Lord Baltimore Hotel

Reviews

• JE

  Jessica Espenschied

  5 days ago
  5.0
  My partner and I are frequent travelers, so it’s easy for our experiences to blend together. But it hurts our hearts that it’s taken this long, four months, to leave a review about the Lord Baltimore. And it’s not for the historic significance, the luxurious rooms, the rooftop bar & adorable cafe, the walkability to the best of Baltimore (go Orioles!), the highly entertaining & informative onsite ghost tour with the incomparable Vince Wilson, or even the sheer beauty of the hotel, no. Each & every one of these are worth the time, travel, & hard-earned money of your stay. But all, glorious as they may be, pale in comparison to the LB Tavern. Not only was this restaurant incredibly convenient, being adjacent to the lobby, but it was the site of hands down the BEST & freshest food you will ever have. We wondered if we’d been caught in an Overlook Hotel “this is too good to be true” time warp because the food and drinks were almost too fantastic for the prices we were paying. We are very hopeful that the incredibly tireless, patient, hard-working, and comedic Marc has stuck it out long enough to see this review. Because despite the downright ridiculous behavior of some very impatient and unsympathetic travelers on an obviously busy and understaffed evening, managed to keep his composure with humor and deliver excellent service and some of the best drinks we’ve ever had. He certainly deserves to see it and be appreciated by management for everything he does. He’s a shining gem of Baltimore and should be acknowledged as such!
• MD

  Mark D

  Sep 24, 2026
  2.0
  I won't stay here again, I'll start with the pros: Friendly staff, some friendlier then others. Good prices for small items like a soda or a candy bar. Historic hotel and some of it looks nice. Cons: definitely a worn down hotel. The clientele is a mix of some business people and the rest of the people look like they're at a frontier airlines gate waiting for a flight. The room is either cold or hot take your choice. You're in the middle of downtown with nothing really around. There are boxes in doorways with homeless people camped out. The clientele at the hotel like to leave garbage in the elevators. Each floor that are supposedly dorm floors from what I hear has a security guard you see when the elevator doors are open. They have security guards and I say that laughingly in the lobby but I doubt they'd be able to do anything if something happened. Hallways are all scuffed up and look junky. All the ancillary furniture throughout the place looks beat up. I would stay closer to Fells point if you want to feel safer and have more convenience for food options and food to bring up to your room.
• MM

  Myk

  Sep 21, 2026
  3.0
  The Lord Baltimore Hotel definitely has historic charm. The architecture and character of the building were probably my favorite parts of the stay, and you can tell the hotel has a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the housekeeping was a major disappointment. We arrived after 5:00 p.m., which is already the hotel’s check-in time (4:00 p.m.), and housekeeping was still cleaning our room. Once we finally got inside, I honestly wondered what had been cleaned. The room was pretty gross in several areas, especially the bathroom. The vents were completely caked with dirt and dust and looked like they hadn’t been cleaned since the hotel was built. On the positive side, the staff was great. Everyone we interacted with was friendly and welcoming. A few floors of the hotel are apparently used as student housing for local college students. That caught us a little off guard, but the students were all very nice and were simply being college kids, so that really wasn’t an issue. We also really enjoyed LB Tavern. The food was pretty damn good, and our bartender was amazing. Everything was going well until I noticed a hoard of fruit flies hovering around and inside the garnish area used for the drinks. That definitely took away from the experience and is something management needs to address. Overall, the Lord Baltimore is a beautiful historic hotel with a great staff, good food, and a lot of potential. It just needs considerably more attention to cleanliness and housekeeping. A little more effort in those areas would make a huge difference.
• SB

  Simon Bouwman

  Sep 16, 2026
  1.0
  Unfortunately I can't say many positive things about the Lord Baltimore hotel in Baltimore. If I had to think about it, the bed was comfortable but that is about it for positives...We left feeling that this hotel is very poorly managed and fell far short from meeting our expectations of cleanliness, general upkeep, and organization in general especially when the going rate is 250+ per night. Another thing alarming to us is that the hotel is over half filled with students and is being used as a student dorm, so if you like being around all that activity and feel like you are in a dorm again, this might be for you. The rooms feel extremely dated and tired with dirty markings and stains everywhere (this was not just one room, we had multiple reserved and same experience throughout. This building has to be suffering from black mold because all of the trim in our shower was completely separated from the wall exposing gaping holes behind the tile where water was freely flowing into while showering. Beyond just the overall run-down feel of the hotel, management what are you doing? Seriously, your front desk staff is rude and could not give a sh*t about a good customer experience. Your bar tender downstairs at the main lobby bar had zero idea what was going on nor what she had in stock but was plenty happy to sit on her phone in front of customers and scroll tick tok. Then we get to the rooftop bar experience....the rooftop bar feel is great but it was constantly out of drink, we ordered a hot dog and 2 sliders at 8pm on a Saturday night and we got it just before 10pm, and then while we are still trying to finish the frankly terrible food we ordered, the bar tender is calling for last call at 10:15 when the entire roof is packed with Springbok rugby fans. WHAT? Read the room and take advantage of the situation. We honestly just feel like better management would go a long way to improving the overall customer experience....will not be back
• TF

  Travis Franklin

  Sep 12, 2026
  2.0
  Our recent stay at the Lord Baltimore Hotel did not meet our expectations, and unfortunately, what was supposed to be a birthday weekend celebration turned into a very disappointing experience. We understood when we booked this hotel that we were staying at a historic property that is more than 100 years old. We weren’t expecting a brand-new, modern hotel, and we were completely prepared for some of the character and wear that comes with an older building. However, there is a difference between staying at a historic hotel and staying at a hotel that appears to have gone decades without meaningful renovation. From the moment we arrived, the condition of the property was noticeable. The walls had the stained, discolored appearance you often see in older buildings where smoking was once permitted, and there was a stale smoke smell throughout the hotel and room. The overall condition was not what we expected, even taking the hotel’s age into consideration. The bigger issue, however, came during check-in. The front desk employee was extremely pleasant, and we were initially told that we had been upgraded to a “renovated room” at no additional charge. That sounded great—until we saw the room. We had specifically booked a room with two queen beds for three adults. Instead, our “upgrade” was a renovated room with one king bed and a couch that did not pull out. Obviously, this wasn’t an acceptable arrangement for three adults, which was clearly indicated on our reservation. We went back downstairs to explain the issue and asked for the room we had actually booked months in advance. At that point, the attitude changed. We were told that the hotel was sold out and that the room we had reserved was no longer available. After speaking with the manager, the employee told us that the only option they could provide was a rollaway bed. We weren’t even given a clear answer as to whether we would be charged for it. I pulled up my reservation and showed that it clearly stated three adults and that I had specifically booked two beds for that reason. Despite this, we were told there was nothing they could do. I declined the rollaway and requested to speak with the manager. After another conversation with the manager, we received the same answer: the hotel was sold out and our reserved room was unavailable. While the employee was away speaking with the manager, I searched for another hotel and found a Candlewood Suites just one block away for essentially the same price, with two beds available. When the employee returned, I told her that I wanted to cancel and receive a refund. Interestingly, at that point, the room we had originally booked—which we had just been told was unavailable because the hotel was sold out—suddenly became available. We were then told that they would be more than happy to provide us with the room we had originally reserved. That experience left us feeling that we were not being treated honestly or fairly. If the room was available after all, why were we repeatedly told that the hotel was sold out and that there was nothing they could do? Between the condition of the property, the stale smoke smell, the poor state of the rooms, and—most importantly—the way our reservation was handled, this was an extremely disappointing experience. We chose the Lord Baltimore specifically because we wanted to experience a historic Baltimore hotel for a special birthday weekend. Instead, we left feeling frustrated and distrustful of the management. Based on our experience, I would not recommend the Lord Baltimore Hotel and would personally choose another hotel when visiting Baltimore.

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