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Reviews of Hotel San Francisco 3 stars

Viale Carducci 68, 55049 Viareggio, Italy

#29 of 53 hotels in Viareggio

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 145 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 12 May 2025

    9.0
    Excellent value for the caliber of facility, location, and service. I highly recommend.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The room was very narrow, but I was really happy with it regardless. I was traveling solo, so didn’t need much. The bathroom faucet sticks out oddly close to the edge of the sink, so it splashes on the floor when you wash hands. No bid deal, just kind of funny.

    The very reasonably priced room had a birds eye view of the boardwalk, beach, and ocean… with a balcony too! The listing said sea view, and I took that with a grain of salt. But when I arrived i found it was about as good a sea view as anyone could ask for. It wasn’t just from the balcony itself, but from inside as well since the door and window to the balcony are all glass. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The included breakfast was very good, with staff on hand to make coffee drinks or provide whatever. The hotel itself is well maintained and on the modern side, which I liked. They also rent bicycles, which was great. What a great value!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    kinda old bathrooms, and it doesn't fit the style of the rooms itself.

    nice and big rooms comfy beds good lights

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2024

    7.0
    Lovely people, good service, great location but need to deodorize elevator.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The hotel elevator reeked of mildew. It was the only place that I detected mildew but it was an instant negative. I had booked a single room. It served and everything worked. The bed was comfortable and bathroom appliances were modern and worked very well. It is a minor quible, but I wished the room had been just little bit wider.

    The location is super. The hotel is on the major promenade with access to beach and to a wide array of cafes and restaurants. All staff are engaging, helpful and friendly. Their English is better than my Italian so we went with English. The reception area and breakfast areas are lovely. Food is plentiful and the atmosphere is nice.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good value for money.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location, cleanliness, seafront

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hair dryer was very strange (i didn't see that type on other hotels) and it was not very convenient.

    Great location, upfront the sea side. Friendly staff. Tasty croassants on the breakfast. Bath supplies including tooth paste and tooth brushes (in case you don't have your own), also slippers are available.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was quite small (although we chose the simplest room available, without balcony). The room overlooks the main street so it can be quite loud from traffic

    Everything was very clean, stuff was extremely friendly. Great location. Nice breakfast on the terrace with the sea view, choice is not very big but everything fresh and tasty

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good location, nice owner and staff, but the problem is with water and the room was not clean enough.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2024

    7.0
    Beautiful place - Viareggio -, but too expensive unless money grows on trees for you
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Hotel has very good location. Staff is hospitalier. Responded quickly to all our requests. Only breakfast could be more diverse, there are no vegetables. At least plum tomatoes could be offered. But the breakfast area is on a very nice roof terrace. It's not the hotel's fault, but the only problem is the lack of regular public transport in the town of Viareggio. The distances are large, and it is difficult to walk everywhere by foot. It is a 25-minute walk to the train station by foot. The coast of Liguria is beautiful, wide, but unfortunately, even at the beginning of July, I didn't come out to enjoy the pleasures of swimming, because all three days there were such big waves that I couldn't swim normally. The beach has been turned into a business. Three chairs, one sunbed and a umbrella cost at least 25 euros per day. It is ungodly expensive. For that price, you should have a leather bed with a canopy. Good, but too expensive to go regularly to Viareggio to relax. In addition, you can buy a variety of vegetables, fruits and berries in just one place in the town. It's sad. Near the train station. However, near the beach, there are a lot of brand-name shops with very few customers. Ice cream shops offer delicious ice cream. Exaggeratedly high prices in restaurants. Only at the port can you enjoy a wide range of fish at an adequate price. Viareggio beach is a beautiful place, but one that you can only visit once if you haven't won money in the lottery. There are many other places where I can get the same for a more acceptable price. But the location of the hotel is perfect, and the promenade is so wide that public meetings could be held there.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location is fantastic. Rooftop view's and breakfast area are beautiful. Staff are very nice and helpful.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2024

    9.0
    We enjoyed it a lot!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very friendly staff, good room with a view of the ocean. Nice breakfast on the roof top.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2024

    7.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only down was lack of international TV channel

    The staff The location The clenlieness

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good place for short visit
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Needs a secure car park

    Location. Good breakfast with beautiful settings on rooftop. Friendly staff Size of rooms and bathrooms.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2024

    9.0
    Great place, loved it and hotel staff were brilliant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Brilliant staff, good location, fantastic breakfast

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice breakfast area on the rooftop

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    8.0
    Top location and friendly service
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom fans are noisy

    Location and breakfast on the roof

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2024

    9.0
    Clean place, good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The room was not that well lit. The bathroom is very narrow.

    The hotel is a street away from the beach. The breakfast was on the terrace which had an excellent view. Ask at the hotel for recommendation on what beach to rent the reclining chairs to get the reduction.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2024

    8.0
    Brilliantl location and friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air-con didn’t seem to work so our room was quite warm - we asked if we were able to take a towel for the beach and we weren’t allowed, this would be a great extra with them recommending the beach across the road

    Lovely location and friendly staff - lovely breakfast

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    7.0
    Good Location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I had to ask for the air conditioning to be put on, and almost barter for it. However it was put on eventually. Was given a floor fan first.

    Location The staff were very friendly A spotless Hotel. Housekeeping everyday.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money, clean accommodation close to the beach.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The outside areas of the hotel needs a bitof maintenance to be more inviting.

    Well priced stay close to the beach. The breakfast was good, which had yoghurt, fruit, cereal, cold meat variety, bread & pastries. The hotel staff is friendly and helpfull. It can also be used as a base to go for day trips to Pisa, Lucca etc.. using the train.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    8.0
    Average hotel, price-quality ratio is fine.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    We had booked this hotel for the sea view. However, the window was high, so you couldn't see the sea from the room (bed). Also, there were no table/chairs on the balcony. In short, yes, when you step onto the balcony, you see the sea. But don't expect (for example) balcony where you can sit with a bottle of wine to enjoy the view. Furthermore, the toilet had the smell of old urine.

    Average hotel, price-quality ratio is fine. Located on the boulevard with various restaurants within easy reach. Breakfast is decent with cappuccino prepared by the bartender and delicious cream croissants.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Amazing seaview.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    - The hotel has some weird breakfast policy where you have to stand there and tell a waiter what would you like from their buffet. It works really poorly and takes a lot of time. Would be much better if you could use the buffet on your own like in all other places - Our room was really small. Especially the bathroom, we barely could fit there. There even was a problem with towels placement as there were not enough hooks or horizontal surfaces to hang or lay them - Hard to operate shower cabin. Either we were too stupid or too weak to use it. - No free water like stated in the room description. There was some water in the mini-fridge but there also was a leaflet nearby saying that water from minibar costs money. - (somewhat negative) The closest free beach is 15 mins away by foot

    - Really close to the promenade and beaches - Decent quality breakfast - Great staff - Amazing always open roof terrace, with a direct sea view. You have a breakfast on it in the morning but then can use it all day if you want. Great to bring a bottle of wine and enjoy the view/sunset with your partner

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect location very close to the beach great view and lovely talian style breakfast staff is very respectful and kind with great recommendations.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower very very small breakfast very poor not much selection plates small was a fawly towers

    Very near the beach good location

    Stayed in July 2023

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