POURING PINTS IN CANE COUNTRY SINCE 1931
Born in 1931, The Imperial is one of the Tweed’s oldest hotels, and an iconic example of the region’s famous Art Deco architecture. It also boasts a past more colourful than its salmon pink exterior – it’s been burnt down (twice), reconstructed (twice), and claims its own resident ghost. Originally on site was the Higgins Imperial Hotel, the 2-storey timber structure constructed prior to 1906. This building burnt down in the great fire of Murwillumbah in 1907, before being re-constructed in 1908. In 1929, a second town fire took place, claiming (again) The Impy. The current Art Deco-style building was completed in 1931, funded by previous owners Tooheys Brewery.
In 2016 The Impy underwent a revamp, a three year-long process which wove together old and new. The upstairs accommodation is now fully equipped with mod cons like ensuites, flatscreen TVs and fridges. While in the bar & bistro you’ll find ample historical features which nod to The Impy’s origins – think 1930s concrete sinks & copper pipes throughout the bathrooms, leather booths constructed from the original bar, and a duo of Chesterfields which take pride of place in the bistro.
