The Sefton Hotel is a five storey structure consisting of cement rendered masonry wall and a slate roof, and is part of a continuous terrace of buildings facing Douglas Bay. The rear of the premises, as is traditional in such sitings, can best be described as rudimentarily Spartan being a functional layout of light wells and fire escapes. The front facade however has a carefully articulated treatment with numerous large windows and a series of bays. The three entrances at the ground floor are subordinate to the main expression although the central axis of the building is marked by a triangular gable at roof level announcing the name 'Sefton the facade running through floors three to five respectively as opposed to the central four bays which extend from the ground to the third floor in all cases. The window heads at the second floor are all rectangular whereas all others are of a semi-circular design. The general character of the facade could perhaps be described as 'playful' in to Victorian sense. Decorative motifs abound and turrets and windows perforate the eaves in a 'lattice effect The building is a rather charming example of a larger hotel in the style of an iced birthday cake characteristic of the entire promenade development of that period.