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Camp sites abound in the moun
tains and around the coastal
regions. Many of them offer basic
accommodation in familysized
cabins (bungalow) as well as
spaces for tents, caravans and
trailers, along with facilities
such as water, electricity and
washing. There is usually a
restaurant and, especially in
camp sites by the sea, there
may also be sports facilities
such as swimming pools, boat
and watersports equipment
hire and tennis courts. The A Park Spa Suite bedroom in the Park Hyatt Milano (see p566)
Touring Club Italiano publishes Recommended Hotels
a good list of camp sites with
details of facilities for each one, The hotels listed in this guide
as does Federcampeggio. book have been chosen because
they represent the best Italy has
to offer in hospitality, service,
Disabled Travellers
value or location. A huge variety
In general, only newer hotels in of accom modation options are
Italy have special facilities for covered, from simple farmhouses
disabled travellers, although in and alpine chalets to familyrun
many cases older hotels will do B&Bs and luxury palaces.
all they can to accom modate Entries labelled DK Choice
people in wheelchairs by giving are outstanding in some way.
them downstairs rooms (when They may be set in beautiful
available) and helping with lifts surroundings or in a historically
or stairs. It is best to contact the important building, offer excellent
hotel of your choice directly service, have a romantic atmo
before booking, to check sphere, be particularly charming,
whether they are wheelchair environ mentally friendly or
accessible and what facilities have a great spa. Whatever the
A high-altitude refuge in the they have (for more information reason, DK Choice is a guarantee
Valsesia Alps see pp616–17). of a memorable stay.
DIRECTORY
Chain Hotels Una Hotels and Tel 06 685 23 37. Centro Turistico
Resorts ∑ agriturist.it Studentesco
Atahotels Tel 800 60 61 62. Tel 06 64 96 03 00.
Tel 02 69 82 69 82. ∑ unahotels.it Simply Travel ∑ cts.it
∑ atahotels.it Tel 0871 231 40 50.
Booking ∑ thomson.co.uk Italia Lodging
Best Western Hotels Tel 06 77 25 05 43.
Tel 02 83 10 86 30. ENIT Villas4you ∑ italialodging.com
PO Box 1310, Maidstone
∑ bestwestern.it Via Marghera 2–6,
00185 Rome. ME14 9QH. Mountain Refuges
Hyatt Tel 06 497 11. Tel 0800 096 3439. and Camp Sites
Tel 02 88 21 12 34. ∑ enit.it ∑ villas4you.co.uk
∑ hyatt.com Club Alpino Italiano
Italian State Tourist Budget Via E Petrella 19, Milan.
Marriott Board Accommodation Tel 02 205 72 31. ∑ cai.it
Tel 800 22 89 29 00. 1 Princes Street, London Federcampeggio
∑ marriott.com W1B 2AY. Tel 020 7408 AIG (Associazione Via Vittorio Emanuele 11,
1254. ∑ italia.it Italiana Alberghi per 50041 Calenzano, Florence.
NH Hoteles la Gioventù)
Tel 848 390 006. Self-Catering and Via Nicotera 1, 00195 Tel 055 88 23 91.
∑ federcampeggio.it
∑ nh-hotels.com Agriturismo Rome. Tel 06 487 11 52.
Relais & Châteaux Agriturismo ∑ aighostels.it Touring Club Italiano
Corso Italia 10, 20122
Tel 02 62 69 00 64. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II Bed and Breakfast Milan. Tel 840 88 88 02.
∑ relaischateaux.com 101, 00186 Rome. ∑ bed-and-breakfast.it ∑ touringclub.it
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