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The Imperial Hotel is an older hotel, Victorian, quite large, which at one time must have been rather elegant. The spacious lobby was so cool when we first stepped in, we were all quite deliriously happy that it was air conditioned. Except that it wasn''t - the sea breeze blowing through the open doors kept it about 75. Unfortunatley, the rooms were not cool. According to the hotel, there''s a law in England saying the room windows can only open about 6"... I suppose to keep the guests from flinging themselves out the window in an effort to get some air! Actually, it wasn''t the hotel''s fault that the temperatures were in the 90s, and usually the rooms are quite comfortable. The rooms were on t
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The full English breakfast provided with the room was served in the large dining room with views of the ocean and all the fruit, cereal, cooked eggs, mushrooms and toast anyone could ever want. London newspapers were delivered to the rooms each morning. The staff were most accommodating and friendly. Off the main lobby were other public rooms, and the nine of us rather appropriated the "Derby Room" as our own. It was a lovely, very large room with 20ft. ceilings, antique furniture, beautiful plasterwork, columns, and huge windows. We had dinner served to us there our first evening and tea the next afternoon. There is also a health club in the hotel with sauna, exercise equipment and massage therapists. All in all, a rather charming old hotel, if perhaps a little down at the heels. In cooler weather, I think we would have loved it.
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