Hotel Revival, Baltimore
Expert reviews
“Hotel Revival continues to maintain the old-fashioned style that has made it a favorite since the 1930s. You can expect tufted upholstery and heavy draperies in warm colors and creamy tones with furniture that recalls the elegance of an old 1930s movie. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t update its offerings: pull-out sofas were added to king rooms in 2013.”
“The Revival has taken over a former mansion in the historic Mount Vernon neighbourhood and reappointed it as a boutique hotel with a sophisticated cool vibe, including plush public spaces to hang out in and a restaurant on the top floor with unrivalled views over Baltimore.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Boutique style
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
The ongoing transformation of Baltimore, Maryland is one of the most significant travel narratives of the past ten years, and it served as the inspiration for the name of Hotel Revival.
This is especially true for Mount Vernon, the neighborhood where the hotel is located, which is one of the city’s most historic and artistically rich areas. The Walters Art Museum is located just a stone’s throw away, and the Peabody Institute is not much further.
Joie de Vivre, an original boutique hotelier in America, saw the cultural heritage of the neighborhood as a go-ahead to fill Revival with as much art, design, and character as possible.
Always a positive aspect, the accommodations here display a diverse fusion of various American aesthetics, with a noticeable lean towards the Arts and Crafts movement. The outcome is both elegant and cozy, boasting modern luxuries such as bluetooth audio systems, 49-inch television screens, premium bedding, and Jonathan Adler toiletries.
On the rooftop, you’ll find Topside, a restaurant offering panoramic views and specializing in craft cocktails, locally brewed beers from Maryland, and seafood sourced from the Chesapeake Bay. Meanwhile, B-Side Karaoke provides a fully-stocked bar alongside three private chambers for expressing your inner singer before a discerning crowd.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
5 January 2025
My go to when in Baltimore
I always stay here when I’m in Baltimore. The location is fantastic
Nothing!
4 January 2025
Exceptional
Excellent! Clean & comfortable!
They do not accept CASH! How is that possible? I’m pretty sure we are in America & cash is our tender. Unacceptable- for that reason alone I will not stay there again.
1 January 2025
Great hotel. Have to improve food selection.
Didn't like breakfast. Location of the hotel, if you want to stay in the historical district, can't be better. The room is clean and a good size.
The breakfast is not satisfactory. The selection is limited and pricey.
29 December 2024
Lovely stay
Room is spacious with a gorgeous view, bed is comfortable.
28 December 2024
A beautifully made space, from rooms to cozy gathering areas and a handsome work space as well.
Rooms, like entire hotel, very beautifully done, with interesting, delightful detail. Cafe pleasant and makes a good espresso drink, very nice breakfast and lunch dishes in casual comfort. Topside bar/restaurant extremely beautiful, with view, and excellent drinks and appetizers. We didn’t have dinner there but have no doubt it would have been equally fine. Great staff.
Only a couple of tiny things—wanted plugs for phones on both sides of king bed, not just one. And more luxurious pillows. That’s it. (The bed was super comfortable.)
26 December 2024
Good location, helpful staff and loved the "speak easy".
NA
Nothing
26 December 2024
Fabulous
Room, Staff, Food all great. Location was ideal for my event.
Room keys always took a few tries to get door to unlock.
23 December 2024
Fabulous
Close to the event I was attending. Trendy, spacious, & clean.
16 December 2024
Excellent option
Very nice hotel, the room exceeded our expectations.
A bit noisy, but not critical
4 December 2024
Fabulous
Beaufiful view and quiet area
None
4 December 2024
I will surely be back again
Location and the staff are friendly and nice
None
2 December 2024
Overall everything was great except the shower, which was a major setback :(
Beautiful space. Nice sized rooms
The shower was close to the worst experience I have ever had, which unfortunately ruined our experience. That was the only complaint but not being able to shower is a pretty big drawback :( water wouldn’t stay to temperature and the pressure hardly pushed it out of the shower head, we had to lean against the wall to get our body wet.
21 November 2024
Fabulous
I had a wonderful stay—the staff was so friendly and the hotel was adorable! I decided to extend my stay by one night and they were extremely accommodating. Thank you!
My only complaint was that the bed wasn’t comfortable to me; the mattress was too hard for my taste and the pillows also weren’t comfortable so I didn’t feel like I had a very restful sleep.
15 November 2024
Fabulous
Nice price and large room. Close to the bus stops.
14 November 2024
Check in and out was a breeze. My partner and I decided at the last minute to extend our stay one more night and they ac
The hotel is beautiful, nicely decorated and plays great music throughout the lobby and common areas.
everything was wonderful!
12 November 2024
This was a very cool and welcoming place. it was nice than I expected Huge rooms and convenient to walking.
Conveniently located, clean and friendly.
parking was not included
9 November 2024
Very good
Room was very large and nice!!
Location wasn’t the best, but the good outweighed that
3 November 2024
Lovely boutique hotel.
The room was large and had a lot of sunshine. Comfortable bed. Spaces to work in lobby. Conveniently close to train station. Nice restaurants nearby.
Has difficulty with staff booking an additional night at hotel.
30 October 2024
Charming Hotel next to a lovely park and safe neighborhood
Room 1002. The room layout was perfect. Bathrm not facing bed! Bathrm located by front door & toilet & shower are in separate section with door while sink is on outside of it. There were 4 windows with views of a Cathedral/Steeple design Church, City, etc. Room was very spacious and 99.5% immaculate (baseboards and edges of floor dusty). Superb staff! Deliscious breakfast/coffee at Dasher Cafe in hotel. Parked at street free and didn't get ticket ($35 cost & rarely patrolled)
No microwave. Prefer no carpet but this one was very chic and didn't look worn out. I was disappoited that I did not get a room with stand alone shower but with very good size tub. Pictures online slightly different. Sadly, I never made it to the Roof Top restaurant (forgot). Took a stroll around the neighborhood at night instead after having dinner at nearby restaurant (2 blocks away)
25 October 2024
Good
It was near most things of interest
19 October 2024
Fabulous
The coffee shop was too expensive
18 October 2024
Cozy, great location and safe
It’s so beautiful, everybody in their staff is so nice, the area is safe and you can park in the street.
15 October 2024
Nice
Actually had only wine at the very cozy and fun basement “speak easy”, The bartenders were too busy to be as relaxed and chatty as one might expect of the setting, but the room had great style and was buzzing with a very relaxed and happy clientele. Well done, Revival!
14 October 2024
Fabulous
Location was great for us, the staff was extremely friendly & helpful. The ambience of the hotel was eclectic & modern. The restaurants were a plus for diner & breakfast.
11 October 2024
Luxury
Classy, beautiful location.
Nothing
8 October 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful property, cozy rooms, very stylish.
N/a
7 October 2024
Fabulous
The location and the view were outstanding. The decor was excellent too.
6 October 2024
Absolutely love staying at Revival- we’ve been multiple times and plan to come back throughout next baseball season.
Local art in the rooms, very comfortable, great staff, super super clean
The food at Topside isn’t my favorite but the staff and drinks are great, and so is the vibe
3 October 2024
Loved Revival from the welcoming staff to the spacious rooms, perfectly located in Mount Vernon.
Welcoming staff, spacious room, cool decor, comfortable furniture, great location.
No complaints
1 October 2024
Clean. Comfortable. Cool.
I loved the entire vibe and decor.
Nothing.
25 September 2024
Exceptional
The night manager was amazing and made checking in so easy for us. The room was great! The view was amazing, we were on the top floor so we could see most of Baltimore.
Nothing about the property, everything was great but the local roads were really bumpy, lots of pot holes and the lights take forever.
16 September 2024
Lovely boutique bolthole within walking distance of football stadium
Lovely interior so well designed and super comfortable
One of the reasons we chose it was it had a rooftop bar but when we arrived this was closed for a private event which was frustrating
16 September 2024
Fabulous
loved it - would def. stay here again
could have had better products in the bathroom and better shower
9 September 2024
Well appointed room and lovely neighborhood.
Great hotel and restaurants. We enjoyed the neighborhood with plenty to do, such as the Walters art museum and the Peabody Conservatory. We will gladly stay again.
6 September 2024
Fabulous
Great downtown location. I love how the hotel blends into the landscape and community.
N/a
5 September 2024
I would recommend the street view rooms 100%
It’s completeness. There is a desk, TV, coffee corner, cabinet, king size bed. On top of that, spacious enough to walk around in the room. The lobby is also well decorated and sectioned into a waiting area and probably a working/chatting area. Incredible.
Nothing.
25 August 2024
Fabulous
Very clean and comfortable. Staff was very friendly and helpful!
There wasn’t much to do around. And a few blocks away by Lexington Market was very sketchy area.
23 August 2024
Great value for a boutique hotel
Unique property. Rooms were nice and homey.
one elevator was down
23 August 2024
Exceptional
Clean hotel, friendly staff, restaurant, bar, and cafe on site
19 August 2024
Exceptional
This is a beautiful hotel and rooms with lovely and helpful staff. Dinner at the Topside restaurant was excellent.
13 August 2024
Exceptional
Peaceful and friendly
12 August 2024
WONDERFUL! SUPER CUTE & CLEAN HOTEL IN A HISTORIC AREA!
Great location, clean!
AC didn't get as cool as we would've liked, but the room was by no means warm or hot. We're just igloo sleepers :)
9 August 2024
Excellent stay, friendly staff
I love the look and feel of the hotel. The staff was excellent!! The hotel is right across from my sons apartment and right down from his school.
7 August 2024
Good place to stay if visiting John Hopkins University and wanting to see a bit of Baltimore.
We had a corner room with very nice view over Baltimore. Beds were comfortable. Room was spacious and very nicely decorated. Staff was friendly.
Breakfast was a separate operation with OK food, but very high prices.
2 August 2024
Chic convenient hotel with lovely staff!
My favorite stay in Baltimore. Convenient to restaurants and bars and right next to green spaces. Upscale and cool.
The rooftop bar closed early the night we came.
24 July 2024
Fabulous
The hotel decor and valet
24 July 2024
Great
Really nice
20 July 2024
Exceptional
beautiful rooms, felt like a home away from home
17 July 2024
Beautiful hotel perfect for many occasions!
The design and decor of this hotel is exceptional. The view from the rooms is lovely. The Dashery is delicious. We did a SpotHero parking space to avoid valet and it was safe and convenient. I hope to some day return for a girls weekend.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Golf course (within 3 km) (additional charge)
- - Games room
- - Hiking
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
Outdoors
- - Picnic area
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available
13 January 2025
Excellent