Towson · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Town Center
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These are my five favourites in Towson, out of the 6 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.1.
All five are within 2.4 km of Town Center.
Highest rated of the five
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel
★★★★★4.1 from 2,165 reviews
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.1 from 2,165 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 3 star property and found under poi.
6 hotels in Towson qualified for this list and five made it. Hampton Inn Towson is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
All five, ranked
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Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel
★★★★★4.1 from 2,165 reviews
300 m from Town Center, about a 4 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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2Hampton Inn Towson
★★★★★4.3 from 130 reviews
800 m from Town Center, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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3Home2 Suites by Hilton Towson
★★★★★4.2 from 79 reviews
800 m from Town Center, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
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4Express Inn
★★★★★4.1 from 122 reviews
600 m from Town Center, about a 8 minute walk
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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5Holiday Inn Express Towson Baltimore North
★★★★★4.1 from 1,254 reviews
2.4 km from Town Center
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
6 Towson hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Town 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.
Rosa Iglesias The American south
Teaches in term time and plays weddings in summer, which pays for the travel. Goes where the music is, usually festivals in small unrecommended towns. Owns three unnecessary accordions.
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