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The best hotels near The Baltimore Convention Center

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 45 Baltimore hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Baltimore, out of the 45 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.5.

All five are within 2.0 km of The Baltimore Convention Center.

Rachael's Inner Harbor Boutique Inn

Highest rated of the five

Rachael's Inner Harbor Boutique Inn

★★★★★4.9 from 296 reviews

Rachael's Inner Harbor Boutique Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 296 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $295 a night on the dates we checked.

45 hotels in Baltimore qualified for this list and five made it. Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Rachael's Inner Harbor Boutique Inn1

    Rachael's Inner Harbor Boutique Inn

    ★★★★★4.9 from 296 reviews

    600 m from The Baltimore Convention Center, about a 8 minute walk

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    • Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore2

      Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore

      ★★★★★4.7 from 3,148 reviews

      1.4 km from The Baltimore Convention Center, about a 18 minute walk

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      • The Ivy Hotel3

        The Ivy Hotel

        ★★★★★4.8 from 351 reviews

        2.0 km from The Baltimore Convention Center, about a 25 minute walk

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        • 1840s Carrollton Inn4

          1840s Carrollton Inn

          ★★★★★4.7 from 470 reviews

          1.3 km from The Baltimore Convention Center, about a 16 minute walk

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          • Baltimore Marriott Waterfront5

            Baltimore Marriott Waterfront

            ★★★★★4.5 from 4,728 reviews

            1.3 km from The Baltimore Convention Center, about a 16 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            45 Baltimore hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to The Baltimore Convention Center second, then took the top five.

            Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

            The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

            What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

            Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

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