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The Empress Hotel

4.0 star property

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Executive Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Sea View
Free daily buffet breakfast
Executive Double Room, Sea View | View from room

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Central Promenade, Douglas, England, IM2 4RA
  • Douglas Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Palace Casino
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Gaiety Theatre
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Isle of Man (IOM)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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Executive Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Sea View

Executive Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Sea View

  • 28 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Panoramic Penthouse, Sea View | Games room

Panoramic Penthouse, Sea View

  • 49 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom, Sea View

Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom, Sea View

  • 35 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Double or Twin Room

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Classic Single Room, 1 Single Bed | Property amenity

Classic Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Triple Room

Family Triple Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Executive Double Room, Sea View

Executive Double Room, Sea View

  • 28 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Twin Room

Classic Twin Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Double Room

Classic Double Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Empress Hotel

Fun on the beach, near Palace Casino
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a business center, conference space, and dry cleaning are onsite.
The Empress Hotel offers 104 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 40-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels.

This Douglas hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The free breakfast at The Empress Hotel gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Douglas Beach. Free WiFi in public areas, a restaurant, and a bar are available.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a beachfront location while dining at The Brasserie Restaurant
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage, and wedding services
  • Guests have great things to say about the breakfast and the helpful staff
  • Steps from Douglas Beach and 5 minutes by foot from Palace Casino
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. Event space at this hotel measures 2497 square feet (232 square meters) and includes conference space. The business-friendly The Empress Hotel also features a vending machine, a garden, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

This Victorian Douglas hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free buffet breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The Brasserie Restaurant - This beachfront restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
The Piano Bar - This beachfront piano bar serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free off-site parking within 164 ft
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • The Brasserie Restaurant
  • The Piano Bar

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space (2497 square feet)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beachfront location
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

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The Empress Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 310 out of 785 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 340 out of 785 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 89 out of 785 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 785 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 785 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gino, OAKVILLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place. People are great
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Everitt

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Hotel is okay.
The stay was okay. The staff was nice. The hotel is pretty clean, just the rooms are a bit simple.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Lloyd

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable
I stay here when on the island for work as it’s a good location, good value and always clean. There’s also a comfortable bar and restaurant on site which I find great after a long day and breakfast is self serve and has good choice for a quick bite before heading out.
View from the front of the hotel looking out at the bay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was huge and gorgeous. The bathroom was very nice. But if I'd known my "ocean view" was blocked by scaffolding, I would have booked elsewhere. The bar and the restaurant were excellent, but the breakfast was cold. And between the vent in the bathroom being noisy and the fact that I could hear the bar music all night long from my room, it wasn't particularly quiet. All in all it was a good stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Megan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No leisure facilities/ parking as described in the advert on Expedia
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

DOUGLAS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Promenade
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Lee

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael john

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent. Only downside was the size of the lift. I think they could do with 2
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Food and service was excellent especially Darinka
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Verity

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not family friendly. £30 charge for cot bed
Average at best. Stayed there for a wedding with my 18 month old son for 2 nights. Firstly, they charge £15 per night for a travel cot which is shocking. I've stayed in 5 hotels with my son and never been charged before. Put me in a room where i had to get up and down stairs with a pram, an 18 month old and bags on my own. Also charged me £3.10 for a pint of milk to fill up a bottle. Breakfast was ok. Tiny plates and cheap filter coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Great time
All was excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Overall it was ok but not quite up to the standards of a Holiday Inn Express. Couldn't get any food the first night; they sold the restaurant to an "event". The event played loud, thumping music til midnight that came up through the building structure and could be heard in all the rooms. No point in trying to sleep until it was over. The food was typical Irish (no surprise: lots eggs, beans, and high-fat meats. Some fruit, no juice. About like an Irish Denny's. The beds were comfortable and slept well after the noise stopped. It's a retrofit of a Victorian era building so lots of levels, not all of which are served by the light. Those with disabilities might find it challenging but we saw worse accessibility in other places. Overall assessment: it'll do but of the 6 hotels we stayed in on our trip, this one was #6.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Colleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well located on the promenade. Small room but clean. Good breakfast buffet. Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness
My wife and I I whilst being able to walk fount the entrance step's daunting. We were guides to the "Disabled Access". We are not disabled in the wheelchair sense. Perhaps some form of suitable wording along the line of Guest who feel unable to walk up follow the arrows/ please to the lifts. Otherwise a great stay
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Paula

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, especially getting the chance to listen to an inCREDible piano player, named Phil, on two different nights.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was pleased with the room & the location of the hotel. The breakfasts are first class as are the bar snacks/meals. I hadn’t expected my room to be serviced everyday so to return and find my bed made, towels folded ect was a bonus. Excellent experience all round. I am considering visiting the Island with my wife in the future and will definitely be booking my stay at the Empress.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Carpets smelly in bedroom
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

steve

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, nice room, bar area clean and they put sky sports on for me!! Definitely return
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location Spacious room. Ocean view Great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Amenities
Comfy,clean. Car parking is a problem
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All went to plan
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy and safe parking for my motorbike. Great breakfast. Beach view although weather wasn’t good during my stay n
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
we stayed for 4 nights in Aug 2024. The hotel is older, but elegance and character. Comfy bed, nice o ean view from our room, good buffet style breakfast, nice lobby restaurant, fast check-in/out. Would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024