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Yes, it’s OK - The Best Western Mediterraneo Hotel is a chain hotel – It’s a good value, good rates, basic, no frills, central location in Catania’s historic centre. tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187888-d249383… Enjoy! Vagabonda

As I recall, the all-stops ACTV bus is €3 and the non-stop ATVO bus is €4. The non-stop bus is better as it has a luggage compartment underneath.

The weather in March no way would be too mild, really cannot think what you mean by that,

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If the airporter coach schedules don't work out, you can take the public bus from the Alghero airport direct to Sassari, then connect to the train OR THE BUS to Oristano: www.arst.sardegna.it (bus) …sardegna.it/media/0/12387690019790/variazio… (bus) ferroviesardegna.it/SASSARI%20ORARI%20AGGIOR… (bus) www.ferroviedellostato.it (train)

I wouldn't stay near the train station. There are more palatable areas in Florence you can choose from, such as the Lungarno and the Duomo areas. What is your budget? As per itinerary, there's so much to do in Florence you should customize your own.Piick up a guide book and choose accordingly. If you wish to see the Uffizi and the Accademia you should book in advance, asking your hotel to make the phone call for you if complimentary...

I'd split it between VEnice and Rome with more time in Rome and do some day tripping around Rome e.g. perhaps rent a car one day and do the Etruscan tombs of Tarquinia and Cervetari, do a day trip to Tivoli and Villa Adriana and Villa d'Este, do a day trip one day to Ostia Antica Siena would be a nice place to spend a couple of nights if you want to add a town -- but it is not conveniently connected by public transport to Rome I...

of course. lucca's a wonderful town, full of churches and history...

As far as I know, snow tyres are not mandatory in Switzerland (unlike Austria ), though many insurance companies insist on them and this may be the problem with the company you contacted. (Chains may be mandatory in certain areas and conditions, and you should probably have these as an extra.) I have just attempted a dummy online booking with Hertz from Malpensa to Taesch (which is as near as you can get to Zermatt by car) and the site seemed...

From a renter's perspective until everyone starts doing this, we can avoid the whole thing by renting a different place. I bet I don't run up much of a heating bill when I rent because I have often turned the heat off in my apt during the day when I have rented in Feb. The apt was jsut too hot by the evening when we came back otherwise. I would also be willing to pay a finite surcharge for the privelege of turning on the A/C. But...