The Imperial Torquay

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October 2025

November 2025

Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine

Indoor pool, open 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Very good

Popular amenities

Parking available
24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Park Hill Road, Torquay, England, TQ1 2DG

Place, Princess Theatre
‪11 min walk‬
Place, Meadfoot Beach
‪12 min walk‬
Place, Torre Abbey Sands
‪16 min walk‬
Airport, Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.)
‪36 min drive‬

Room options

Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Double Room

Very good

19 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Deluxe Sea View Double Room

Excellent

22 sq m
Sea view
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Bay View (Balcony or Terrace)

Excellent

34 sq m
Sea view
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

Very good

14 sq m
1 bedroom
Hill view
Sleeps 3
2 Large Twin Beds

Suite

Very good

45 sq m
Sea view
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Cosy Double Room

Good

12 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Standard Sea View Double Room

Very good

Sea view
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Deluxe Family Room

Sea view
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Similar properties

Pool
Spa
Pet-friendly
Kids pool

includes taxes & fees

23 Nov - 24 Nov

About this property

The Imperial Torquay

Victorian hotel with a full-service spa and a health club

Along with a full-service spa, this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and a restaurant. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a sauna are onsite.

The Imperial Torquay offers 152 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor tennis court and a health club are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the health club or fitness facility.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Imperial Health Club. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic. The spa is open daily.

The breakfast at The Imperial Torquay gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Torquay Marina. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a full-service spa and an indoor pool.

Free WiFi
Enjoy British cuisine while dining at Regatta Restaurant
Full breakfast served daily for a fee
Self parking available for a fee
Take a swim in the indoor and outdoor pools or soak in the hot tub
Indulge with facials, manicures and pedicures, or body treatments at Imperial Health Club
Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and luggage storage
Onsite recreation includes an outdoor tennis court, a gym, and a steam room
Guests have great things to say about the pool and the breakfast
Within a 10-minute walk of Torquay Marina and Little Theatre
Dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)

The Imperial Torquay offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor tennis court, and an indoor pool. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Event space at this hotel measures 205 square feet (19 square meters) and includes conference space. A health club, a hot tub, and a sauna are also featured at the business-friendly The Imperial Torquay. You'll have access to the indoor pool and outdoor pool at a partner property. For a fee, parking is available.

This Victorian Torquay hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

Regatta Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

Uncovered parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 18 for adults and GBP 18 for children
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

Regatta Restaurant

Things to do

Full-service spa
Health club
Hot tub
Indoor pool
Indoor pool (guest access)
Outdoor pool (guest access)
Outdoor tennis court
Sauna
Steam room

Family friendly

Access to nearby outdoor pool
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities

Conveniences

24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk

Guest services

Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Wedding services

Business services

205 square feet of conference space
6 meeting rooms

Outdoors

Garden
Pool loungers
Pool umbrellas
Terrace

Full-service spa

Aromatherapy
Ayurvedic treatments
Body scrubs
Body wraps
Facials
Manicures/pedicures
Massage
Sauna
Spa open daily
Steam room

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Bathroom emergency pull cord
Grab bar near toilet
Lift
Wheelchair accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

9 floors
Ballroom
Banquet hall
Fireplace in lobby
Reception hall
Smoke-free property
Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bedsheets provided
Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

24-hour room service
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle

Connecting rooms available
Desk
Heating
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Iron/ironing board on request
Laptop workspace
Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

Late check-out fee: GBP 40.00

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday:

Outdoor pool

The following facilities are closed on Friday and Saturday:

Outdoor pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per night
Only dogs are allowed
Certain rooms only
You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.00 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

Spa fee: GBP 10.00 per person, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 18 for adults and GBP 18 for children
Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per day
Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Late check-out fee: GBP 40.00 (subject to availability)
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.00 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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The Imperial Torquay Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

25 Jul 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness

Unloved and needs a complete refurbish.

Very shabby hotel. Exterior, grounds and furniture all in disrepair and the pool was closed -no mention of this on the website when booking. Restaurant walls.skirting boards and window frames were filthy. Bedroom furniture is ancient, shabby and marked but the room itself was spotless considering what the housekeeping team have to work with. Breakfast good. All staff really good apart from the head waitress on the Thursday morning who was very blunt, unacommodating and not pleasant with other staff. Amazing views but this doesn’t warrant the price.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nigel

23 Jul 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Filthy deluxe roo

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Katherine

21 Jul 2025

Disappointing

Delux room with balcony which was overlooked by diners in the dining room and above the noisy pool pump equipment. Beautiful view, very tired decor and generally not worth the money.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chi Chun

Travelled with family

21 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel and re-stay

An excellent hotel and in fact my family repeat stays both > 4 days.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Marie

21 Jul 2025

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Weekend stay.

Easy check in. Staff very helpful. Excellent location just hotel a bit tired. Swimming pool area not best. No where to relax in pool side. Rooms old damaged furniture. And not very clean. It was a shame as location perfect.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with partner

21 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It’s a lovely old hotel with some real charm. The staff were very good, the room lovely and breakfast very good. One gripe, the bar isn’t anywhere near big enough for the potential customers. Running out of lemonade and getting gin in a half pint glass because they didn’t have any gin glasses isn’t really on but the young girls working it were under the cosh. The other, after seasoning my breakfast with ‘pepper’ only to find it was salt I was told by the waiter, quite confidently that the multi-holed cellar was for salt and the single holed, pepper. Well it got me googling! We’ll be back for sure, it’s a lovely hotel and great value at the price, breakfast a bargain. The indoor pool is very good sadly the outdoor was closed. Staff all very friendly.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with partner

20 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Hotel was as described - would have been nice to have the outside pool as an option but indoor pool was good. Lovely balcony sea view.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Oleksandra

19 Jul 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The staff is not responsive at all. Before we arrived for 2 days I was desperately trying to contact the hotel about confirming the pet-friendly room. They never responded to me: neither by message on Expedia, nor by email, not by phone (I called them but they didn't help) As a result of course they made me pay additionally for changing the room to a pet-friendly one when we arrived. We paid £165 additionally for 3 days: for parking, dog and changing the room. It reminds me of the low-coster airlines where you pay not much initially but you have to pay additionally for every feature. They also always have just 1 person at the reception desk. And this is for such a large hotel. I know that queues are a part of British culture but it's quite annoying that you always have to wait in the long queue at the reception just because the second desk is always empty. It's definitely not a 4*. Quite tired, not very comfortable, if your windows are the same side as the main entrance, be prepared you will never sleep at night because of very loud jingle of the flags over the entrance. No slippers, no bathrobes as well which is quite uncomfortable given they have a pool in the hotel.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Victor

19 Jul 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

In honesty there was nothing outstandingly good or bad, but in general the hotel décor and furnishing is rather tired and in bad need of a revamp. The room was large, had a good view of the bay, but generally poor. Internal doors didn't catch or lock, including the bathroom, shower leaked onto floor through screen, but water pressure very good and lots of very hot water. The basics for a good hotel are there, but no attention to detail, and management failure for not checking these things. I blame poor management, not the staff, who were very helpful. To give one small example: only one receptionist on duty, even though there were two reception stations, so long queues built up to check in/out or ask for anything. This lead to some guests being rude to the receptionist for no fault of her own. I saw her visibly upset. There should be no need for this. Despite the shortcomings my stay was pleasant enough.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tracy

Travelled with partner

18 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Furniture was vrr tatti show was just a dribble. But everyone else was good

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Diane

18 Jul 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner

18 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

One of our favourite hotels,anywhere.When the sun is shining and the skies are blue it;s just one of the best views to see.Been many times and will go many more.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller

18 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

An excellent stay in a proper old-fashioned hotel.

Just a one night stay after a stressful work period: check-in was quick and helpful, the room, on the Garden level was large, clean and comfortable, with a balcony on which were a couple of sun-loungers. A really nice bathroom, a great television, robes, slippers, tea & coffee, ironing board and iron. I ate in the Club lounge, with a perfect sea view, good services, excellent Chardonnay and acceptable fish & chips. (cheaper than our local chip-shop here in London) Breakfast was also great: a huge choice from the cold buffet and also from the Full English section. Coffee was good, juice was excellent, pastries full-sized, as opposed to the miniature ones that too many hotels serve these days. The only let-down was the scrambled egg, but I find that's pretty much the norm in any hotel restaurant that has scrambled egg as part of a serve-yourself buffet: it's either an impenetrable lump, or a watery mess, that latter in this case. Aside from that, a relaxing stay in a slightly faded, but still grand in attitude, hotel.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

jonathan

Travelled with partner

17 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Staff are friendly and helpful enough, plenty of space over the whole hotel so it doesn't feel crowded even at breakfast or dinner. Bed was very comfortable even though i have a prolapsed disc. Basic Double room was pretty good but not perfect. Room could do with a mini fridge also. I didn't like the extra charges that are incurred that weren't made clear until arrival(parking fees,e.t.c.), Why not just factor them into the cost of the stay? No one likes surprise costs. Overall Happy with my stay :)

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

16 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Nice hotel with superb views.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

16 Jul 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

15 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

15 Jul 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Malcolm

Travelled with partner

15 Jul 2025

The view from our balcony room was amazing shame about the outdoor pool which is in need of repair and not in use which we didn’t find out until we got there. But I would like to say the staff were amazing.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

15 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A room with a lovely sea view. Staff were very helpful. Breakfast was very well laid out .Would recommend this hotel to anyone.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

14 Jul 2025

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Travelled with partner

14 Jul 2025

Liked: Staff & service

The location was fantastic right next to the sea and very quiet. The room was big, clean but the furniture was dated & tired. We booked a sea view room with a balcony and the view was amazing. The staff were friendly & helpful. The exterior of the poperty needs alot of attention. The pool was closed & looked like it had been for a while. Breakfast was the usual buffet nice & hot. The breakfast view was fantastic. We didn't use the spa.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

christopher

14 Jul 2025

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

14 Jul 2025

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Comfy but a little disappointing

Whilst the Hotel was big and a great location, it is extremely tired and dated. We were there on honeymoon, which was noted on our booking, however not even a cursory congratulations on arrival by the Reception staff. We could have chosen to spend our honeymoon wherever we wanted but chose the Imperial - if given the choice again, probably wouldn't choose this hotel to spend the most special holiday of your life. One of the hottest weeks and the outside pool was unavailable. The room was comfortable but definitely needs a redecoration.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

nigel

13 Jul 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Expensive and very poor

Room was dirty. Hotel doesnt seem to have had any maintenance for 50 years plus Out door pool was probably last open in the 70s judging by the state of it ( it’s closed by the way despite being on every advert- surely illegal ). Staff generally ok. Although had occasions or reception being rude and bar - breakfast staff and breakfast v good If you want luxury not the place to go - stay clear for the price .

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025