking out amazing places to stay and personally inspecting each one, to make sure it offers a truly special experience of the country they love.

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Explore featured places to stay in Italy

La Serra - Gallery

La Serra

Borgo Valbelluna, Belluno
La Darbia - Gallery

La Darbia

Vacciago di Ameno, Novara
Mangiabove - Gallery

Mangiabove

Marina Di Ragusa, Ragusa
Villa Domus - Gallery

Villa Domus

Noto, Siracusa

 

Our different types of places to stay in Italy

Self-catering villas

Self-catering villas

Agriturismi

Agriturismi

Hotels

Hotels

Bed & Breakfast

Bed & Breakfast

 

Find inspiration with our favourite places to stay in Italy

Our favourite agriturismi across the country

​​Italy, the birthplace of the Slow Travel movement and the home of Slow Food, arguably does agriturismo, or farm stay, better than anywhere else. We love what agriturismi champion, and how the people who run them heap attention on some of the most important things in life: convivial meals, community, a respect for the environment and a celebration of local culture and history.

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A family holiday in Sicily

Seeking April sunshine we packed our bags for Sicily and rashly told our two tweenage kids it was going to be a device free break. Looking around the plane, I saw everyone from the youngest to the oldest plugged in but we were half way up Mount Etna — a real live, smoking volcano — by lunchtime, which blew all our minds. Any talk of how utterly unfair we were melted away.

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Italy by train with Sawday’s & Byway (10 days)

We love the languid romance of rail travel, its gentle rhythms and the sense of true journeying it brings. If there’s one tiny drawback, it’s the occasional stress of organising everything, so imagine how delighted we were to discover Byway, an ethical travel company who build bespoke, sustainable travel itineraries that take you off the tourist trail and deep into the place you visit. They take care of everything and all you have to do, is enjoy the ride.

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Carefully selected self-catering homes, hotels, pubs and B&Bs

Personally inspected

We've visited every place and chosen them for their warmth and character

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Our collection spans the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

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