Whether business or pleasure brings you to the Inner Harbor, few other downtown hotels are as convenient to the waterfront shops, restaurants and entertainment as the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. It's located directly across the street from where the city's renaissance began 20 years ago. The 12-story hotel boasts a fine restaurant, Windows, which overlooks busy Pratt Street and the Inner Harbor. The Gallery, a five-story shopping mall, adjoins the hotel. The lobby features a Starbucks coffee bar.
• Hotel Services: minibar, restaurant, television, parking, bar, swimming pool, disabled access, business facilities, air conditioning, sauna, fitness club
• Special Features: Most rooms overlook the harbor or an indoor courtyard. The rooms are spacious and the decor is light and cheerful. Guests will find terrycloth robes, coffeemakers and ironing board in each room. Guests on the 12th-floor concierge level enjoy complimentary breakfast and evening snacks in the club room. The floor is accessible only by card-key.
• Conferences: The hotel's 17 meeting rooms feature 29,000 square feet of space. The rooms include the Maryland Ballroom, one of the largest hotel ballrooms in the state.