The Empress Hotel

Great location, lift, pleasant restaurant and bar, good breakfast. (Very good breakfast staff) Friendly attentive room staff, excellent check in receptionist. Comfortable room.

We booked the Penthouse Suite, which met our expectations of size, comfort, and the location of the hotel was good. The staff were helpful in response to queries. We were disappointed with a couple of minor issues but the staff dealt with them promptly. A good restaurant and reasonable. Free on road parking with the use of a parking disc. A very enjoyable stay.

Great breakfast (though the kipper is exactly that: a kipper on a plate - this is what I expect, but my cousin expected something else....) and amazing staff who were more than willing to help accommodate our needs. Nice lounge, reasonable bar, and easy to get to - only a 15 minute walk from the ferry. And, if important to you, ironing facilities available - they lend you an iron and Ironing board.

I first stayed at this iconic IoM hotel in the early 90's, before I'd been to the island to watch the racing, so had fond memories of it. Have been in on several occasions since, but only for a drink - usually during the TT or MGP, but not to stay there. Since our team won the MGP last year, I was back on the island for the Winners Dinner which was a great night just down the road from the Empress. Thoroughly enjoyed my stay, great staff and great views of Douglas Bay.

The hotel was very clean and well kept. The bed was comfortable but not as comfortable as some hotel beds we’ve stayed in recently. The large screen TV with Sky Sports and BT sports was incredible for watching football in your room. The free all you can eat breakfasts were amazing and filled us up nicely for the days we were there. The room had a radiator you could turn on and produced good heat for the October evenings.