I had a wedding in another hotel in clon which was fully booked out so we booked the imperial as it was near.I gave my credit card details as would be the norm. However 3wks before the wedding the hotel the wedding was in got a cancellation and offered us the room. So I cancelled the bookin of the room... More

The owner was very nice and pleasant,and his staff went out of there way to serve us our breakfast after the kitchen was supposed to be closed.And checking out time well what can i say an extra 3 hours,where else would you get it.Thanks peter and staff for making us very welcome,will be back. More

We stayed in the Imperial for a tag rugby weekend that was on at Inchydoney beach, the rooms barely even had basic necessities in them, it was like going back in time! Since it was quite a big tournament the Imperial seemed to take advantage & change their group rate for this weekend. It almost seemed as though they felt... More

I read the reviews about this hotel and thought no i'm not staying there, then i said to myself 'how bad can it be'.... well im so glad i did ... The hotel is basic ... with their prices you dont exactly expect the Ritz. The staff are wonderful, the quaint little bar etc ... More

Well I have to say that nothing appears to have changed since the earlier reviews and photos relating to this awful hotel. My daughter and I were making a short 6 day tour of Ireland and each evening had found a series of lovely hotels charging a special low out of season rate of between 35 and 40 euros each... More

My friends and I arranged a w/end in Clonakilty recently and one of the guys had stayed before and knew the hotel managers. I had no previous knowledge of this hotel and read the reviews posted here. As a result I went down with some degree of trepidation. When we arrived, it was clear that this hotel was quite old.... More

The Imperial Hotel, Clonakilty makes Basil Falty and Falty Towers look like the Ritz. Small rooms, narrow stairs, no toiletries in the bathroom...sorry no baths either , just showers stuck in the corner of what was once a small room. I must have missed the great breakfast that other reiewer found as it all was over cooked, tasteless, especially the... More

The place was very much like a hotel out of 1970's Ireland. The decor, bed clothes and carpets obviously had not been changed in many years. Hair was found on the pillow cases. I didnt even bother having a shower the following morning such was the deteriorated state of the bathroom. The only positive thing ( and this is according... More