we booked through the hotel s website inc breakfast. the receptionist was very rude as he said the rate did not include breakfast and we were the only ones to complain. apart from this the hotel is old including rooms, lobby and the rest. apart from this the booking site for the hotel namely offerhotel.it rated the hotel for us. can you believe it? they did not let us rate it, they just put 9 themselves. there must be some agreement between the 2. my advice, stay away from this hotel and definitely do not book directly from its website.

Hotel was undergoing repairs. Rooms were basic, airconditioned and spacious bathroom attached. All in all, you get what you paid for. Lifts were a bit dodgy, you need to switch lifts just to get to the 3rd floor! Breakfast was basic. Staff was helpful, even though some could not really communicate in English.

If you have the misfortune to have to spend a night in Livorno, then you could do a lot worse than this hotel. If you're driving, as we were, then it's easy to find and they offer secure garage parking (which we would strongly recommend). The staff were helpful, the room was clean and adequate. We had to catch an early ferry the next day, but would say that unless you have a similar reason to be there you'd be much better off staying in another town eg Lucca - it's basically a port town with not a lot else going for it, and not very pleasant either apart from the canals and the old fort which are pretty. We had a nice meal in a nearby trattoria, Galileo, but elsewhere we got hassled a lot and most of the town felt pretty dodgy at night - if I'd been on my own I wouldn't have felt at all safe.

Ariston is a super little hotel in the centre of Livorno. ILivorno is 15 minutes by train from Pisa, and a much more exciting place to visit than Pisa, for a real taste of Italy.

The hotel is in an old building with a lot of real character and nice comfortable rooms. Air conditioned too.