Well, after much thinking and planning, i've solidified the itinerary for the trip that I previously posted about, and booked all the accommodation. Hurrah!
Leaving Oct 14 and arriving Florence Oct 15.
2 nights Florence - La Dimora del Centro B&B (new place and not many reviews, but dayum it's well-located and looks nice!)
3 nights Bologna - Hotel Paradise
1 night Parma (I'd normally never ever stay one night somewhere, but most of the trains to Cinque Terre have to double back through Parma anyway, so why not stay a night. I just hope that the morning of my departure, I can find a parmagiano cheese tour :() - B&B Rubra (how cute does this place look!)
3 nights Cinque Terre - Martina Callo's Rooms (look at that sea view!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
8 nights agriturismo outside San Gimignano - Podere Poggio ai Cieli (8 nights for 360 euros for a 1-bedroom FLAT are you joking!!?!?!!)
1 night Florence - same B&B as the initial two nights
Did a lot of research. Hopefully these places work out well. Yay! It's important to me this time around to stay at smaller, friendlier places. Have small places for everywhere except bologna (but that hotel is less than 20 rooms yay), I couldn't find a centrally-located nice-looking B&B there. guess it's b/c it's so much primarily a business/convention city. too bad, but this one should work out well anyway and the price was very right!
Picking hotels and whatnot seems to be the hardest part because of the research involved, but there's still much left to do, like planning itineraries and whatnot. You know me, anal retentive planner :) But i'm happy that way :)
