This was a fun trip over the New Year Holiday. The staff was friendly and attentive. The restaurant and bars are great. This was the best hotel restaurant ever. Every meal was outstanding. I loved the meatloaf dinner the best. Overall this is a pretty good value and in a beautiful location. more

Get out your 2010 calendar and book your room at The Empress Hotel for Halloween 2010! This was my first, but certainly not my last Halloween at The Empress. Imagine the excitement and thrills of the famous Halloween parades of Greenwich Village under one roof. Hotel guests are admitted to the Halloween party free of charge, the rooms are immaculately... more

I wanted to make a last minute surprise getaway, so I did a research on over the Jersey Shore area hotels and no one came even closer to the Empress Hotel value. We arrived very late at night and hungry. We were greeted by a very polite staff that gave us all the information we need, even handed us a... more

I am not generally inclined to write a review on the internet. Especially a hotel in a state or town I don't live! But my son was getting married in New Jersey and The Empress Hotel was chosen by my daughter-in-law as our destination. I was told to book early to get the best view. What a view it was!... more

I went to the Empress hotel with the hopes of having a great time at the pool and Paradise. We got to our room - which we paid about $175.00 for - and it stunk like an ashtray. Not just an ashtray - a pit of used cigarette butts. Being that the hotel is non smoking - I thought it... more

We've recently discovered Asbury Park beach and love the seedy, forgotten quality. No-one will mistake it for Miami Beach or the Hamptons. We had low-ish expectations of the Empress, and after passing through the slightly tacky pool area lobby, they stayed low. Check-in was easy and friendly -expectations rose- and when we got to our room, we found ourselves in... more

We have stayed at the Empress now for 3 years in a row each summer for the big gay and lesbian Roadtrip weekend. It is Miami Beach chic at the Jersey Shore. Having lived through Asbury's renaissance before moving to Florida in 2006, we also got to see the hotel in its transition through the years. It was hard to... more

I just got back from a three day mini-vacation @ the Empress and I must say I was impressed at the amount of fun me and my group of friends had. The employee's were helpful & exptremely pleasant whenever we needed anything. The rooms were clean and over looked the pool where all the activities were around. The night club... more

At the time I went online to check out hotel options close to the Stone Pony, The Empress only had 3 reviews. They were really good reviews, clean, trendy, great staff and in addition the hotel did not look like a “former asylum”. Booked it and had an ABSOULETLY AWSOME time with my husband, his two sisters & their husbands.... more