A splendid old building just going to waste, it needs someone with a bit of flair and imagination to get the place going. A good proportion of the staff need to attend some sort of customer service training and learn some manners. The place is all a bit to pretentious including the staff, who, should be reminded that it is... more

The building and grounds are beautiful, very spacious and have a lovely sweeping staircase as you enter. The room that I was given for just me contained 3 single beds and was absolutely huge, with enough room to run around in! The road my room overlooked was very quiet and I had absolutely no problem with noise. The check-in staff... more

Stayed here as we had old family connections with the place. ( they were generous with family on the island during the lean and hungry times of the war ) It has an air of faded genteelness and if you close your eyes long enough you can almost see the men who left here to fight and never came back.... more

Two friends and I stayed at the Imperial Hotel in August 2009. It was our second visit. The food is as good as I have had in forty years of holidaying in Maltese hotels. At breakfast there is limitless coffee and fruit juice. There is a choice of toast, croissant, different rolls, beans, scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon and cold meat... more

This hotel was built in 1865 and has an air of faded colonial grandeur. It was comfortable. Rooms are roomy with dated but OK bathrooms. The location is central - not near to anything, but not far away either. Adequate breakfasts. They were happy for us to use the nice pool until aftrer midday on our departure day, though we... more

Stayed for ten days, and felt it was a very good hotel overall. Good location, with a bus stop right outside the hotel, taking you straight to the capital, Valetta (every half an hour). Only a five minute walk down the hill to all other bus stops, taking you anywhere on the Island. You will also find shops, restaurants, a... more

Our third trip to Malta in two years, this was our first stay at the Imperial. Our trip was last minute and the price was good. Having read previous reports on this hotel, we were not going in with our eyes closed. Yes it has character,the staff are very helpful and friendly.The rooms were cleaned daily with fresh towels. The... more

We have stayed at The Imperial over a number of years and always returned as a consequence of the friendly atmosphere and cleanliness. This is not a shiney, soul-less modern edifice with fixed-smile staff, the colonial style of the building is matched by the family feel of familiar faces, over nine years of stays at the Imperial the turn-over of... more

Agree with most of recent reviews, specially the last one. We had room 205 - on reflection would have beenbetter on ground floor, as cooler, - we used room 109 as courtesy room at end of stay, and the air con was much quieter and more efficient, plus less sun hammering on the flat roof. In hindsight, would have sked... more