How many guest houses are there in Italy?

We can currently book 551 across 21 destinations in Italy, starting from €48 per night for two adults.

Which destination in Italy has the most?

Verona, with 69 properties guest houses and homestays.

Guest houses in Italy

551 properties guest houses and homestays across 21 destinations in Italy, from € 48 per night for two adults.

Live prices, sampled for a two-night stay a month ahead.

Guest houses in Italy at a glance

We track 551 properties guest houses and homestays across 21 destinations in Italy. Verona has the most with 69; Lecce has the lowest starting price at € 48 a night. Typical prices across the country run from € 84 to € 258 depending on where you go, which is a wider gap than most travellers expect within one country. Staying in Sorrento costs about 3.1 times what Lecce does for the same kind of property, so if your plans are flexible the destination matters more than the hotel.

Destination	Properties	From / night	Typical
Verona	69	from € 77	€ 112
Cagliari	68	from € 64	€ 90
Naples	57	from € 64	€ 101
Palermo	36	from € 50	€ 107
Sorrento	32	from € 81	€ 258
Venice	28	from € 88	€ 132
Catania	28	from € 62	€ 88
Pisa	26	from € 74	€ 112
Genoa	24	from € 92	€ 119
Bari	23	from € 70	€ 99
Trieste	23	from € 75	€ 102
Bergamo	22	from € 75	€ 101
Bologna	21	from € 100	€ 140
Florence	19	from € 68	€ 120
Siena	19	from € 83	€ 129
Taormina	14	from € 61	€ 131
Lecce	11	from € 48	€ 84
Milan	10	from € 86	€ 158
Como	8	from € 98	€ 158
Rome	7	from € 88	€ 167
Turin	6	from € 96	€ 108

What to look for in guest houses in Italy

Small, owner-run properties: more personal than a hotel, more serviced than an apartment. You usually get local knowledge you cannot get anywhere else, and you usually give up the things a chain guarantees — a 24-hour desk, a lift, air conditioning in every room.

Before you book, check

Reception hours. Many guest houses have no night staff and need an arrival time in advance.
Whether breakfast is served and at what time, which can be a single fixed sitting.
Whether there is a lift, if you have heavy luggage or stairs are difficult.
Whether cards are accepted. Smaller properties in some countries still prefer cash.

The thing people get caught by

Tell the owner your arrival time and keep them updated if it changes. At this size there is often literally one person with the key, and turning up unannounced at 23:00 can mean a locked door.

Worth it for: Travellers who want a place with a character, and destinations where the hotels are all chains.