Reviews of Empress Hotel, Douglas
Review by Anonymous on 24th September, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 2009-09-24
Bad Points: bathroom tiles did not seem to be holding back the water properly
Review by Anonymous on 1st February, 2009
Add your review Date visited: 2009-02-01
Good Points: Central location; spacious public areas; good breakfast (kippers excellent!); drinkable coffee! (croissants could have been fresher); pleasant and polite dining staff; fair price; pleasantly warm bedrooms; nice bathroom; tea & coffee-making facilities; wireless internet facility.
Bad Points: Bit chilly in the breakfast lounge in the morning (backing on to conservatory); bar staff not very proactive (think that drink sales could be increased if staff bothered to approach tables and: 1. Ask guests if they would like another drink. 2. Deliver the drink(s) to the table instead of letting them sit on the bar and expect guests to collect them for themselves!! WiFi should be included in the price, it's no longer a 'luxury' item, for businness its essential. The lift had a very nasty smell about it - stale and quite foul at times. The front steps were being painted so the damp smell on entering the hotel was replaced with a strong smell of tar! The first thing anyone really notices on entering a building is the pervailing smell - pleasant or otherwise. It really is worth working on this aspect as it 'flavours' first impressions.
General review: I enjoyed my stay in the hotel overall, but would like to see attempts made to improve those items mentioned above.
Review by Peter on 22nd September, 2008
Add your review Date visited: 2008-09-22
Good Points: Met my needs for this visit.
Bad Points: Lacked an electric shaver connection in the bathroom
General review: My stay on the island was for a funeral so I was not particularly in holiday/leisure mode. The hotel was a pleasant place to stay for the visit.
Review by san wilson on 7th August, 2008
Add your review Date visited: 22-07-2008
Fantastic hotel- great facilities,would definitly recommend hotel to anyone,friendly bar staff and young piano player called phil was fantastic !!
Review by Anonymous on 1st April, 2008
Add your review Date visited: 2008-04-01
Good Points: Restaraunt food (both) was excellent as were the staff - all you can eat for £17 in the Asian restaurant!. Pool was nice and gym equipment was good for the size of hotel.
Bad Points: Stained furniture in room, burn on carpet and soiled carpets in parts of the hotel, tired look about whole place, needs a complete redecoration. Radiator not working in bathroom and radiator tap removed so unable to turn it on, fan extractor not working so whole room filled with steam when showering, DVD player not working, poor (snowy) TV reception etc etc.
General review: I would like to have known that I was going to be adjacent to a building site ( new apartments being built for the next six months or so according to one of the locals) and in a room at the side of the hotel right next to it - a lie in beyond 8 am was a no go! Imagine Llandudno on a bigger scale and you get the picture of what Douglas is like.
Review by Robert on 1st November, 2007
Add your review Date visited: 2007-11-01
Good Points: Great English breakfast! The pool, although small, was pleasant for swimming.
Bad Points: Hotel is a bit run down. Room very small.
Review by Mitul Gadhia on 17th March, 2006
Add your review Date visited: DEC 2005
I stayed at The Empress Hotel, and I had a fantastic stay. The rooms were very comfortable and they are all equipped with broadband internet. The food available there in La Brasserie is exquisite. I've never had such an appetising meal. The staff there are so helpful and polite, they can not do enough for you. The kids enjoyed the swimming pool & Jacuzzi, and I enjoyed using the sauna and steamroom! They also have a great gym. I will always stay at The Empress when I visit the Isle of Man.
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