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