Things did start out in the best fashion when we landed at the Lavagna train station. No buses, and no taxis (the listed telephone number just rang a phone behind us at the station), and the hotel was unable to assist us in this. The suitcases were heavy, and the wife rather pregnant made the 1,5 km rather long.. Though the best spagetti al mare on the Via Aurelia helped the mood.
The hotel is decorated with many different flags, but do not let this fool you, it is not a international hotel in any sense. A good dictionary is a must for those not already fluent in Italian. This is also part of the charm and necessary when one you move along the path of domestic tourists (which is also very visible on the prices in Lavagna vs. eg. Monterosso just down the street).
It was stated that internet was present, but as the reception ran a paper system I did not enquire this further. The breakfeast was ordinary and worth 5 euros (here one guy spoke a bit English). I have gotten used to that the maid drop by the room and make the bed and change the towels, but no one visited the room during the day (I could of course just gone into the next room to which there was a direct door (key on our side) and picked up some new ones, but did not).
In all a good base to beaches and useful for very expensive Cinque Terra, but look a bit further..