The Peveril Hotel is a Neo-classical building which commands a unique location in that Peveril Square is the 'gateway' to Douglas for passengers disembarking from the sea terminal buildings. The structure is predominantly three storeys, all cement rendered (on masonry) the ground floor being expressed as a coursed stone 'plinth' character subordinate to the upper two storeys in which the windows perforate a smooth facade with horizontal moulded decorative courses. The facade treatment is extended around both ends of the building and the main entrance is marked by a columned porch with two storey applied columns through the second and third floors to the triangulated roof projection at the upper cornice. The proportions of the facade could be considered 'elegant' with the vertical windows, in spite of the rather compromised roof elements expressed in similar style. The interior of the building was not inspected. There are obvious major structural problems associated with the facade in subsidence and cracks in the south/front elevation. The external facade of the building is significant to the character of Douglas due to its prominent location, its scale and its proportions.