Hotel Imperial


Elegant, traditional hotel with panoramic views
Majestic spa hotel in a prominent location, modernised, with its own therapy department, beauty centre, and pool.
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Hotel Imperial in Detail
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The imposing hotel in neoclassical style, located above Karlsbad, surrounded by forests with a beautiful view of the city. The therapy district with shops and colonnades is easily accessible via the hotel's 130 m long cable car.
Location & Surroundings
The spa town of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) is located in the northern tip of the Slavkovsky les (Kaiserwald). For more than 650 years, Carlsbad has been using its thermal springs to treat various diseases. Today, however, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) is renowned not only for its unique spa treatments but also for its international film festival and several traditional Carlsbad products. The area around the town is interwoven with hiking and cycling trails, making it ideal for an active holiday.
Dining & Leisure
Restaurant: "Prague" with a beautiful interior and an excellent buffet. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets are available, including options for diabetics, slimming, and vegetarian diets.
Restaurant "Paris" in French style offers dishes à la carte. It combines international cuisine with French and Czech influences. If you prefer a glass of quality wine with your meal, the staff will provide a selection of Czech and international wines.
Café Vienna - The stylish interiors recall the original café from 1912. Alongside a rich selection of coffees and premium teas, you can also enjoy delicious desserts. Live music enhances the already cosy atmosphere. The café also features a summer terrace.
Wellness & Spa
Indoor pool: with water jets and massage jets. Whirlpool, sauna. For a fee: gym, tennis courts. Beauty: hairdresser, cosmetics.
Health & Treatments
Therapy department with its own Karlsbad mineral water spring (Mon-Fri, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat-Sun, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.). 24-hour nursing service, on-site spa physician. Hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, balneotherapy, and magnet therapy. Drinking therapy. Additional treatments such as gum irrigation, hyperbaric chamber, oxygen therapy, lymphatic drainage, myostimulator (detox device). Indications: gastroenterological diseases, metabolic diseases, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological and respiratory diseases, post-cancer care, periodontosis.
Free Time
Enjoy scenic walks in the surroundings. Dance and music evenings at Hotel Imperial or Sanssouci. Visit the Becherovka Museum with a liqueur tasting. Numerous shopping opportunities and cafes in the city. Annual events include the Music Summer in June (Mozart and Karlovy Vary), International Film Festival, Beethoven Days in August, Dvorak's Karlovy Vary Autumn (International Folklore Festival) in September, and International Jazz Festival in October. Excursions: Loket Castle, Porcelain and Glass Museum, and Becherovka Museum. GOLF: 18-hole Karlovy Vary Golf Club and Cihelny Golf Club (6 km), Marienbad Golf Club (40 km).
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Hotel rooms at a glance
Experience our 205 Superior rooms (approx. 18-40 sqm) and suites equipped with en-suite bathrooms, bidet, satellite and pay TV, telephone, Wi-Fi, hairdryer, safe, coffee/tea set, minibar, bathrobe, and slippers. All hotel rooms offer a magnificent view of the city or the forest, and most feature a balcony. Superior City View rooms are more spacious (approx. 27-35 sqm). Junior Suite (approx. 47 sqm) with 2 rooms. Elevator.
Customer ratings for Hotel Imperial
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4.2 Outstanding
100% recommend the hotel to others
- 'spacious room'
- 'friendly staff'
- 'varied vegetables'
- 'daily fish'
- 'clean spa'
- 'perfect health department'
- 'excellent gym'
- 'quiet location'
- 'varied food'
- 'warm welcome'
mario H.
June 2025
as a couple | 50 to 59 years | 4 - 8 days
Overall a wonderful week, with numerous treatments. We were examined and advised in detail at the hotel. The effects of the healing springs were particularly informative. It was due to the location of the hotel that we didn't take advantage of every mediation throughout.
Ute K.
May 2025
as a couple | 60 to 69 years | 4 - 8 days
Very nice accommodation. The location of the hotel is great.
Jürgen R.
February 2025
as a couple | 60 to 69 years | 9 - 11 days