Attending conference at Sheraton Baltimore City Center and Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore. I enjoy non conference boutique hotels (example Kimpton Properties) want to stay not too far but not afraid to walk or use public transportation to the conference hotels Would be nice if had a breakfast or wine/beer hour.
Any other Baltimore insider tips would be great.
Thanks
JB
Boutique Hotels Downtown
The Brookshire is near the Lord Baltimore:
harbormagic.com/Boutique_Hotels/boutique_hot鈥?/a>
Boutique Hotels Downtown
If you like the Kimpton properties, not sure you%26#39;d love the Brookshire (it%26#39;s fine, but I don%26#39;t think it%26#39;s particularly charming or interesting).
think the Pier Five hotel is nicer than the Brookshire (it is part of the same ';Harbor Magic'; company). www.harbormagic.com/Pier5/pier5_default.asp
If you aren%26#39;t afraid to walk and don%26#39;t need a gym/etc, you could try the Scarborough B and B, which gets rave reviews and is in a nice neighborhood that is a 10 min. walk from Sheraton. tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60811-d77469-R鈥?/a>
Some insider tips:
the food in the Inner Harbor tends to be overpriced and bad - go to neighborhood restaurants for dinner instead. Top picks:
1) John Stevens restaurant - Fells Point (take a water taxi over from the Harbor). This is a great historic neighborhood to walk around in post or pre dinner as well.
2) Cross Street Market - in Federal Hill, just a 10 min. walk from Inner Harbor. Excellent for lunch, dinner, breakfast - lots of personality. Good for real crabs/crab cakes/B-more seafood.
3) The Helmand - if you are feeling really adventuresome, go to the Helman in Mt. Vernon - fantastic Afghan food and the owner is Afghan president%26#39;s Hamid Karzi%26#39;s brother!
4) Pazzo - middle eastern tapas in Fells Point
5) Crabs - For the ultimate B-more crab experience, LP Steamers in Federal Hill is a good choice - esp. if you go on their roofdeck. Canton dockside is also okay or Nick%26#39;s Fish House.
All sound great , thanks for taking the time to respond......
is it silly to look at staying at Fells and commute to the conference? Was looking at Henderson%26#39;s Wharf or Admiral Inn at Fells
Thanks
PT
The Henderson Wharf is a great hotel. Admiral Fell Inn is also very cute, but you should ask for an interior room since it can get noisy in Fells Point at night b/c of the bars (esp. if you are going to be there on a Thurs/Fri/Sat).
You could walk from Fells Point to downtown, but it%26#39;s not reccomended (it%26#39;s a long way number one and number two, you have to walk through some fairly sketchy areas).
the other option is the water taxi, which is very quaint, but don%26#39;t know if you want to rely on that for your daily transportation.
there are cabs around (although it%26#39;s not like NYC or Washington, DC where you can always easily find one on the street). You could cab it back and forth, but you might have to call cabs as opposed to just walk out and find them.
I have no idea about bus routes - that certainly might be an option.
All in all, it would be a bit inconvenient - but it depends on what your conference schedule is like. If it%26#39;s packed, I think you do better staying in Federal Hill or Pier Five and spending your nights in Fells Point. If it is pretty relaxed, you will have time to get from place to place.
Here are some more places to stay in Fells Point:
Celie%26#39;s B%26amp;B:
http://www.celieswaterfront.com/
and a couple of entire houses that you can rent by the day, week or month:
http://www.baltimore-rental.com/
Henderson%26#39;s Wharf is a fabulous property - one of the best I have ever had the pleasure to stay at anywhere in this world. The reviews really are on-target. Nice rooms, great beds and a deluxe continental breakfast included. Free parking as well. Go and eat at John Stevens Ltd in Fells Point as well, you won%26#39;t be disappointed. If you can swing it in terms of making it work regarding the location to your conference, I can confidently say that there is no nicer place in Baltimore.
Suzanne
The Inn at 2920 is a great B%26amp;B. In the Canton neighborhood on Elliott St. - very well-appointed %26amp; modern, great bkfst. Also not as expensive as many of the chain hotels in the Inner Harbor.
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