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The hotel is nicely situated, close to beach and close to everything. But, in our rooom, the tv didn't work, neither the fridge. The room smelled of chlorine... The shower had little hot water, the beds are two uneven single beds pushed together. And all in all not a great room. Staff is friendly and helped to solve some of the problems.

Hotel Marchionni is a pleasant seaside hotel from the art deco era located on the northern edge of Viareggio. Located on Piazza Puccini 1/2 block from the strolling area along the beach, it is a 5 minute (10 Euro) taxi ride from the main station. (Ask for the 10 Euro price to Piazza Puccini from the taxi drivers). The hotel has been well maintained with nice additions of large bathrooms and 2 elevators. The street side rooms have a view to the sea and the rooms on the third floor have balconies. Our room was very clean and beautifully painted with a completely silent small fridge, a very large shower and a safe. The spectacular breakfast room offers a luxuriant breakfast and the adjoining rooms include a sitting room and a small bar. There are 8 steps up from street level to the well apportioned reception area. The cost of 204 Euros for 3 nights over a weekend in late October was well within out budget. Tiny bit of noise from the piazza below.

We were here for only a night but wish we had planned for more. Our room was on the front of the hotel overlooking the piazza and down to the waterfront. The hotel is a two minute walk from the beach and the "boardwalk" area. We had a balcony which was great for watching the sunset. The bathroom was a little cramped but the breakfast more than made up for anything. I have been traveling off and on in Italy for 14 years and this was the best hotel breakfast I've ever had! The girl at the front desk was very helpful to us when we checked in - she explained the process if we arrive back to the hotel after the door is locked and recommended two restaurants. Overall we feel we made a great decision with this hotel.

Hotel Marchionni is situated just behind an extremely grand and expensive hotel (the big one in teh photo) on the Viareggio seafront. It is an art deco style building, its glory fading a little, but clean, comfortable and welcoming. The staff were excellent, the buffet breakfast fresh and with a very wide range of choices (including a small amount of hot food). Very good location and nearby free parking (but move on Monday evening when the streets are cleaned!). No tea or coffee facilities in the rooms, but that's the norm for Italy.

I was a bit reluctant to book this hotel for the last leg of our Tuscan holiday as there are some really bad reviews....but since the other hotels were all booked, we decided to try it.This hotel is not as bad as i thought it would be, so I'm pretty pleased. For a 3 star hotel, i think it delivers. The hotel is in an old building 5 minutes walk from the beach. The entrance is very unassuming, and i was a bit surprised that it was the main entrance to the hotel.Rooms are a good size decorated very sweetly with angels and ornate gilt mirrors, high ceilings, air conditioning, flat screen TV and mini-bar fridge. Wifi is not free and it a bit costly at 7 Euros a day. I found our room clean and quite modern with good airconditioning (important on the summer months)Bathrooms are clean, although quite small and narrow. So it's definitely not somewhere you want to hang out for a long time.Breakfast is excellent, especially for Italian standards. A large variety of fruits, cheeses, hams, scrambled eggs, bacon, pastries..the list goes on! My other complaint is that the only English channel was BBC, and there was a problem with the TV signal for that channel so it was quite annoying.Pros:- Location....5 minutes from beach- Excellent breakfast- Spacious rooms with high ceilingCons:- Small bathroom (could do with some renovation)- No free wifiP.S. Viareggio is apparently full of private beaches, so it s important to ask the Reception where is the best value Beach club. This time, we were referred to Guido Beach club where it's 20 Euro (Marchionni Hotel clients receive 20% discount so it's 16 Euro) to rent an umbrella and 2 lawn chairs.