I Recently Had The Privelage Of Staying At The Empress Hotel For A Birthday Party For A Friend. The Accomodations Were Amazing The People Were So Friendly And The Lobby Was Very ... Cool...And Comfortable. My Room Had A Great View And A Balcony, And Wireless Internet. They Had A Club Attached To The Hotel, Paradise I Think...Which Was also... more

I booked at the Empress because I was running the Long Branch 1/2 Marathon, wanted some place close, and just about everything other than the Empress was sold out within a 1/2 hr drive. Though I was not dilligent with checking what kind of hotel this was, I did take a look at the website and had no idea the... more

The Empress Hotel is one Glamorous Hotel. And this is coming from a hotel snob,who has stayed at a number of Hotels and Resorts around the world including some local shore hotels and B&B's as well. It only took that one stay, Memorial Day weekend last year, when I knew where i wanted to spend my jersey shore summers .From... more

If you enjoy the smell of marijuana permeating your room at all hours, then this is the place for you. If you like to see women making out by the elevator, another plus. If you like to go to a club where they have a go go dancer male wearing a tight white speedo, you will definitle love the Empress. more

This hotel is simply amazing! From the outside, it is hard to get an opinion of what is in its walls: it was a 1950s "luxury/family resort" which, after being abandoned, was converted into a hip gay resort. It houses a huge discotheque, Paradise, in its basement, has a huge outdoor pool (always attracts crowds of gay travelers on summer... more

Ever look at a hotel web site and wonder if the room and hotel will live up to your expectation? This hotel is quite the Gem of Asbury Park. From the professional and friendly staff to the comfortable rooms. If you are considering staying in Asbury Park: This IS the hotel to be at. And yes....the hotel looks like the... more

I have stayed at the Empress Hotel 4 summers in a row. Asbury Park is the best kept secret on the Jersey Shore but the news is leaking out. Every year this place improves in every aspect. Yes, the Empress is a gay hotel and I too am gay. I have been down here with many of my friends gay... more

I had never been to Asbury Park before, and I had heard some bad things about the town - still I wanted to stay close in, not in another area because of not knowing my way around. I did tons of research-TripAdvisor reviews were a huge help- and I settled on The Empress because it looked modern, it was new... more

We had went to Asbury Park for somewhat of an afterparty for our engagement with a bunch of our friends on August 18-19, 2007. None of us have ever been to Asbury Park before, and we kind of just fell into the place. We had been looking for shore places for awhile so that we would have somewhere to take... more