The 3-star Internazionale hotel has a central location, close to shops, restaurants and tourist attractions throughout Bellinzona. The hotel is ideally situated to explore the area and the Bellizona train and bus stations are both a short walk away providing easy access to Lugano, 31km away. Additionally the hotel offers guests immaculately presented rooms with high quality amenities. In Bellinzona guests can visit the city's three castles Castelgrande, Castello di Montebello and Castello di Sasso Corbaro and take a stroll around the old town. In Lugano, 31km away, there are a wide variety of shops, restaurants, bars and clubs. Guest can also partake in a range of water sports on Lugano lake. The 7-storey hotel is housed in an early 1900s building with a pink exterior. The hotel has a gym equipped with cardio and weights equipment. Guests can browse the internet, courtesy of complimentary Wi-Fi available throughout the hotel. The Internazionale restaurant offers Mediterranean dishes and local specialties, including fresh pasta, bread and cakes daily, during the summer months guests can eat al fresco on the terrace. The restaurant also has a well stocked bar from which guests can enjoy a range of wines, beers and spirits. Some rooms offer views of Bellizona's three castles. Standard rooms have a chic contemporary style, which includes a dark wood floor, abstract art printed onto the walls tastefully combined with calm white. Rooms are well lit with natural light courtesy of floor to ceiling windows and are well equipped with modern amenities including a flat-screen TV with satellite/cable channels, telephone and complimentary Wi-Fi. Rooms either offer a view of the medieval castles or of the Alps. The hotel has a non-smoking policy throughout.