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The Imperial Hotel

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Front of property
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Front of property

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Taw Vale Parade, Barnstaple, England, EX32 8NB
  • St Anne's Arts & Community Centre
    5 min walk
  • Pannier Market
    6 min walk
  • Queen's Theatre
    6 min walk

Room options

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Superior Double or Twin Room, River View

Superior Double or Twin Room, River View

  • 18 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Small Double

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Double or Twin Room, River View

Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, River View

  • 18 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Barnstaple

With a stay at The Imperial Hotel in Barnstaple, you'll be 9.2 mi (14.8 km) from Saunton Sands and 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Croyde Bay Beach. .This hotel is 10.6 mi (17 km) from Exmoor Zoo and 12.2 mi (19.6 km) from Clovelly Village.

What's nearby

  • Pannier Market - 6 min walk
  • Queen's Theatre - 6 min walk
  • Exmoor Zoo - 22 min drive
  • Saunton Sands - 27 min drive
  • Woolacombe Beach - 34 min drive

Getting around

  • Barnstaple Station - 10 min walk
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Barnstaple Bus Station - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Water Gate - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Claytons - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Latitude 48 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Imperial Hotel

Riverwalk hotel with 2 restaurants and a 24-hour front desk
The Imperial Hotel offers 63 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Stay in one of 63 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite at The Arlington Restaurant, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
The Arlington Restaurant - This fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Colours Bar Bistro - This bistro serves lunch and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM: GBP 20.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • The Arlington Restaurant
  • Colours Bar Bistro

Things to do

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 20.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that some guestrooms are located in the Rivercourt Building and are accessed through a separate entrance.

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Imperial Barnstaple
Imperial Hotel Barnstaple
The Imperial Hotel Barnstaple, Devon
The Imperial Hotel Hotel
The Imperial Hotel Barnstaple
The Imperial Hotel Hotel Barnstaple

The Imperial Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 307 out of 459 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 123 out of 459 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 459 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 459 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 459 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean cosy room. Comfortable bed. Nice staff and great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The location was superb. The River Taw is literally across the road, as is the excellent Barnstaple museum. The room was beautiful and the public areas are smart
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jerold

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is quite nice and its restaurant was very nice. The only downside to our stay was that there is no air conditioning in this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is very pleasant hotel with excellent staff. The dining room and room service fee are very expensive. There seems to be no recycling effort made in the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location easy parking clean room with comfy bed Excellent food
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I particularly liked the variety of lounges of different sizes with good views as overlooking the river. The location was especially convenient for river walks and public transport yet at the same time quiet.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and a very nice place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, fantastic staff
Hotel is a traditional hotel with excellent staff (definitely a great asset). Our second stay here and rooms and bathrooms have recently been refurbished. The restaurants are good, breakfast excellent. Car parking avaiable (if you have a disabled badge let reception know and rhey will reserve you a space in the car park). If there is a slight downside to the hotel it would be that the corridors upstairs are a little narrow (the building is older) but there is a lift and we had an accessible room which was excellent.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff who made us feel very welcome. Room and all facilities were lovely and. Clean. Breakfast was well worth the extra and great value too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great venue and staff, but my stay was marred by their dress code for dining. I'm not going to let a hotel tell me what to wear when I'm relaxing. I had to eat out. Dress code made me feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. I understand why it's there, but I think in this day and age it just seems old-fashioned, snobby, condescending, and actually quite insulting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great couple of days. Such a lovely hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kieran Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building looked great inside and out. The staff were all very nice made you feel welcome. One night I came back at 1am and was still greeted by a smile which you don't get everywhere. The restaurant attached to the hotel looked great. The rooms are all well done out and feel cosy. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is beautiful and all the staff are amazing and very helpful also the breakfast WOW WOW WOW so delicious
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay was really nice Hotel clean snd tidy Staff were friendly and helpful Nice breakfast but a bit pricey
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean hotel, and I loved the bedsheets.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aruf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lamarr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Riverside hotel with excellent rooms and exceptional cleanliness. Reception was a bit functional rather than warm and dining expensive compared to many surrounding options.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lyudmyla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unexpectedly superb stay! Very clean and comfortable room, friendly staff, free parking. Loved the hotel. Thanks for our sweets. We’ll return!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

vanessa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
excellent stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024