The Imperial Hotel on Blackpool's Promenade can host conferences, seminars, parties and weddings, with eleven meeting rooms and a largest suite that takes 600 delegates in theatre layout. The official site publishes capacities for nine layouts per room, from a boardroom for 12 to banquets of 400. The hotel is at Promenade, Blackpool FY1 2HB, on the seafront of this Lancashire resort town.
Seminars and company events
The Lancastrian Suite is the main space: 600 theatre, 412 theatre with back projection, 280 classroom, 320 cabaret, 120 boardroom and 100 U-shape. The Washington Suite takes 350 theatre, 200 classroom and 120 boardroom. For mid-size meetings the Princess Room and the Imperial 3 Room each hold 140 theatre, while the Louis Room holds 100 and the Imperial 2 Room holds 70. Smaller rooms fit workshops and committee meetings: the Churchill Room (60 theatre), the Derby Room (50), the Aperitif Room (40), the Boston Room (24) and the Ascot Room (20). Back projection layouts are listed for several rooms, which helps when the presentation screen must sit behind the speaker.
Weddings and receptions
The official site lists weddings and parties and celebrations as event categories and links to a wedding page. The read pages give no ceremony or reception figures specific to weddings. The largest rooms are listed for banquet seating of 400 in the Lancastrian and Washington Suites, and 340 for a dinner dance. Ask the events team which room suits your guest list.
Rooms and capacities
All figures are maximums per layout on the official capacity table. Lancastrian Suite: 400 banquet, 340 dinner dance. Washington Suite: 400 banquet, 340 dinner dance. Princess Room: 100 banquet, 84 dinner dance, 64 cabaret. Louis Room: 84 banquet, 68 dinner dance. Imperial 3 Room: 84 banquet, 80 classroom. Imperial 2 Room: 60 banquet, 48 classroom. Churchill Room: 50 banquet, 36 classroom, 26 boardroom. Derby Room: 50 banquet, 30 classroom. The Ascot Room takes 14 at a banquet table and 12 boardroom. The hotel also publishes a capacity chart as a PDF.
Accommodation
The hotel presents its accommodation as spacious and suited to group gatherings, with a separate rooms page. The enquiry form asks how many bedrooms you need. The number of bedrooms is not stated on the pages read, so confirm it with the events team before you plan an overnight program.
Catering
The Conference Café offers unlimited tea and coffee, flexible breakout areas and a two-course healthy lunch within the day delegate rate. A menu is available as a PDF. Parties and celebrations are listed as separate services.
History and setting
The Imperial is a Grade II listed building that dates from 1867, according to the facts file. It stands on the Promenade in Blackpool, facing the Irish Sea, in a town that has hosted conferences for generations. The official site stresses client satisfaction and a dedicated events offer.
Getting there
The hotel is at Promenade, Blackpool FY1 2HB. Blackpool North is the town's main railway station. Ask the events team about parking, coach access and the walking time from the station when you send your request.
