A fifteen-minute walking distance from the city walls, this modern hotel is one kilometer from the city center and its historic cathedral. Rooms are decorated in sleek contemporary style, all with Internet connections, marble bathrooms, and free soft drinks and bottled water. The hotel offers a wide selection of newspapers and magazines, as well as a self-service coffee shop and free use of the fitness center.

Situated in Lucca, this modern property lies 1.5 kilometres from the museums, cafes, and shops of the historical centre. Colourful guestrooms with soft pastel walls and floral fabrics are all equipped with Internet connections and satellite television. Guests can unwind with an energetic workout or a session in the sauna before relaxing with a cocktail at the bar.

Set in 2,000 hectare parkland with biking and horse riding trails overlooking green hills and olive trees of Serchio Valley. Rooms feature elegant wood furniture with air conditioning, minibars, pay TV channels, Internet access and valley views. Guests can enjoy a wealth of amenities from restaurants, bars and shops to swimming, horse riding, tennis, soccer and biking.

Small, Tuscan townhouse hotel located just outside the city walls, 50 metres from the centre of historic Lucca in northern Tuscany. Simply-decorated guestrooms with contemporary furnishings provide air-conditioning and televisions. Guests travelling by car have use of secure parking; alternatively a 24-hour front desk can arrange airport transportation.

Terracotta Tuscan townhouse hotel in the centre of Lucca, opposite the 18th-century theatre of the Piazza del Giglio. Guestrooms are decorated in floral fabrics and pastel colours; all include views across the town, television and minibars. Guests can unwind with a drink in the lounge bar or get a taste for local flavours in the Ristorante del Teatro.

Hotel Ilaria was created out of the old stables of the Villa Bottini and has parking and a private garage. The hotel's delightful annexe, the Residenza dell'Alba, is situated in a 14th-century church which you enter from a little square through its elegant portico.

Grand property located in the centre of Lucca, 29 kilometres from Pisa and 78 kilometres from historic Florence. Rooms have imposig décor, with sweeping drapes and antique-style furniture; all include Internet connections and CD players. Guests can relax tired limbs in the sauna and enjoy a range of cocktails in the chic American Bar.

Family-run villa-style property comprised of three small buildings set 200 metres from the historic city walls. The 23 air-conditioned guestrooms have simple decor and come equipped with minibars and DVD players or VCRs. Guests can relax in the small garden to the rear of the hotel; free parking is available for guests arriving by car.