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Secure booking on line: - We are committed to protecting your privacy and take our responsibilities regarding the security of your credit card information very seriously. Active Hotels Ltd., our marketing and technology partners, provide our online booking capability in relation to the hotels on this site that are not contained within our Worldwide Hotels section. When making a booking, your credit card information is sent to Active Hotels Ltd via their secure server. They use the latest, most secure technology available, which encrypts all your personal and credit card details so that your credit or debit card details cannot be read as they travel over the internet.

Your credit card information is then held in Active Hotels' secure database for a period of time to allow us to process your booking. Your credit card data will be held no longer than 30 days after the end of the month of your departure from our hotel. To prevent un-authorised access and use of your information, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of your information, as required by the UK Data Protection Acts of 1984 and 1998. Your credit card information can only be exchanged between you, Active Hotels Ltd, and us.

The Active Hotels Guarantee: - The Active Hotels guarantee makes sure that you feel confident when booking accommodation through our hotel or any Active Hotels associated properties. Active Hotels Ltd guarantee that every transaction made through the  Active Hotels server is 100% safe and under their guarantee, you will be reimbursed for the first £50 should your credit card be misused or abused. Legally, the credit card company is obliged to pay the remainder.

Using a credit card may give you additional protection from fraud. Under the Consumer Credit Act 1974, if you have a claim against the seller for breach of contract or misrepresentation, you may also have a claim against your credit card issuer. This applies to goods or services costing more than £100 for one item (but less than £30,000), even if you have only used your card to pay a deposit. Further advice can be obtained from your local trading standards department or Citizen's Advice Bureau. In addition, all the major credit card companies, along with IBM, Netscape Communications, and many others, are committed to the continuing development of open standards, in order to further improve the security of online transactions. In the event of un-authorised use of your credit or debit card, you must notify your credit or debit card issuer in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures. 

Links to other Web Sites: - Certain (hypertext) links will lead you to web sites that are not under the control of www.holiday-breaks-italy.com.  When you activate any of these links, you will leave the www.holiday-breaks-italy.com web site and www.holiday-breaks-italy.com has no control over and will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of the material on any such other web site. By allowing links with third party web sites www.holiday-breaks-italy.com does not intend to solicit business or offer any security to any person in any country, directly or indirectly.

There are about 40,000 hotels in Italy and every hotel has rates fixed in agreement with the Provincial Tourist Board. Most hotels quote all-inclusive rates, which include taxes, service, heating or air-conditioning. We have carefully selected 100 of the hotels from our database from the 10 most popular cities and towns, which we believe offer exceptional service and value for money. Click here to view these hotels. To view all hotels in Italy, please click here.

Italy is located in Mediterranean Europe and has land frontiers with Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and France. Being a peninsula, Italy has many beautiful coastal resorts and also boasts two mountain chains, the Alps and the Apennines. In total, Italy covers 116,303 square miles and has a population of just under 57 million. The capital city is Rome with a population of 2,775,000. The main religion in Italy is Roman Catholic and the main language spoken is Italian. In general, Italy has a temperate Mediterranean climate, with warm summers and cool winters in the north and hot summers and mild winters in the south. For detailed tourist information, please click here.

Within this section, you will find detailed travel information. Here you will find cheap flights, information about car rental and general travel information to help you plan your holiday break in Italy. Please click here to visit our 'Travel Information' section.

Welcome to our 'All Things Italian' section. Here you will find information on everything from Italian Wines to the finest Italian designer clothes. From pasta to pizza to Italian football, click here to visit this section.

Milan                    Rome


Venice                 Florence

Welcome to our 'Spotlight On' section. At present we have detailed sections on Milan, Rome, Venice & Florence. Within each, you will find information about the best places to eat, the best places to shop and the best places to visit.

Looking for a hotel elsewhere? Welcome to our 'Worldwide Breaks' section. Here you can search our massive database of hotels from Amsterdam to Zurich and book a hotel quickly and confidently using our secure online booking systems. Click here to search for hotels across the World.

Looking for a hotel in London, the UK, Spain or Ireland? Our Sister sites offer excellent hotel search facilities plus much more. Please click here for further details.

Rose Garden Palace, Rome



Welcome to the Rose Garden Palace in Rome, the perfect venue for your holiday break in Italy's Capital City. For further information and prices, please click here.

Interested in Italian cars - Check out our Italian Cars section by clicking here.