What a fantastic week we spent in Viareggio, made special by a great hotel and the staff. It is a small family run hotel and the manager Lucca is extremely helpful. The breakfast is superb, everything from cereal, fresh fruit, cheese and cold meats, scrambled egg and cooked ham, etc. brilliant. Check out their website, I found a couple of places to visit I knew nothing about, Pietrasanta (less than 15mins by train) and Cinque Terre (1hr 20min by train) both were fantastic, Lucca (the manager) was very helpful. As we had a late flight we were able to store our luggage and as there additional guest toilets on the 1st and 3rd floors complete with showers, he gave us towels to freshen up before departing for the airport. Thank you.
I cannot speak too highly of the hotel and staff.

Smallish family run hotel,great place place to stay.
Right in the town centre, close to the port area where most of the restaurants and bars can be found.
Our host Lucca,(who speaks very good English) was extremely helpful, providing us with information of all the great places to see in this area.
We had a 2nd floor room with a small balcony overlooking the busy little side street the hotel is in. Really interesting watching all that goes on there, although it was not noisy at night.
The buffet breakfast was superb with many varied things to enjoy. Coffee was great too.
Unfortunately no meals there apart from breakfast, but it's so close to all the other ameneties,
It's not really a problem.You can get a drink there at the tiny bar at the rear of the hotel.
If you prefer small family run hotels, this is a very nice and comfortable place to stay.
Have a great time!!

We stayed at the Hotel Tirrenia for a week at the beginning of October, Oh what a gem of a hotel in Tuscany. Where do I start. The hotel is spotless, not a speck of dust or anything else at all. The rooms are comfortable and exactly what you need, firm beds, air conditioning and the room cleaned every day. Its located just off the main beach promenade in Viareggio. What you won't get is a sea view but we didn't go for the view. Breakfast was wonderful. Lots of fruit and cakes, toast, rolls, cold meats and cheese and scrambled eggs and bacon & cereals. Lots of tea and different types of coffee. Breakfast is from 7.45 to 10.30. The staff are lovely and they helped with recommendations for restaurants, trains and maps. The hotel is about 10 mins walk to the train station with regular services to Pisa, Lucca and Florence. The fares are very reasonable with the longest trips to Florence at 16 Euros return. Use the ticket machines as they can be used in English and take you through the process, very easy. Make sure you validate your ticket in the small machines on the platforms before you board the train. There is a lovely courtyard at the rear of the hotel which we always used in the evening to have a relaxing coffee before bed (1.5 euro very reasonable). This was the first time in Tuscany and chose Viareggio for its beach location and easy access to Pisa, Lucca and Florence. We weren't disappointed as it was easy to negotiate everything in Italy and spent the day on the beach if the weather was nice. There are some lovely restaurants including Sa Playa, 8etti & Gran Caffe Margherita. The hotel will provide umbrellas when its wet, beach towels and a wealth of information. On our last day we had a late flight. We were able to leave our luggage with the hotel and enjoy the beach. The hotel also has a separate bathroom on each floor so we were also able to have a shower later in the day. The hotel also made sure fresh towels were left with our luggage for our showers. I would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel to anyone and would certainly go back if we had the chance.

We stayed at the Hotel Tirrenia for a week from 16th Sept and had a great holiday. The hotel was excellent, Viareggio was varied and interesting - as well as the beachfront there's a thriving port and local fishing boats, there were buses and trains in easy walking distance and the weather in mid-Sept. was fine and sunny but not overpoweringly hot.

The Tirrenia is a small, very stylish, family-run hotel where everyone was very helpful and friendly and the standards of room, breakfast and service were excellent. We had a first floor room with balcony overlooking Via San Martino and a view down to the main boulevard and sea. The street is busy and can be noisy during the day but it's in the heart of town and we enjoyed sitting out on the balcony watching the world go by. There is a small supermarket round the corner and plenty of good restaurants close by with a recommended list supplied by the hotel. The private beach is a short stroll away: you pay to get in and for chairs and umbrella (~14 euros I think it was for two of us) which includes a discount as hotel residents: the hotel supplies a beach bag and towels. Luca was most helpful in lending us a guide book and map, a plug adaptor for our kettle, and cups.

Pisa, Lucca and other parts of Tuscany are within reach by train or bus. We got the bus from and to Pisa Airport: a cheap transfer with a single fare of 3 euros for a journey of just under an hour. Just make sure at the airport that you spot the right bus: it wasn't at the advertised stand and we were lucky that a local Italian boy found it and shouted to ask if anyone else was going to Viareggio just in time for us to get on before the bus left.

We thoroughly enjoyed our week and would love to go back and stay at the Tirrenia again.