With this Charming Small Hotels Italy guide, you'll discover dream places to stay that are worth planning your visit around. Here you'll discover a huge selection of truly special places to stay with character, charm and the personal touch from budget to luxury. Charming Small Hotels Italy offers a calm, reasoned evaluation. We go to great pains to try to get under the skin of each hotel; to draw a word-sketch of what the hotel really is and we're not afraid to offer the negative as well as the positive points! Inside our hotel guide you'll find:

• Colour photographs and a thoughtful description for each entry
• A genuinely independent review no hotel pays to be included in our guide
• A unique focus on places with charm and character. We favour places that can offer a genuinely personal welcome
• Every entry is more than just a bed for the night: it's an experience worth going out of your way for

From chic stylish city hotels to magical rural retreats, from the cosiest mountain lodges to wonderful seaside escapes we're sure you'll find just the place you're looking for. With each hotel hand-picked by Fiona Duncan, arguably Britain's most respected hotel critic, your visit starts here.