We are just back from a stay in Tuscany with a 2 day visit to Viareggio. Stefano and Elena the owners were wonderful hosts. They were there to make you feel welcome and they certainly achieved that.

As stated previously the house is great for location and for all the little touches around it. It was a lovely experience staying this lovely old building. Going through the kitchen to the terrace for breakfast on a lovely sunny morning and looking at the lovely food table was a lovely start to the day.

Truly great hosts. Well done Elena and Stefano, your love for the house and your guests shines through.

Thoroughly recommend Il Sole Antico to you all.

A rather belated review I'm afraid but one which I am determined to submit of the wonderful stay I and my family enjoyed at the Sole Antico in September.
I am very fmiliar with Viareggio, having stayed here for many years with friends. However, as this was not possible this year I found myself for the first time looking for a night's accommodation to visit our friends and stop in this great sea-side city on our way north to Liguria to the Cinque Terre.
I chose the Sole Antico based on the TA reviews and am pleased I did - all the positive reviews are well founded and if like us, you are looking for a small cosy family run B&B rather than a large corporate hotel, but which is very beautiful, immaculately clean and has great character - then you will not go wrong here!
As has been mentioned many times, the hosts are a wonderful and very friendly family (including the dog "Mackenzie"!), the rooms beautiful and very comfortable, and the breakfast to die for!. The location is also great - I had been concerned that it would be too far away to walk to the attractions, but not at all, it's close to shops, a great simple and very reasonably priced family restaurant around the corner recommended to us, and only a 5-10 minute walk through the beautiful pine forrest to the passeggiata, the beach and sea.
My only regret is that our stay was for one night only - it will be for longer next time as I wouldn't hesitate returning and wouldn't consider anywhere else when staying again in beautiful Viareggio.

We stayed one night in Viareggio, and we found B&B through trip advisor. We read good comments, but nothinig can express the personal service of Stefano and Elisa, the best breakfast you can get (home made by Elisa), so nicely decorated rooms, good location, etc. The place is very clean, spacious, you can buy natural products they sell from the Region, etc. The best experience you can have in Viareggio, no doubt!

This has to be the best B&B experience I have ever had. I stayed here with my fiancé at the beginning of the month and we had a great time, a perfect base to explore Viareggio. Stefano and Elena balance perfectly the art of personal hospitality without being too intrusive; i.e. they make a fuss over you at breakfast but leave you to your own devices during the day. Breakfast by the way is delicious and Elena's home baking is legendary. The location is ideal for visiting the beach, which is a five minutes stroll away. It is a twenty minute walk from the train station which we found easy enough with directions from google maps. If you are arriving out of office hours Stefano may be able to pick you up from the station. NB Payment is preferred in cash.