Last verified: September 29, 2026. On September 28 I read the rate cards for every type of stay below on the property’s or institution’s own website, and the rules on the law texts and court rulings themselves. Rates that carry no year on the owner’s page are labelled as undated. I re-check the prices and the rules every month.
Where to stay in Italy is really two questions, and most guides answer only one. The first is which town to sleep in. The second is what kind of place to book. Italy has 33,281 hotels and more than 230,000 other licensed places to stay, from farms to mountain huts to convents (ISTAT tourism data, 2024 and 2025). On the rate cards I read on September 28, a night ran from €30 for a hut bed to €365 for a masseria suite.
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The lists tell you which town. The glossaries tell you what “affittacamere” means. Almost nobody tells you what each one costs, which rules changed in 2025 and 2026, or what happens at the front door.
So this guide does both jobs, in order: base first, then bed. It sits alongside my complete Italy travel guide, which covers everything else about planning the trip.
Key Takeaways
- Italy’s average hotel room cost €172 a night from April to June 2026 (Trademark Italia).
- A farm stay ran €35 to €45 per person, and a Rome convent double €98, on their own rate cards.
- Rentals need a CIN code, and someone must check your ID in person or by live video.
- The tourist tax is usually paid at the property.
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Where to Stay in Italy: The Short Answer
Book a hotel or B&B in the centre for cities, an agriturismo or masseria for the countryside (with a car), a rifugio or mountain hotel for the Dolomites, and an apartment for a week in one place. Italy has about 5.5 million licensed beds, and in 2024 hotels held 2.28 million of them (ISTAT, Statistica Today: Turismo 2024).
Here’s where to stay in Italy at a glance: all ten types side by side, in the same order as the price chart below. Every price was read on the owner’s own page on September 28. Watch the unit, because Italian rural stays often price per person, not per room.
| Type | What it is | Price I read | Meals | Best for | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostel (ostello) | Dorms plus private rooms | Twin from €59 (Plus Florence) | Sometimes breakfast | Solo travellers, city budgets | Headline rates are teasers |
| Rifugio (mountain hut) | A staffed hut on a hiking route | €30 to €44 per dorm bed, non-members (CAI 2026 cap) | Half board, usually | Dolomites and Alps trekking, on foot | Sleeping-bag liner compulsory; most close in late September |
| Apartment (casa vacanze) | A self-catering flat | €440 a week in June, €1,320 in August (Cilento) | Your own kitchen | A week in one place | Cleaning, linen and tax on top |
| Agriturismo | A licensed working farm | €35 to €45 per person, B&B | Dinner at many | The countryside, by car | Often week-only in August |
| Hotel (albergo) | One to five stars, graded by region | 3-star average €75; all hotels €172 (Q2 2026) | Breakfast, often | Short city stays | A 3-star need not have air conditioning |
| Convent (casa per ferie) | A religious guesthouse open to all | €98 for a double with bath (Rome) | Breakfast | Quiet, central, cheap | Curfew around 11pm at some |
| Campsite (campeggio) | Pitches, cabins and mobile homes | About €112 for two in a July mobile home (Venice Lido) | Self-catering | Families, the coast | The unit price excludes the people |
| B&B or affittacamere | Rooms in a home, or a small guesthouse | €113 to €187 for a Florence double | Breakfast, sometimes at a bar | City breaks | Fixed arrival hours |
| Albergo diffuso | One hotel spread across village houses | From €160 (Alberobello, undated) | Breakfast | Villages and small towns, usually by car | Carrying bags down car-free lanes |
| Masseria (and trullo) | A fortified Puglia farmhouse | €185 to €365 per room (2026) | Breakfast, often a restaurant | Puglia, by car | Long cancellation windows |
Supply tells you what’s easy to find. Hotels hold the largest share of beds, then campsites at 1.32 million and rentals run as a business at 1.11 million. Agriturismi have 318,563 beds and B&Bs 181,979. Mountain huts have just 36,809 (ISTAT, Statistica Today: Turismo 2024, March 2026).
Which Base Fits Your Trip?
Choose the base from the trip you’ve picked, not from the map: central city bases for short stays, and one rural base with a car for the countryside. In 2024 the average stay in an Italian hotel was 2.9 nights, and in an agriturismo 3.6 (ISTAT tourism data, 2024). Cities reward moving on, while the countryside rewards staying put.
If you haven’t picked the regions yet, start with where to go in Italy, region by region. If you have, here’s where to stay in Italy for each kind of trip.
| Your trip | Where to base | What to book | Read next |
|---|---|---|---|
| First trip, Rome to Venice | Rome (Monti or Prati), Florence (centre or Oltrarno), Venice (Cannaregio or Castello) | Hotels, B&Bs, a convent in Rome | Monti or Prati in Rome, the centre or Oltrarno, which Venice area, and what Mestre saves |
| Tuscany by car | Two nights in Siena, then two or three in the Val d’Orcia | An agriturismo | Tuscany itinerary |
| The coast | Sorrento or Salerno for Amalfi; La Spezia or Levanto for the Cinque Terre | Hotels, B&Bs, apartments | Amalfi Coast vs Cinque Terre |
| The lakes | Varenna or Bellagio on Como; Sirmione or Riva on Garda | Hotels, B&Bs | Como vs Garda vs Maggiore |
| Naples and Pompeii | Naples, in the centre | Hotels, B&Bs | Naples as the Pompeii base |
| Puglia | Monopoli or Ostuni, then Lecce | A masseria, then a town B&B | Puglia travel guide |
| Sicily | Catania or Siracusa for the east | Hotels, B&Bs, an agriturismo inland | Sicily itinerary |
| The Dolomites | Val Gardena, Alta Badia or Cortina | Mountain hotels, rifugi in summer | the five best Dolomites bases |
| Cheaper stand-ins | Bologna for Florence, Padua for Venice, Bergamo for Milan | Hotels, B&Bs | Padua instead of Venice, Bologna instead of Florence |
How many bases? For ten days, three. Every move costs you most of a morning, between check-out, the train and check-in. The 7, 10 and 14-day itinerary comparison shows how the nights split.
Neighbourhood by neighbourhood, the city guides go deeper. My where to stay in Rome guide compares eight areas on price and walking time. My where to stay in Florence guide does the same for nine areas. My where to stay in Venice guide covers seven. My where to stay on the Amalfi Coast guide compares eight towns.
What Does a Night in Italy Cost, by Type of Stay?
From April to June 2026 the average Italian hotel room cost €172.38 a night, with occupancy at 76.9% (Trademark Italia, Italian Hotel Monitor, via Travelnostop, August 2026). On the rate cards I read, a night for two ran from €59 for a hostel twin to €365 for a masseria suite.
The hotel row is a different kind of number from the rest. Trademark Italia’s figures are the average rates hotels actually took, across 39 cities: €75.36 for a 3-star, €176.05 for a 4-star and €674.96 at the luxury end. Every other bar comes from a published rate card. Read the chart as a map of the ranges, not as a quote for your dates.
The finding that surprised me most was the convent. A double with bath at the Pallottine sisters’ guesthouse near the Vatican costs €98 on its 2026 to 2027 list (Casa Missionarie Pallottine). That’s less than half the average Rome hotel room, which went for €214.37 in the same quarter by Trademark Italia’s count. The agriturismi were cheaper still, at €35 to €45 per person with breakfast.
Trademark Italia’s city averages vary widely: Venice €274.08, Florence €238.04, Milan €228.94 and Naples €146.87 in the second quarter. My hotel prices city by city sit in the trip-cost guide, with the rest of the budget around them.
Prices have been climbing. Accommodation in Italy rose 11.5% in 2022 and 11.7% in 2023, then 5.2% in 2024 and 3.1% in 2025 (Eurostat, HICP, accommodation services). In August 2026 it was still up 3.2% on a year earlier (ISTAT, consumer prices, August 2026).
August is its own market. The same two-bedroom apartment in Palinuro, on the Cilento coast, costs €440 a week in June, €700 in July and €1,320 in August (Morfeo Case Vacanze). Rural stays also turn week-only then. The August price jump is the strongest argument for June or September.
What do foreign visitors actually spend? In 2025, those in hotels spent about €207 a night all in, against €97 for those in rented homes (Bank of Italy, Indagine sul turismo internazionale, June 2026). That’s total trip spending per night, food and transport included, not the room rate. Accommodation was 45.2% of the total.
What Do Italian Hotel Stars Actually Promise?
Less than you might think, and it depends on the region. Italy’s 2009 decree set national minimum standards for one to five stars and “5 stelle lusso” (DPCM of October 21, 2008, Gazzetta Ufficiale). Each region then writes its own list on top. So a 3-star in Rome and a 3-star in Genoa can meet different rules, and when you’re choosing where to stay in Italy, the stars are a floor rather than a promise. Liguria has just added “3 and 4 stars Superior” tiers for hotels that beat their category but don’t reach the next one (Savonanews, September 28, 2026).
The Lazio list is a good example of what the stars actually mean (Regione Lazio, Regolamento regionale 17/2008 as amended by 22/2014, Allegato A).
| In Lazio (Rome) | 1 to 2 stars | 3 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception staffed | 12 hours | 16 hours | 18 hours | 24 hours |
| Foreign languages at the desk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Air conditioning in rooms | Not required | Not required | Required | Required |
| Smallest double (without bathroom) | 14 m² | 14 m² | 15 m² | 16 m² |
| Breakfast room | Shared space allowed | Shared space allowed | Its own room | Its own room, plus in-room |
The line to remember: a 3-star doesn’t have to have air conditioning. Lazio requires it in rooms only at 4 and 5 stars, and only below 500 metres. So in July, check the listing rather than the stars. A 3-star room must still have a private bathroom with a bidet, a TV, a phone and a desk.
Beds have rules too. A “matrimoniale” double is 1.60 by 1.90 metres. A “letto alla francese” is 1.40 metres wide, about a US full, and it’s the biggest bed allowed in a single room. Couples who want space should ask for a matrimoniale by name.
Most Italian hotels are small. In 2025, 55% of the 33,281 hotels had fewer than 25 rooms, and only 4.5% had 100 or more (ISTAT tourism data, 2025). The 3-star is the typical hotel, 15,065 of them, and the top end is growing: 5-star and 5-star lusso hotels went from 771 to 809 in a year.
Two small warnings. The “piano terra” is the ground floor, so the “primo piano” is the US second floor (Treccani). And an older hotel authorised before the lift rule may have no lift at all. In Lazio it must say so in its advertising, so read the listing before you book with heavy bags.
B&B, Affittacamere or Guesthouse: What’s the Difference?
A B&B is a private home with a few rooms, where the owner lives. An affittacamere, literally a “room renter”, is a small business with a handful of rooms. In 2025 Italy had 37,382 B&Bs, with about five beds each (ISTAT tourism data, 2025). Both are defined by the regions, not by national law.
Lazio’s rules are typical. A B&B can have at most four guest rooms and eight beds, and the owner must live there. A guest house or affittacamere can have up to six rooms, in no more than two flats in the same building (Regione Lazio, Regolamento regionale 8/2015). Tuscany allows up to six rooms and twelve beds (Regione Toscana, L.R. 61/2024).
In practice, both feel like a small hotel without a lobby. You get a room with a private bathroom, a code or a key, and a host who answers messages. Breakfast varies. Some serve it in the house, while others hand you a voucher for the bar downstairs. Ask which it is, because a cornetto and a cappuccino at the counter is a very different morning from a buffet.
These are city-break places. In 2024 the average B&B stay was 2.4 nights, the shortest of any type (ISTAT tourism data, 2024). The price follows the city. A double at a Florence B&B near Sant’Ambrogio ran from about €113 to €187 on its own site in September, a rolling rate that moves with demand (BluNotte).
The catch is arrival. A family-run B&B keeps set hours, and someone has to meet you (more on why below). Agree the time in writing before you travel, especially on a late train.
Is an Apartment Better Than a Hotel in Italy?
For a week in one place, often yes. For two nights in a city centre, usually not. In 2025, 138.7 million nights were booked in Italy through Airbnb, Booking and Expedia, up 9.5%, third in the EU after France and Spain (Eurostat, short-stay accommodation booked via online platforms, April 2026; dataset tour_ce_omr). Those guests met rules that changed in 2025.
First, every short-term or tourist rental needs a national code, the CIN. It must appear on every listing and outside the building (Decree-Law 145/2023, art. 13-ter, on Normattiva). Missing it costs the host €800 to €8,000, and a listing without it comes down. The same law requires working gas and carbon-monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers in every unit.
Over 644,000 codes had been issued by May 2026, from over 715,000 registrations (Ministry of Tourism, via UfficioCommercio, May 2026). That makes the CIN the quickest legitimacy check you have. No code on the listing, no booking.
Second, the check-in rules. In November 2024 the Interior Ministry said a photo of your passport plus a keybox didn’t meet the law. A Rome court annulled that in May 2025. Then the Council of State reversed the annulment on November 21, 2025 (ANSA, November 2025). Someone must check your face against your document, in person or by live video at the door. My guide to Italy Airbnb rules walks through every check before you book.
Florence and Milan have banned keyboxes on railings and lampposts, and Rome has been removing them, with fines of up to about €400 (Il Post; Il Sole 24 Ore). If a host promises a code on a box by the door, ask what really happens at arrival.
Third, the famous centres have stopped adding flats. Florence banned new short lets in its UNESCO centre in 2025, and extended the ban to nine more areas, about 67,780 homes, on June 4, 2026 (ANSA, June 2026). Rome and Naples have followed with limits of their own in 2026 (Roma Capitale; Il Sole 24 Ore).
None of that cancels a booking. Existing listings carry on. But in those three centres the cheap new flat is getting rarer, which argues for booking earlier or staying one neighbourhood out. Venice’s proposed 120-day limit was never approved, so nothing has changed there.
Then there’s the real price. The headline nightly rate often leaves out a final clean, linen and a deposit. A Chianti estate lists €45 to €55 for cleaning on stays of three nights or fewer (Tenuta Moriano, 2024 conditions). The tourist tax comes on top, and Rome charges a flat €6 per person per night on rentals. For two people over three nights, that’s €36 before you’ve unpacked.
My rule on where to stay in Italy with a rental: book an apartment for five nights or more in one place, or when you need a kitchen or a second bedroom. Otherwise a hotel or B&B usually wins once the extras are in. The full rental rulebook, city by city, comes in my Italy Airbnb rules guide on October 31.
What Is an Agriturismo, and Do You Need a Car?
An agriturismo is a working farm licensed to host guests, and farming has to remain its main activity under Law 96/2006 (Normattiva). ISTAT counted 26,360 authorised agriturismi in 2024, with 21,449 offering rooms. And yes, you almost always need a car.
They’re popular with visitors. In 2024 they hosted 4.7 million guests, 54.8% of them from abroad, and 45% of the farms with rooms also served meals (ISTAT, Le aziende agrituristiche in Italia, 2024, March 2026). Tuscany has about a quarter of them, and South Tyrol, the province of Bolzano, about one in seven.
Prices are usually per person, not per room. At Nuraghe Mannu, near Dorgali in Sardinia, B&B costs €35 to €45 per person by season, and half board €60 to €70 (Nuraghe Mannu). At Il Quadrifoglio in Molise it’s €40 to €45, but from July 26 to September 6 the minimum stay is a week, Saturday to Saturday (Agriturismo Il Quadrifoglio). That week-only rule is common in high summer.
There’s a national grade, one to five sunflowers (“girasoli”), under a 2013 agriculture ministry decree. The regions apply it, and not every farm displays it. Reviews and photos of the actual rooms tell you more.
The car matters most. Farms sit outside towns, and buses rarely reach them. The upside is free parking and no ZTL for miles, which is why I’d sleep at an agriturismo in the Val d’Orcia rather than in a hill town. Before you rent, read the ZTL zones, tolls and fines guide.
Dinner is part of the deal. At many farms it’s a fixed menu at a fixed hour, with the farm’s own wine, and it’s often the best meal of the trip. Pair it with wine tasting in Tuscany, Piedmont or Sicily, since the farm is usually among the vineyards. My agriturismo guide prices 18 farms on their own rate cards and explains how to choose one.
Convents, Alberghi Diffusi, Masserie and Rifugi: Which Special Stays Are Worth It?
Yes, if the catch fits your trip: a convent for a cheap central bed, an albergo diffuso or masseria for a village or Puglia stay, and a rifugio only if you’re hiking. In 2024 Italy had 2,450 case per ferie, the holiday guesthouses many religious orders run, and its mountain huts held 36,809 beds (ISTAT, accommodation capacity data, 2024).
Convents and religious guesthouses
A casa per ferie run by a religious order is open to anyone, not just pilgrims. In Rome, the Pallottine sisters near the Vatican charge €98 for a double with bath, and €90 with a shared bathroom. In Florence, the Oblate sisters’ Casa per Ferie Borgo Pinti charges €100 to €110 a double from January 2026 (Oblate). In Assisi, Casa Madonna della Pace lists €40 per person with breakfast, though its page carries no year (Alcantarine Sisters).
The catch is the curfew. Suore di Cristo in Rome asks guests to be back by 11pm (Suore di Cristo). Domus Madonna delle Rose in Assisi closes its door at 11pm too (Domus Madonna delle Rose). Rooms are simple, quiet and usually central. They’re great for early starts, less so for late dinners.
Albergo diffuso
An albergo diffuso is a hotel spread across several restored houses in one village, with a single reception and hotel services delivered to your door. The model was worked out by Giancarlo Dall’Ara, and Sardinia wrote it into law first, in 1998 (Associazione Nazionale Alberghi Diffusi). The association’s older count put about 200 in Italy.
It’s how you sleep inside a village rather than beside it. Trullidea in Alberobello, for example, rents restored trulli from €160 a night, on its October 2026 calendar (Trullidea). The catch is the walk. Lanes are often car-free, and your room may be a few minutes from reception. Tuscany sets the limit at 200 metres on foot, with breakfast allowed at a licensed bar within 500 metres (Comune di Prato). Pack light.
Masserie and trulli
A masseria is a fortified Puglia farmhouse, and many are now hotels with pools and restaurants. At Masseria Camarda near Ceglie Messapica, a classic room costs €185 to €225 and a trullo suite €240 to €365. Peak prices run from July 30 to September 5 (Masseria Camarda). Cancel within 45 days and you lose the deposit.
I’ve stayed in both a masseria and an old-town flat in Puglia, and I’d split a week between them. You’ll need a car for the masseria. The Puglia travel guide has the seven-day route that pairs a masseria with a Lecce base. My guide to trulli hotels in Puglia prices masserie, trulli and convent stays on their own rate cards.
Rifugi
Rifugi are staffed huts on the mountain trails, and the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) sets the maximum prices for its own. In 2026 a dorm bed for a non-member costs at most €30 to €44 by hut category, and members save 20% (CAI, Tariffario rifugi 2026). Half board is set hut by hut. At Rifugio Pradidali it’s €82 for non-members and €65 for members (Rifugio Pradidali).
Bring a sleeping-bag liner, because it’s compulsory. Non-members pay a 30% heating surcharge from October 1 to April 30. Most huts close by late September, so book early for July and August. The Dolomites travel guide covers the huts and the trails between them.
What Happens When You Check In?
You show a passport, someone checks it’s you, and you usually pay the tourist tax. By law every host, from a five-star hotel to a campsite, must see an identity document and report each guest to the police within 24 hours. For stays under a day, the limit is six hours (Polizia di Stato, art. 109 TULPS).
That’s why a hotel keeps your passport for a few minutes, and why a rental host asks for a scan before you arrive. It isn’t nosiness. The host files your details through the police’s Alloggiati Web system, and it covers every let under 30 days. My entry requirements guide explains the alloggiati registration and which ID to carry.
The tourist tax is set by each comune and collected by the property. It’s usually paid on arrival or departure, in cash or by card. Booking.com doesn’t collect it, while Airbnb does at booking in cities with an agreement, including Florence and Rome (Comune di Roma). Most cities charge a few euros per person per night. In 2026 the legal ceiling is €7 in ordinary comuni and €12 in Rome and the busiest capitals (Ministry of Economy and Finance). The Italian tourist tax guide has what every city charges.
Driving to a city hotel needs a plan. Florence hotels register guests’ number plates on the ZTL list (Servizi alla Strada). Rome runs a similar service for hotels with a ZTL permit (Roma Capitale). Ask the hotel before you drive in. Otherwise the camera fines arrive months later through the rental company.
Staying overnight in Venice? Hotel guests are exempt from the day-visitor access fee, but on fee days they must register for an exemption QR code (Comune di Venezia).
| Rule | Where it comes from | Who it binds | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport and police registration | Art. 109 TULPS | Every host | Show your passport; the host files it within 24 hours |
| CIN code | Art. 13-ter, Decree-Law 145/2023 | Short-term and tourist rentals | Look for it on the listing and the door |
| ID checked in person or by live video | Interior Ministry circular, upheld by the Council of State, November 2025 | Rentals | No anonymous self check-in |
| Keybox bans | Florence (2025), Rome (removals since 2024), Milan (2026) | Rentals | Someone meets you, or a camera does |
| Gas and CO detectors, extinguishers | Art. 13-ter, paragraph 7 | Every rental unit | Ask the host if you’re unsure |
| Tourist tax | Legislative Decree 23/2011 and each comune | Nearly every stay | Usually paid on arrival or departure |
| New short lets restricted | Florence (in force); Rome’s UNESCO zone and central Naples (approved, no start date yet) | New listings only | Existing bookings are unaffected |
| Venice access fee | Comune di Venezia | Day visitors on fee days | Overnight guests are exempt, with the QR code |
Should You Book Direct or Through a Platform?
Once you know where to stay in Italy, email small hotels and B&Bs first. Italian hotels take about 64% of their bookings direct and 21% through booking sites, across 539 hotels surveyed (HOTREC, European Hotel Distribution Study 2026, September 2026). The European average is 51% direct.
Why does direct work so well here? Because most Italian hotels are small. The person answering your email often sets the prices. A direct booking can bring a better room, a flexible arrival time or the rate the platform doesn’t show.
Platforms earn their place for apartments. Their payment protection and dispute process is worth having when you’re paying a stranger for a week in advance. For badges, be careful. Italy’s competition authority opened an investigation in April 2026 into whether Booking.com’s “Preferred Partner” badges reflect higher commissions rather than quality (AGCM). The case is open, with no finding yet. Either way, a badge isn’t a rating.
Before you pay, run five checks:
- The cancellation window. It can be 45 days at a masseria, against a day or two at many city hotels.
- The tourist tax line. Is it included, or paid on arrival?
- The CIN. On a rental listing, no code means no booking.
- Air conditioning. Check it in summer, whatever the stars.
- The arrival window. Get it in writing, especially for rentals and B&Bs.
When should you book? For Rome, Florence and Venice between April and October, book as soon as your timed tickets are sorted. My itinerary guide puts it in this order: tickets first, then trains, then hotels. For Florence apartments, book earlier than you would have two years ago.
Where to Stay in Italy: FAQ
Is it better to stay in a hotel or an Airbnb in Italy?
A hotel for short city stays, and an apartment for five nights or more in one place. Rentals need a CIN code, and a missing one costs the host €800 to €8,000. Since November 21, 2025, your ID must also be checked in person or by live video.
Why do Italian hotels ask for my passport?
The law requires it. Under article 109 of Italy’s public-security law, every host must see an identity document and report each guest to the police within 24 hours. It applies to hotels, B&Bs, campsites and every rental under 30 days, so expect it everywhere you stay.
Do you need a car to stay at an agriturismo?
Almost always. An agriturismo is a working farm, usually outside town, and buses rarely reach it. Italy had 21,449 with rooms in 2024, a quarter of them in Tuscany. The upside is free parking and no ZTL. Book one for the countryside leg of a trip, and keep the city nights car-free.
Is the tourist tax included in my booking?
Usually not. Each comune sets it, with a 2026 ceiling of €12 in Rome and the busiest cities. The property collects it on arrival or departure. Airbnb collects it at booking in Florence, Rome and other cities with an agreement. Booking.com doesn’t.
What does a 3-star hotel in Italy include?
It depends on the region. In Lazio, a 3-star must have a private bathroom with a bidet, a TV, a phone, reception for 16 hours a day and safes in half the rooms. Air conditioning in rooms is required only at 4 and 5 stars, below 500 metres, so check the listing before a summer stay.
The Bottom Line
Where to stay in Italy comes down to two choices made in the right order: the base first, then the bed.
- Match the type to each leg of the trip: hotels and B&Bs in the cities, a farm stay for the countryside, a hut or mountain hotel in the Dolomites.
- Expect a hotel average of about €172 a night, and look at convents and agriturismi to spend far less.
- On a rental, check the CIN and agree the arrival window in writing.
- Carry your passport to every check-in, and budget for the tourist tax.
- Email small hotels directly before you book on a platform.
Start with the city guide for your first base: Rome, Florence or Venice. Then price the whole trip with the Italy trip cost guide. The area-by-area guides for Rome, Florence, Venice and the Amalfi Coast are all out now, along with the rental rules, the agriturismo guide and the trulli and masserie.
