Historic Hotels & Inns in Baltimore

The neighborhoods

Where to stay, by area

Fells Point

Established in 1763 and united with Baltimore Town in 1773, Fells Point is a former shipbuilding port and a city, state and National Historic District whose Belgian block streets run down to the harbor at the foot of Broadway. Three of the six hotels are here: Pendry Baltimore in the city’s 1914 Recreation Pier on Thames Street, the Inn at Henderson’s Wharf in the B&O Railroad’s 1897 tobacco warehouse on Fell Street, and The William Fell on Broadway, whose oldest section dates to the 18th century. Nearby are the Broadway Market, built in 1786, the Robert Long House, the oldest standing residence in Baltimore City, and the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park. Pendry puts the National Aquarium and Harborplace about 1.3 miles away, a 25- to 28-minute walk, and the City’s free Harbor Connector stops at Maritime Park on weekdays and at Thames Street and Broadway on weekends through December 6, 2026.

Downtown & the Inner Harbor

Both downtown hotels rose in the decades after the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904, a few blocks north of the water: the Lord Baltimore Hotel (20 W. Baltimore St.), a 22-story French Renaissance tower that opened in 1928, and the Kimpton Hotel Monaco (2 N. Charles St.), in the B&O Railroad’s 1906 Beaux-Arts headquarters two blocks from the Convention Center. The Inner Harbor’s promenade leads to the National Aquarium, Harborplace and the Historic Ships in Baltimore fleet, including the 1854 sloop-of-war USS Constellation at Pier 1. This is the transit hub: the Light Rail from BWI stops at Camden Yards and the Convention Center, and the free Charm City Circulator’s Banner route runs from the Inner Harbor to Fort McHenry, three miles southeast, every 40 minutes.

Mount Vernon & Cathedral Hill

Visit Baltimore calls Mount Vernon the city’s cultural center, a neighborhood of 19th-century mansions an easy trip from downtown. It centers on Robert Mills’s Washington Monument, completed in 1829 and the first monument in the U.S. dedicated to George Washington, where 227 steps climb the 178-foot tower to a lookout. Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown occupies the 1907 Central YMCA on West Franklin Street, inside the Cathedral Hill Historic District, and IHG lists the Light Rail at Centre and Howard Streets and Penn Station as its nearby transit. The Basilica of the Assumption, the oldest cathedral in the United States, the George Peabody Library and the Walters Art Museum are the neighborhood’s other draws.

Before you book

Planning your stay

Getting around

From BWI Marshall, the Light RailLink leaves from just outside the terminal’s lower level by Concourse E for a $2.00 fare and reaches Camden Yards and the Convention Center in about half an hour; on Sundays and holidays it runs only from 10:35 a.m. to 8:40 p.m. The alternative is BWI’s free 24-hour shuttle to BWI Rail Station and a MARC Penn Line train to Baltimore Penn Station; check MARC’s schedule if you arrive on a weekend. Downtown, the free Charm City Circulator runs five routes, including the Banner from the Inner Harbor to Fort McHenry. On the water, the City’s free Harbor Connector links Maritime Park in Fells Point with Locust Point every 15 minutes on weekdays, and its weekend loops stop at Harborplace, Harbor East and Thames Street through December 6, 2026.

Parking

Hotel parking is mostly valet: the Lord Baltimore charges $50 a night including tax, the Kimpton Monaco $44 plus tax, Hotel Indigo up to $40 plus tax with in-and-out privileges, and Pendry Baltimore $65. The Inn at Henderson’s Wharf has secured self-parking at $30 a night, and the Lord Baltimore points self-parkers to a public garage at 100 W. Fayette St. ($32, rates not guaranteed); we couldn’t find The William Fell’s rate. On Orioles game days the stadium lots are permit-only and sold in advance, every lot is sold out to permit holders for Ravens games, and the City tickets and tows cars in the residential permit zones around the stadiums. Fort McHenry’s own lot is free.

When to go

Baseball frames the year: the Orioles’ 2027 home schedule at Camden Yards runs from March 29 to September 26, and the Ravens’ remaining 2026 home games at M&T Bank Stadium are October 25, November 5, November 16, December 13 and December 27, with the Week 18 date still to be set. The Preakness ran at Laurel Park, about 30 miles southwest, in May 2026 while Pimlico is rebuilt, and the Maryland Jockey Club says it returns to Pimlico in May 2027. Mount Vernon’s Flower Mart comes in early May, the Fell’s Point Fun Festival filled Thames Street on October 2-4, 2026, and the Washington Monument Lighting falls on the first Thursday of December. Summer into October is harbor season, when the private Water Trolley runs to Fort McHenry; its 2027 dates weren’t posted when we checked.

Accessibility

Fells Point’s streets are Belgian block, and a ghost-tour guide calls the cobbles uneven underfoot, so expect rough going on Thames Street and Broadway. The Inn at Henderson’s Wharf lists a step-free entrance, an accessible elevator, 20 accessible parking spaces, seven accessible rooms and a roll-in shower among its features; Pendry Baltimore lists elevators and ADA rooms, and the Lord Baltimore books accessible king and double-queen rooms. We couldn’t confirm details for the Kimpton Monaco, Hotel Indigo or The William Fell, so ask before you book. The Baltimore Water Taxi says access varies by vessel, dock, tide and weather, and the Washington Monument’s lookout is 227 steps up, though its ground-level gallery is free.

Before you book

Price parking into the rate: the Lord Baltimore’s ‘Parking On Us’ and bed, breakfast and valet packages include complimentary valet for one car. Pendry Baltimore adds a nightly destination fee that bundles WiFi, a welcome cocktail and one round-trip Baltimore Water Taxi ride per stay (subject to seasonal closure), and guests must be 18 to check in. For Orioles, Ravens and Preakness weekends, book early and prepay stadium parking, and around Halloween the Lord Baltimore sells ‘Ghost & Glamour’ and ‘Mystery & Magic’ packages that bundle a hotel ghost tour with Poe’s Magic Theatre tickets.