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City Guide > North America > Maryland > Baltimore | |
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Hotels Introduction Except for January and February, Baltimore’s hotels always seem to be busy. Memorial Day weekend (the last weekend in May) tends to be most difficult time to get a room. Many hotels are conveniently located, just walking distance from the Inner Harbor. Four hotel categories are listed here (Business, Luxury, Moderate and Other Recommendations) with two hotels in each section. Prices categories, for a double room, are as follows: $ (under US$100 per night) $$ (US$100 to US$199 per night) $$$ (US$200 to US$299 per night) $$$$ (over US$300 per night) A hotel tax of 12.5% is extra. Check hotel websites for online specials. Breakfast is not included unless specified. Business Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Baltimore’s largest hotel (741 rooms), is the choice of many business travellers. From the bright, elegant lobby with its domed ceiling, fireplace and large seating area to the spacious rooms with well-lit desks, high-speed Internet access and two-line phones, it is a favourite with business travellers. Spacious rooms have cable TV, movies and Marriott’s special bedding package. The hotel also has a spa, indoor pool and easy access to good restaurants. 700 Aliceanna Street Tel: (410) 385 3000 or (800) 468 3571. Website: www.marriott.com Price: $$$-$$$$ Renaissance HarborPlace Hotel Since this property has walkway access to Harborplace and is attached to the Galleria mall, it is usually a busy place. The attractive lobby has a large staircase, dark wood and brass, and is staffed by friendly personnel. Many of the newly renovated earthy-coloured guestrooms have harbour views as well as the latest technology, two-lined phones, in-room entertainment and down pillows. Seafood is the specialty at the Windows Restaurant. 202 East Pratt Street Tel: (410) 547 1200. Website: www.marriott.com Price: $$$-$$$$ Luxury Harbor Court Hotel From the inconspicuous cobblestone courtyard to the English manor-styled lobby with the sweeping spiral staircase and clubby library at the far end, this hotel oozes elegance. It is truly a refuge from the Inner Harbor’s bustle. Well appointed, spacious guestrooms have dark woods accented with wine, forest green and cream-coloured décor. Ample-sized bathrooms have marble vanities, small TVs and lighted magnifying mirrors. The property boasts two award-winning restaurants and a fitness centre. 550 Light Street Tel: (410) 234 0550 or (800) 824 0076. Website: www.harborcourt.com Price: $$$ Hyatt Regency Baltimore This one is about wide-open spaces and panoramas. A six-storey lobby atrium overlooks the Inner Harbor. Enclosed glass elevators whisk guests to spacious rooms that reveal grand views, contain state-of-the-art technology and amenities like fluffy bathrobes. The airy atmosphere is maintained with a drop dead harbour vista at the popular Pisces restaurant. Across from the Inner Harbor, it is linked by skywalk to the Convention Center and Harborplace mall. 300 Light Street Tel: (410) 528 1234. Website: www.hyatt.com Price: $$-$$$$ Moderate Days Inn Inner Harbor Hotel A favourite with European travellers, the newly renovated Days Inn Inner Harbor Hotel is the most reasonably priced property in the Downtown area. Adequately-sized rooms are simply furnished and have high speed Internet access. Other amenities include 24-hour complimentary fitness centre, concierge service, 24-hour business centre, a lobby bar, and the refurbished Hopkins Bar & Grill Restaurant. 100 Hopkins Place Tel: (410) 576 1000. Website: www.daysinnerharbor.com Price: $ Holiday Inn Express Not quite walking distance to the Inner Harbor, but 6.44 km (4 miles) from it, this affordable, newly renovated property is crammed with freebees – continental breakfast, local phone calls, in-room coffeemaker, free parking, outdoor Olympic size pool and fitness facility just to name a few. Guest rooms are not overly large but quite adequate as is the breakfast bar and the lobby. Baltimore I-95 at Caton Avenue 1401 Bloomfeld Avenue Tel: (410) 646 1700. Website: www.hiexpress.com Price: $-$$ Other Recommendations Admiral Fell Inn Huddled between shops and galleries, this 200-year-old, European-styled hotel, located in Fells Point, is a preferred by many international travellers. Rooms have federal period furniture, some with four-poster beds and whirlpool baths. The lobby, which looks more like a cosy den, has a fireplace and complimentary coffee and tea. The Admiral’s Lounge and Raw Bar features oysters on the half shell and peel-and-eat shrimp. 888 South Broadway Tel: (410) 522 7377. Website: www.admiralfell.com Price: $$-$$$ Pier 5 Hotel One glance at the vaulted-ceiling lobby decorated chairs that look like purple velvet court jester hats and you know you have entered a hip hotel. A friendly staff and rooms with art deco mirrors, stripes, muted oranges and purples accentuate the fun and funky atmosphere. Bathrooms have semi-circular shower curtains. Located on the water next to the National Aquarium, the hotel has two fine restaurants – McCormick & Schmicks and Eurasian Harbor. 711 Eastern Avenue Tel: (410) 539 2000 or (866) 583 4162. Website: www.thepier5.com Price: $$$-$$$$. |