It's difficult to know where to start my review of the Louis Imperial Beach Hotel, lets just say we had the best time here. From our arrival until our departure 11 days later, we felt like we were treated like royalty by the staff. Too many to mention individually, every single staff member we encountered was polite, helpful, chatty, smiley, funny and just all round pleasant. During one cocktail reception in main bar, we were fortunate to speak at length with the manager. Such a nice down to earth bloke who has obvious pride in giving his customers the best experience. And the hotel did just that. The hotel appears big on the outside, but the cleverly crafted spaces makes this seem cosy on the inside. The bar area was a particular favourite of ours, with always someone to engage and have a good chat with. The rooms are generous and well appointed. Other reviews point out that the furniture is somewhat dated, but the rooms are clean, spacious and airy, the bathrooms equally as spacious, modern, clean and good showers. I'd recommend getting a room with a sea view, such a delight to wake up to every day. The main restaurant is a help yourself buffet style affair. Entering the restaurant, we were warmly greeted, asked where we wanted to be seated (always outside for us next to the pool) and then greeted again by a waiter who swiftly took our drinks order. The selection of choices on offer is incredible, the salad bars, hot food counters, dessert bar, all adorned with fresh and delicious food. Every night had a theme, but if you didn't fancy anything from the theme, there was always plenty of other things to try. Two other restaurants one offer were the Asian fusion experience, and the burger restaurant. Both gave great individual experiences and both served delicious food. Booking is recommended on arrival at the hotel, as they're very popular. Evening entertainment was good and 'entertaining'. Kids disco, bingo and an act of some sort was usually the order of the evening. We saw some great acts during our time there, the singer/comedian, the fire eater and the Cypriot dancers all very memorable. The animation team work hard to keep everyone entertained, and their efforts certainly paid off when we were there. In terms of space of outside, there are plenty of sunbeds in three distinct spaces, the quiet area next to the big pool, the lawned area towards the beach and the more active pool area, where all the pool sports and activities take place, so plenty of choice of spaces for everyone. Staff regularly patrolled all areas taking drinks orders (beers, cocktails, teas and coffees!). The nearby beach is small and had a rocky approach. The water was freezing when we're there (late April) so we never ventured in above our knees lol. If we needed refreshing, the pool hit the spot. Such was our experience here, we plan to return next year, and we never return to the same hotel. Be prepared to make friends here 😁, Highly recommended.