The Imperial Hotel

4.0 star property

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Indoor wedding
Daily full breakfast for a fee
Front of property
Reception
Reception

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Parking available
  • Business services

Explore the area

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North Promenade, Blackpool, England, FY1 2HB
  • Place, Funny Girls
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, North Pier
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Winter Gardens
    ‪14 min walk‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(170 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(66 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Double Room, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(25 reviews)
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(32 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Premium Family room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Sea View

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(46 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Deluxe Quadruple Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Blackpool

With a stay at The Imperial Hotel in Blackpool (North Shore), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Blackpool Illuminations and Blackpool Tower. .This beach hotel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Winter Gardens and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

What's nearby

  • Funny Girls - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Mecca Bingo - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • North Pier - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Winter Gardens - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Blackpool Illuminations - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Blackpool North Station - 11 min walk
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buttie Shop - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Peek-A-Booze - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Funny Girls - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Derby Supper Bar - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Promenade Cafè - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Imperial Hotel

Sandy fun near Blackpool Illuminations and Winter Gardens
The Imperial Hotel offers 180 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. This Blackpool hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 180 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this Victorian hotel include an arcade/game room, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at the Palm Court, a restaurant where you can take in the ocean view, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Palm Court - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
No. 10 Bar - Onsite restaurant.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Uncovered parking on site (GBP 14 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 17.95 to 17.95 for adults and GBP 8.95 to 17.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • No. 10 Bar
  • Palm Court

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bingo
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's games
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1867
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 20
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 20
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 17.95 to 17.95 for adults, and GBP 8.95 to 17.95 for children
  • Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 14 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 20 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 20 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Guests booking a stay in this property’s Family Room type may be accommodated with a rollaway/extra bed rather than the stated single bed, based on availability.

Property is also known as

Imperial Blackpool
Imperial Hotel Blackpool
Barcelo Blackpool
Barcelo Blackpool
The Imperial Hotel Hotel
The Imperial Hotel Blackpool
The Imperial Hotel Hotel Blackpool

The Imperial Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 608 out of 1300 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 377 out of 1300 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 187 out of 1300 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 81 out of 1300 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 47 out of 1300 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old hotel on the seafront. Extra charge for parking was not expected and no electric charge point.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Petrina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was nice and quiet and all the staff was wonderful people
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Noah

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chips on floor in room, brothel type feel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jeanette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location - and right across the road from the tram stops which were brilliant coming every 10 minutes. The hotel is quite classy and comfortable, however it needs a lot of maintenance attention in various areas due to the age of the hotel (apparently built in 1867) - room cleanliness was ok although there were some areas (in the inner window frames which looked as if they had never been cleaned. Could not avoid seeing it when you opened up the window. Bed was very comfortable. On the occasion that we had our room "cleaned" by housekeeping, all they did was empty the rubbish bins, give us an additional toilet roll and pull up the covers on the bed - did not even move the pillows. They did not replenish the coffee sachets or water bottles or clean/vacuum the floor. Must have taken them all of 2 minutes, so a bit disappointed with that given that the hotel is one of the few along the esplanade that has class written all over it. Breakfast was very good, and the staff are working hard to make you feel welcome. Overall we really enjoyed our stay here and our interactions with staff in all areas was always very pleasant and helpful. I would recommend staying here again should I ever be in the area again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
From check in to check out this was a great experience. The room was clean and well serviced comfortable and all I could ask for. Food and restaurant service was excellent. I will come again when next in Blackpool.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room every day. Food excellent with choice of menu, entertainment every night, hotel right on sea front , excellent ,friendly staff and service. Good facilities for disabled people
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Scot

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Fiona

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very poor experience at the imperial. We visited as a family for my son’s birthday and were put in what felt like the last room in the hotel on the top floor at the very back of the building. The carpet was dirty, there was no hairdryer or even telephone in the room. When I complained at reception I was given a hairdryer and told I would be contacted with a voucher as compensation but nothing ever came despite emailing the manager as instructed by reception staff. Very poor as the standard was that of a bed and breakfast but was 3 times the price.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Wavy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Honeymoon

We loved our honeymoon in the imperial
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel old worldly but very well maintained and spotless. Everyone could not do enough for you and the food is lovely and good portions. Breakfast plenty of choice and eat what you fancy .
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice friendly hotel

Took my elderly mother for her 70th birthday
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff especially in the palm restaurant. Love the buildings history. My only mild complaint is the time it takes to check in and check out but overall a very enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Sadly hotel looking tired and surrounding areas of Blackpool need attention. Also there was no entertainment in the hotel later in the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The interior architecture of this building is fantastic. The colurs and materials complement thevage of the building
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Very pleasant stay - thank you Team Imperial Blackpool
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Joy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for the whole family....
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall the place is looking very tired , however it served our purpose. No information given about what is available in the hotel Reception staff very helpful. No decaffeinated coffee sachets available for the room , even when requested. Singers were ok , however Paul Stewart came across as arrogant .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025