The Empress Hotel

The is a great location along the promenade with easy walking access to the beach and a longer walk to the shopping and restaurant area. The hotel's restaurant was good with a nice buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The offer a High Tea but you have to reserve 24 hours in advance. The staff was very helpful. We took the local bus from the airport to the hotel, it stops right out front; and a taxi back - very easy. Make sure you say "Hi" to the fairies when you cross the fairy bridge. :-)

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.

Location just along central promenade, accessible where ever you want to go, bus stop right in front of the hotel where you can get the bus going to airport for £3 oneway and takes 25mins to reach Ronaldsway airport. Plenty of restaurants and shopping area just around the corner of the hotel. Staff were very friendly and approachable. Good buffet breakfast. The person who played in The Piano Bar was awesome⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely hotel, perfectly situated. We stayed in the family room which we'd have preferred to have been a bit bigger and no sea view possible for family rooms. Breakfast was nice and as expected. Reception/lounge area had a nice atmosphere and food was delicious! Pianist played on the grand piano a few times a week in the evenings which was a nice touch.

Superb location on the sea front. Comfortable room, although the bedroom was too hot and it was not possible to sleep with the window open due to the traffic noise outside. Very friendly and helpful staff. Great lunchtime and evening food in both the restaurant and the bar.