I would stay at this hotel for sure! The price is definitely ok, it shows that the staff and management is taking pride and care of such an historic place.

What a professional, knowledgeable manager. Most interesting.

Decided to have a short break in Blackpool last autumn & after a bit of trawling chose the Imperial as our base. Can't remember exactly what we paid but it was in the region of what was quoted in this review. What a good choice we made. Left a review pointing out a few (very) minor details of the place that we felt were a little 'tired' & received a reply from the general manager thanking us & confirming they are gradually giving the whole place a makeover. Ate in the restaurant two evenings & the bar on two other. Menu, food, service all deserved 11 points out of 10. Overall a fantastic experience - this video shows it all - and would certainly stay again if in that part of the country (we live in extreme south west).

Thank you Paul. This is the hotel we stay at every time we visit Blackpool and it always gets a top rating and the staff are always wonderful. Re travel, trams very frequent in both directions and taxis only take minutes to arrive…

Great video. My sort of hotel, I also love period places. How lovely to see the Turkish baths. It all looked spotless to me and the breakfast looked spot on. I would stay there.

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

These buildings are a treasure

I've worked in Travel for well over 40 years. We had a travel conference at the Imperial for a weekend for about 100 of us. I must say it was a beautiful hotel, it has kept its period charm. Very clean, Staff were very welcoming and helpful , Food was great and the function rooms were amazing. I would highly recommend it. Felt very opulent and special.

I was a Police Firearms officer in the late 80s and 90s and the government and opposition held party conference at the Winter Gardens. Their hotel of choice was The Imperial. Spent many hours wandering the corridors and standing point. Protected many MPs and foreign envoys etc. i always thought the place looked run down and in the kitchens and back of shop areas a tad messy and smelly.. but..what a gorgeous building and very imposing Great to see it again ❤️

Stay at the Imperial on a regular basis. Fabulous hotel, food superb (try the evening menu) and as you say, the staff our brilliant at looking after you .

Love the old Turkish baths

Showing the Churchill room and turkish baths made me want to go and stay there and wander around go back in time lovely .

I love these grand old hotels and the service you get in them. I've never been over to Blackpool but I would definitely book into this one. The price is amazing, hotels here Ireland are very expensive.

Looks absolutely fantastic. I've never stayed living so close by 😂

One word…MAJESTIC.

i was born in blackpool and now i live in devon when i went back to see family i stayed in the imperial it was superb the breakfast was great , i loved it

@whoknowswhere

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Its like the Titanic decor its absolutely beautiful, i can't believe ive never stayed there.. i will now thanks

Thank you for a wonderful review of the Imperial hotel l stayed in this hotel over 50 years ago with my parents lots of lovely memories not much has changed. I love this type if grand old hotel. I will definitely revisit. Love from Scotland Paul.

Oh my goodness absolutely beautiful and the background music is addictive, you have a good ear!!

@whoknowswhere

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

A lovely grand place I would stay there, because like you I love stepping back in time.

went back in the 80s there, they had a club in basement, trader jacks i think it was called , great club and loved the hotel

@user-js7zu3im3v

Ай бұрын

Yes I remember the basement night club.yes it was called trader jack,it had a swimming pool next to it and a sauna

I have stayed at this Hotel for many years. I always enjoyed my stay. On one occasion I was disappointed with my room and was upgraded to the Presidential Suite. Fantastic Room Service Breakfast. As said the Staff are lovely and always say Good Morning or Good Evening.

Was here recently. Loved the historic political history of the hotel. It was Margaret Thatcher 's favourite hotel. She preferred the Imperial to the Brighton Grand. It wasn't to do with the bomb, she found the staff excllent at the Imperial.

What a wonderfully presented video. All the relevant areas in the hotel are clearly covered. I'm looking forward to more of these videos. We'll done !

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

I love a buffet breakfast. I know a lot of people complain, but it's great for someone like me who can be fussy with food. I know I can exactly what I want on my plate.

@whoknowswhere

4 ай бұрын

I totally agree!

I loved attending functions at the Imperial, it's just as I remember it. Thanks for reminding me of a wonderful place.

Great video, after watching im putting that on my bucket list stunning hotel ,cheers.

Spent a couple of nights in January,excellent food, and very professional service... 👌

I stopped here few years ago thort it's was brilliant love the breakfast

Stayed there many times. Lovely place, staff, food and service was excellent. Used to stay here as a child with my parents. Been back a few times since.Love this place. X

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

What a good video and what a beautiful hotel. I’d stay here in a heartbeat. I hope they go on forever.

The Imperial is a fabulous hotel. Have always loved the smell, a sort of Sunday roast homely one !!! I learnt to swim there, a beautiful little pool in the basement, hope it is still there. I actually, nearly 40yrs ago had my 21st birthday there, my mother met her husband on the night and they are still together today. I met a fair few celebs over the years there, even dated a singer from an up n coming group , met in Trader Jacks at The Imperial. I am sure there was a bomb scare when Maggie Thatcher stayed there furing her hey day !!!!! Great video, Namaste.

@timoverington5177

5 ай бұрын

Went to trader jacks in the summer of 84, it was a very nice club and well run, we were staying at pontins down at lytham, quite a few good memories…

@markwhitehead4645

3 ай бұрын

So who was the up and coming singer 😜tell me to do one but interesting fact ... did he make it ? I still love Blackpool... my dad had a Farewell to Blackpool just before he died ... he spent his honeymoon there in the early 50s ... there IS something special about these Old Hotel “Palaces” especially in the hay day of entertainment that was taking place in the town ... still can’t beat an ice cream stick of Blackpool rock and a walk along the whole of the PROM no matter what the weather!! Hope the town makes a comeback in some way🤞Must admit the comment you made about “smelling of roast dinners “ was spot on ... when we went there as a family in the late 60s we couldn’t afford hotels so it was B+B’s but the smell was the same ☺️Yum Yum 😋

Thanks for showing us inside this hotel, always wondered what it was like, lots of history in there could feel it through the video xxx

❤ This video. Would definitely stay here if I was in the area. 3 weeks ago I stayed in Lancaster for a family funeral. I spent all my childhood in Morecambe. So I know Blackpool very well apart from hotels. I used to stay with Granny 🤣Thank you . I also love history. I tried to find Lady Thatcher's photo on the wall 😄Loved Turkish baths. Prices were very very good. I live in East Yorkshire - the local population is a completely different breed of folk from the Lancastrians. Give me the 🌹rose anyday. Thank you ♥️♥️

Staying here tonight and the food is fantastic and the staff are wonderful. Great review Paul.

@whoknowswhere

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you for your videos and your honest comments,look forward to more,👍

A beautiful hotel. Excellent value for money. My father used to stay here for the annual cinema event.

Love this hotel. Stayed here for our 30th Wedding anniversary last year. Room was beautiful and on the sea front, staff were friendly and helpful and as a celiac with a lot of food intolerances ( a chefs nightmare) they couldn't have been more accommodating and helpful. Would definitely stay here again.

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I definitely would stay there .such a classy hotel .Carol from Lytham,St Annes

I used to work there 20 years ago it was a nightmare. Bullying, harassment and intimidation had to be endured through every shift. Flat rate all hours and weekends. I remember there was one cleaner and one supervisor per floor and the supervisor would walk around next to the cleaner telling her what to do. It was warm though, smelt nice and had amazing carpet. didn't see any Prime Ministers but I swear I stood two feet away from Eric Bristow.

I remember staying here when I used to compete at the Winter Gardens and Blackpool Tower with my dance school. Have fond memories of the place so it’s great to watch your review and get your opinion on this hotel. 😊

@whoknowswhere

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Another great video thanks 😊

Loved this video Paul 😁 my favourite place as I’m from Blackpool ❤️ and my husband and I have stayed at the Imperial Hotel a few times and we Love it! beautiful hotel great staff, lovely rooms and great meals 🥘 my nana use to own one of the B&B’s just on the terrace between the Park house and Carlton (Best Western) and I lived there when I was a little girl so I have always been close to the Imperial 😁 looking forward to your other upcoming reviews in Blackpool 👍Thanks again take care, Pauline from Blackpool living in Canada 🍁

What a great video... Would love to do that travel around and audit hotels and bed and breakfast places...Fabulous

Stunning hotel, the architecture, the grandeur, lovely touch them upgrading you to the double room also. Looking forward to the rest of the Blackpool series. Thank you once again for sharing your experience. The general manager deserves a special shout-out too for taking you to the Turkish baths. You are smashing it Paul, I subscribed to your channel very early doors when you were hitting just a few hundred views. Your channel has grown significantly and deservedly so! Hard work pays off!

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Looks ace hotel room looked ace and the meals woooow gonna give it ago.

Stayed here twice and absolutely love the place.....couldnt fault anything....so glad you reviewed it....🎉

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

My wife and I have spent a weekend here x 3. It is worth every pound, beautiful building, lovely staff, excellent food.

This hotel is just amazing absolutely loved you walking around the beautiful rooms it just oozes elegance I will be having a couple of nights there it's like going back in time the music was fabulous as well 😊😊

What an amazing hotel after seeing this I would definitely stay here! It’s everything when it’s clean and the staff are friendly. Absolute bargain!! The management and staff are clearly passionate about their jobs and it reflects on the whole ambiance of the place. Super impressed❤

Wow those rooms looked amazing and that sounds like a very good price to me .

i would definitely stay at that hotel... what a beautiful place and everything looked great

Beautiful hotel I love the highly ornate architecture/design of the Victorian era can imagine the exquisite reception bustling with the rich and famous. The dedication and passion for the restoration of the Turkish baths admirable great historical places are saved. Deffo stay here everything good standard, price excellent, thanks ⭐

Excellent value Paul and a lovely piece of history to reside in. Spot on vlog, covers what we need to know.

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Stayed there last September. Beautiful hotel. Would definitely go back

I stayed at the Norbeck Castle in Blackpool just up the road, and it was a lovely stay, we went past this hotel, and it's massive, but I was happy at the hotel we were in .

Passed it many times on trips to Blackpool so interesting to see inside you had a good price nice to see the old baths in the basement to 🍻

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree

You need to cover the grand hotel in Scarborough if you haven't done so already. I'm new to your channel. The grand gained a really bad reputation a few years ago because it was run down and in parts dirty and in some cases some customers had their room ceiling fall down on them. Then immigrants were put there and kids just ran about freely wrecking the place and the parents never stopped them and totally disrespected the beautiful historic hotel they had been given the curiosity to stay in, they broke the lifts and pulled off the lift button boards, they pulled off the piano keys and basically ran havoc so they were moved out into other cheaper un historic hotels and the grand had a brand new make over. Its beautiful and back to the grand Ness it deserves. Me and my husband go every year and now take our granddaughter to experience the beautiful historic hotel and she loves it. We love Scarborough but unfortunately not Blackpool we had a very bad experience there when our kids were very little and my daughter was a baby in a pram when a massive fight broke out of the pub onto the street and surrounded us I was terrified for our safety and have never been back since. That is a very beautiful hotel though so maybe one day I will go try it out. Thankyou for the great video I have now subscribed to your channel 😀

Another fair review. I like that. What a nice hotel, mind you the music you put on when showing around the hotel reminded me of 'The Shining' 😂😂😂

What a beautiful hotel.

Great Review, looks like I'm gonna head there next week you should be on commission. 😂

Stayed there when I was a kid many times with my parents they had a swimming pool and a snooker room … lot of great memories from the imperial…

Wot a beautiful hotel shame about the weather tho the room is lovely I would stay there it's nice to have lovely staff it makes your stay much nicer great you could acess the rooms to review them look forward to the live paul tonight

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Speak later tonight I am homeless Julie walked out of my final hotel review here in Llandudno all will be revealed tonight

Nice hotel great review big like from me ⭐⭐🌟👍🙂👍🌟⭐⭐ Keep the good work up

What a lovely hotel. What a wonderful surprise to get the free upgrade. What a wonderful find the Turkish baths. It's lovely to know that at least one of the old hotels is looking so good on the inside and is well looked after. If I wasn't living in Blackpool I would stay there. You were so unlucky with the weather. We get amazing sunsets in Blackpool. And on clear days you'll get great views access the Irish Sea of the the Lake District mountains, North Wales and when the conditions are right the Isle of Man. Take the tram north, stop off at Bispham Station the highest point on the Fylde Coast for the fantastic views and great restaurants on Red Bank Road. Travel further on the tram to the beautiful town of Cleveleys with a great shopping street and a beautiful beach. Go to the end of the line on the tram to Fleetwood for Affinity outlet shopping, a great indoor market, lovely seaside town with fantastic views and a little ferry ride to Knott End another lovely little town with great views. Xxx

Fantastic hotel paul ,cheers loved the music to ,cheers paul 👌 😀 ❤️

Just arrived home after a two nights stay at the Imperial Hotel couldn’t agree more a lovely building.We stayed in a sea view room which was adequate and spacious. Staff were great, breakfast was really good.( I had to miss the first day’s breakfast due to a very early start but it was unavoidable) This was our second visit to the hotel and hopefully will return next year.

That was lovely, stunning place - thank you! What an absolute shame our Adelphi is not as well maintained - it could be just as glorious

Sounds and looks amazing and the price is great, well done to the staff, 💯

Regular haunt for me t Great value

I have stayed in the hotel a long time ago and it was great then xx loved watching it was informative great value x thankyou x waiting for the next xx

@whoknowswhere

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

yes looks great

Looks a lovely hotel paul tha was a good idea with breakfast great price for the room definitely worth a visit ❤❤

I'd definitely stay there, just my sort of place. The architecture right up my street. Thankyou for sharing

Well impressed with Hotel think i would like to definately stay if i was ever in Blackpool,

We stayed in the Imperial last July Paul, we absolutely loved it. Looking forward to going back in the near future.

Would definitely stay it looked very clean and welcoming

wow what a hotel lv it al b staying there my next trip 2 pool thank u 4 the video🙂

I would stay in the hotel because it is stunning. Really enjoyed watching, thanks Paul

Another interesting fact about this hotel is that it was used as a venue for rock groups to play during the 1970s (possibly in that large function room we saw). Judas Priest was one of the bands that played there. I love this hotel and go with my daughter at least tice a year to stay there.

Thanks Paul so grand .👍👍

£52.70 for the night (bed and breakfast) is amazing considering this hotel has a 30s feel about it and has clearly been maintained to a high standard. I could well imagine some unscrupulous owner turning the ball rooms into bedrooms to increase occupancy and profits. This is definitely on my list to visit. Thanks Paul

Looks lovely, id definitely stay there

A class Hotel that has kept it's character, It may seem old fashioned but that is in keeping with it's history and style. It looks clean and well maintained with a lovely staff that make you feel welcome. I would stop here just for it's history. place to explore. Price is great and breakfast fine.

🤩 lovely Paul, yes i would stay there, . 😊

Hi Paul, love these videos. You've actually done/doing some of my favourite places. Torremolinos, Benidorm and Blackpool. Much appreciated. cheers

@hopey65

5 ай бұрын

Meant to say, dont know if you are trying The Ruskin in Blackpool, but its great.

@whoknowswhere

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Yes, yes, yes. Thank you paul.😊 Ann.😊

I love the imperial possibly the best hotel in Blackpool nice and clean and well maintained and looked after, breakfast was great too lots of staff and a large room with lots of tables to choose from The only negative thing i would say is the price of alcohol was highish but then again they have lots of overheads and you pay for quality Would definitely stay there again as its got lots of character and Class

It’s great love blacky pool ❤

It looks like a beautiful place to stay at.

I would love to stay in this hotel it's absolutely gorgeous and a fair price xx

Iv stayed there and I thought it was charming like you said a bit like stepping back in time ♥️ it was great I would recommend xx

I remember the bibles. Looks a great hotel, I stay next door at the Park House another one I would recommend thanks fir the vlog xx

Fab ..I'm booking now

I stayed there in 2014 absolutely brilliant loved it and I agree the staff are lovely Another time Another Place it takes you back to the Golden Days when life was definitely more relaxed ❤

@whoknowswhere

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

I would definitely stay at The Imperial looks lovely and prices very fair

Beautiful

Last time I stayed in Blackpool was in this hotel. Got parked in hotel. Room was next door to this room. It is next to a tram stop. So dumped my gear, and off to have fun. So only slept in room. Enjoyed the breakfast.

Hi Paul, I work in a hotel and we removed the Bibles when it was the covid lock down, we keep a few at reception in case any guests request one.

What a beautiful hotel . Would definitely stay here. So very opulent. Absolutely fabulous. From Ann.😊

Ex staff member of this iconic luxury Hotel frequented in the past by the rich and famous.