This 14-story hotel, with its striking mirrored windows, has been an Inner Harbor fixture since the early 1980s. In fact, it was among the first major hotels to open at the Inner Harbor, and it's still one of the best. Linked by skyways to the Convention Center and Harborplace, it's more than conveniently located, and the views it offers of the harbor can't be beat. Plus it features two great restaurants: the cigar-friendly Bistro 300 and Pisces, which features live music on the weekends.
• Hotel Services: minibar, wi-fi, restaurant, television, parking, safe deposit, bar, hairdresser, swimming pool, disabled access, business facilities, air conditioning, sauna, whirlpool, non-smoking rooms, fitness club
• Special Features: Voice-mail, daily newspaper delivery (USA Today), full bath amenities, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, coffee makers, concierge, gift shop, laundry services, dry-cleaning services, shoe-shine services, room service: 6am-midnight, valet parking, multilingual staff, sundeck, outdoor tennis courts, putting green, half-court basketball.
• Conferences: Twenty meeting rooms with individual controls for heat/AC, sound, music, telephones, multiple electrical/microphone outlets, special lighting effects; all meeting spaces on two levels; off-premises and Kosher catering available; 14,000 square-foot ballroom.