Baltimore is an ideal city for business and pleasure. The Baltimore Convention Center, the only convention center in the city, is located in the downtown Inner Harbor. Hotels near the convention center offer luxury accommodations or simpler rooms for the night or extended stays. You can enjoy harbor views, museums, local bars and historic pubs within walking distance of your convention or meeting.
This hotel, built in 2001, is a beauty mark on the Baltimore Inner Harbor. The elegant high-rise building -- loaded with 733 rooms and suites -- offers waterfront views and luxury accommodations. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, free Internet, double, king- or queen-size beds, and coffee and tea service in the room. Bars, shops and museums are a few blocks from the door. The hotel is ideal for business people or visitors exploring Baltimore for the first time. The Marriott is just a 20-minute walk from the Baltimore Convention Center near historic Fells Point. Rates start at $288 per night as of January 2011.
Baltimore Marriott® Waterfront
700 Aliceanna Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 385-3000
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As the only convention center in the Baltimore area, the site is home to some of the largest conventions in the Atlantic region. The center hosts science conferences, trade shows and traveling antique shows, to name a few. The spacious, sunlight-filled, glass and beam building is three blocks from the water front, near historical Little Italy, 20 minutes from the airport and a seven-minute drive to Baltimore's Penn Station.
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 649-7000
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This small but royally decorated hotel on Baltimore's waterfront harbor has been named one of the "Historic Hotels of America." The Admiral Fell Inn is located on a cobblestone street, in central Fells Point, an historic urban area. Rooms are spacious and regally styled, appointed with amenities like a daily newspaper, free in-room Internet and access to complimentary laptops. Baltimore's Convention Center is about a 20-minute walk -- to central Inner Harbor -- or a five- or 10-minute taxi ride. Visitors can rent kayaks at a nearby dock, sight-see from a water-taxi across the harbor, or dine at the Meli Patisserie & Bistro or Tapas Adela, two restaurants connected to the downstairs lobby. Rates, as of January 2011, start at $169 per night.
The Admiral Fell Inn
888 South Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 552-7377
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As an historic landmark hotel, the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore is an elegant and fashionable hotel choice in the Fells Point business district. Rooms are spacious and affordable, starting at $121 per night as of January 2011. The entire hotel is smoke-free. For business guests, the trip to the Baltimore Convention center is about a 10-minute taxi ride, or a scenic 20-minute walk through the Inner Harbor. Also, Camden Yards Baseball Stadium and Babe Ruth Baseball Museum are within 10 minutes of the hotel. The hotel serves continental breakfast and evening beverages and snacks.
Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore
20 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 539-8400
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