If your hotel isn't up to par it can leave you tired and already exasperated from your restless night, ruining your days that should have been filled with excitement. These are some of the most highly recommended hotels in the most visited cities in Italy.

Best Rome Hotels

Hotel Artorius – One of the most important features of this hotel is their ability to communicate. The staff is multi-lingual and devoted to making your stay as pleasant as possible. The hotel itself is located near the Termini train station as well as the Coliseum. The rooms feature television, high speed Internet and mini-bars. The hotel also has a bar where guests can enjoy drinks with company. Continental breakfast is served in the mornings including pastries, meats, cheeses, juice, and coffee. The rooms overlook the street while the thick windows block out the sounds.

If you’re an English speaker, then speak English unless you’re fluent in Dutch. Don’t try out your French or German, the French and Germans aren’t terribly popular with the dutch.

A common misconception is that Dutch is very similar to German. Actually, though they have common ancestry, they are not mutually intelligible: Dutch people have to learn German at school if they want to speak it, and in general they speak better English than German.

A few key phrases to learn in Dutch may charm the Amsterdammers you meet, such as:

1) Thanks: Bedankt (B'dunked);

2)  Please: Graag (hkrahk – pronounce the hk as if you are trying to pronounce an h at the same time as a k, the sort of sound a child says when saying yuck, or as if you are coughing and knocking back mucus);

3) Sorry: sorry (sorry, with rolled r's);