Things needed from a hotel in Vegas:
-Bed
-Shower
-Door
-Iron
-Ice machine
Imperial Palace offered all of these things, and for $200 a week to be smack dab in the middle of the strip I find myself liking this place.
That said, there are two issues that really hurt this place - uncomfortable beds and the worst elevators in which I've ever had the pleasure of being consistently froddaged on every excruciatingly long ride. I don't expect much when I'm not paying a ton of money, but I feel that there are basics that every hotel needs to offer.
Will I stay again? Probably, but not if Harrah's or Casino Royale ends up being a cheaper option.