I've stayed at the Imperial many times and never encountered a tired looking room. A few years ago I was shown to one suite where it smelled from cleaning fluid but I was immediately moved to another suite within a short period of time.
My review of the Imperial is
online here for those who are interested.
I recently stayed at the Four Seasons in Prague as well as at the Kempinski. Both were great hotels although I would give the FS points for location and restaurant. I found the staff excellent at both.
My review of the Four Seasons Prague is
online here.
Incidentally, three nights at the FS Prague is the grand prize of the "
My European Vacation" photo contest.