Kimpton Hotel Monaco Inner Harbor, Baltimore
Expert reviews
“The Kimpton Hotel Monaco has a downtown location that’s close to the harbor, and rooms with the signature Kimpton touches, like yoga mats. The building still boasts the original marble, elevators and Tiffany stained glass of its original incarnation as the B&O Railroad headquarters.”
Shortlisted in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Baltimore, Maryland.
“This 202-room boutique hotel is in the historic headquarters of the B&O Railroad—just two and a half blocks from the Inner Harbor and within easy walking distance of First Mariner Arena, Everyman Theatre, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Baltimore.
“This Kimpton property, tucked into the historic 1906 former B&O Railroad headquarters, offers a contemporary take on glamour. It’s set in an H-shaped building meaning there are plenty of corner rooms (hooray!).”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Baltimore.
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Historic building
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Located in an excellent location and near some of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, Kimpton Hotel Monaco is a home away from home for travelers and tourists. The hotel premises is 400 m away from the Inner Harbor, 10-minute away from The National Aquarium and 150 m from Charles Center. This makes the hotel an excellent center of hospitality and luxury.
The pet-friendly hotel has majestic hallways with hanging crystal chandeliers lighting up to create a dramatic feel even before entering the well-equipped suites or guestrooms in the hotel. The rooms in the hotel are equipped with modern features and facilities such as flat-screen TV where you can premium cable channels, a minibar stocked with drinks and an iPod docking station. A few suites in the hotel have a blissful spa bath and a spacious living area with sofa bed. Guests can make use of the free Wi-Fi available in rooms and other areas in the hotel.
Guests are sure to fall in love with the chef-driven catering services that offer varieties of local and international dishes served in the most exquisite manner. The ballroom is a favorite while the Beaux-Arts Lobby adds more elegance to the stylish hotel.
The B&O restaurant is the award-winning on-site restaurant where guests can have a 3-square meal each day. Coffee and tea are served as a perfect day starter while wine hour is hosted in the evening as the perfect nightcap.
Get the best hospitality at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco.
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Recent guest reviews
20 November 2023
Pretty in the city
The classic charm and elegance welcomed me as soon as I entered the door. Most members of the staff were friendly, helpful and demonstrated sincere care for my needs. The valet and security services were exceptionally kind and helpful.
The restaurant closed a bit early and didn’t have too much of an variety. I didn’t feel safe walking to get food.
23 October 2023
A nice hotel but not the best of the area.
The hotel in itself was lovely and very big!
Outside the hotel, there were many homeless people.
30 September 2023
Everything was good
Everything was good
Everything was good
16 September 2023
Historical hotel that needs some
The history of the building. The tall ceilings, and antique windows. The grand entrance is beautiful and needs some updating. The bathroom was very clean, windows are perfect to watch the city below.
There was a booger on the headboard (literally), air vents had brown/black dirt on them, the panel covering the refrigerator had dried food smears dripped down it. The room was in good shape, but the charm of the hotel wasn’t reflected in the room’s decor. I noticed the Reno plans and they seem to be a good start. What sets that hotel apart from all the others is the history and the style. Or it could be what sets it apart. There didn’t seem to be enough staff. One of three days my room was made up, but 2 days didn’t get services.
12 September 2023
I had a great time. Will be returning
The design is beautiful and the room was spacious
The room temperature was way too hot with no way to cool it all off
23 July 2023
Pleasant
Location
Missing blind on window, light not working in bathroom, and shower controls not working properly.
7 July 2023
overall the hotel was very good
room was clean and the bed was very comfortable, bathroom was very clean and shower was great .
the shower door needs to be longer.
28 June 2023
I needed a hotel near the ballpark but didn’t feel safe going out at night in that neighborhood.
Proximity to the attraction we wanted to see (Camden Yards). Friendly staff. Interesting facility. Large room.
The adjoining room had some noisy guests and were pot users. So every time we left and came back to the room it smelled of pot (through adjoining door).
25 June 2023
Pleased with our stay
Amaya was excellent, very professional and courteous
22 June 2023
Comfortable and elegant.
Beauty of the building. Amaya our front desk check in coordinator
$50 Valet charge
20 June 2023
great
the overall performance
parking price
30 May 2023
hotel is in a spot close to the harbor and has great staff
Loved the location, valet parking option, secure guest elevators, and size of room. It was nice to have mini fridge for baby’s milk. Staff were friendly and helpful. Valet parking staff were super nice
tub was leaking, air conditioning vent was very strong
26 May 2023
The staff was extremely helpful
The rooms were huge and clean
the lobby was on the second floor.. Hard to find
20 May 2023
perfect spot for a downtown Baltimore weekend getaway.
nice bathroom. great staff.
difficult to find checkin desk.
15 May 2023
Pleasant
Beautiful hotel close parking garage
No shower curtin for tye shower
13 May 2023
Fabulous
The valet staff are excellent. They really go beyond to help.
9 May 2023
Great staff and lovely architecture!
close to the harbor and had some lovely architectural elements. the staff was amazing.
it needs some repairs and was a bit musty smelling
1 May 2023
Hidden Gem!
Bed was comfortable! Very clean! Great location!
Hot water went out last day and management did not do anything to address inconvenience.
29 April 2023
Very good
location service
parking,
11 April 2023
very pleasant stay, good food, nice location
historic. complementary wine hour
old building bad A/C
10 April 2023
Pleasant
Location was good
The room wasn’t very clean, the keys didn’t work well, it overall dingy feel.
9 April 2023
Fabulous
No hand soap.
30 March 2023
Pleasant
The basic setup is good. Staffs are good.
1. Restroom doesn't have lock 2. They didn't provide minibar things. 3. No jug or pitcher for water! 4. They didn't provide us toothpaste earlier, we went to reception to have it. 5. Staffs are really good but the Hotel didn't have sufficient staffs.
21 March 2023
Fabulous
The hotel was clean, good location and the staff were just good!
The bed was not to comfortable for me and next door noise were a bit louder !
16 March 2023
Beautiful and Relaxing
Room was beautifully cleaned and prepared. Staff was Super friendly and nice and helped us find a good seafood restaurant to eat at. Also valet parking was nice and could walk to downtown harbor from hotel.
2 March 2023
Very good
The decor, cleanliness & structure
The heat didnt work and front desk said an engineer was not available
6 February 2023
Very good
loved the aesthetics and ambiance of the hotel
upon initially checking in, the staff member at the front desk did not acknowledge me until about 5 minutes or standing at the front desk. The rest of the staff was nice and helpful
3 January 2023
clean, historic, and modern
Very clean, spacious rooms. decent location of Baltimore
felt like there were hidden fees that I wasn’t aware of until after checking out. and no door on the showers was a bit odd
27 December 2022
Website problems
Friendly and helpful staff. Spa tub. Comfortable bed.
Website was inaccurate because of new management. Link to restaurant goes through Doordash. Doordash not used by restaurant, but they charged me.
9 December 2022
5
Everything
There were no ice on the floor level Need to change they restaurant menu
6 November 2022
great
loved the room , happy hour and the free breakfast
11 October 2022
Disappointing.
Jacuzzi bath tub and bathroom were lovely.
The price. The service. The amenities. No very impressed for a $404 room! Will not be back.
14 September 2022
I wish checkout could be at Noon on a Sunday.
Breakfast was great.
29 August 2022
nice place but bathroom smells like dog. not a pet lover. the iron left all this black stuff on my new dress not happy a
very nice
no parking
28 August 2022
Happy with stay
Breakfast?
Parking higher than some others
18 August 2022
Very good
The staff were very nice and accommodating
Your hotel could use another restaurant
4 August 2022
Pleasant
location and cleanliness
Staff. front desk folks are rude, slow and not friendly
1 August 2022
Laughs at the door
All of the front desk staff, hotel staff and even the bartender at the attached restaurant were very friendly. The best part of our stay had to be Mr. Kevin, or uncle Kevin should I say. He is the head of security and he is a ball of sunshine. He made sure our stay was going well everyday. All of the front door staff were especially friendly. The hotel overall was great and in a marvelous location for all of the tourists attractions. Great fun for the family, but we will be coming back mainly because of the friendly front door security and valet personal.
The only problem we faced was how the bathroom floors would get wet from taking a shower. The shower floor and bathroom floor are tile and a level match to each other, but there is no kind of wall or lip to stop the water from running onto the bathroom floor. And also, maybe for the price they could include a continental breakfast instead of just coffee.
24 July 2022
It was a great time I thought the hotel was beautiful it’s just some I think they should take into consideration how hot
Everyone was very friendly I had one situation in my room was changed because the smelling of smoke and I was allergic to smoke so the girl at the front desk was very helpful with switching the room and would check on what was going on on the 11th.
The air conditioner in the room got very stuffy at night would’ve like for it to be cooler especially with the weather outside being so hot and humid
23 July 2022
everything but parking was great
it was a very nice place to stay
we had to get valet while we were there which was 50.00 and when we went out at like 830-900 at night they didn’t tell us what time they shut everything down so when we got back I had no where to park my car but far away and had to pay more money. tried to get back into the hotel and if it wasn’t for a guest coming out I would t of been able to get back in
21 July 2022
Great Hotel for the value.
The price I paid and the service exceeded my expectations. The hotel is conveniently located, easy walking distance to train, baseball parks and Inner Harbor facilities.
Wanted to pay cash for a couple of bottles of water, but front desk had no change.
12 July 2022
Very good
Loved that i caught the complimentary wine from 5-6
I thought the room was gonna be bigger
7 July 2022
Very good
. Beautiful marble staircase for photos
There for BIL wedding. They double booked our bridal suite to get ready in & sent us to a conference room but otherwise was a nice stay.
7 July 2022
Fabulous
I have a large family with triplet girls and a 9-year-old son and it's hard to find a hotel that could accommodate us to give them their own space when it comes to actually sleeping and I love the double beds with the bunk beds in a separate room that was perfect
Overall pretty good nothing to complain
20 June 2022
it was good
mostly everything
I jus didn’t like that the bathroom was halfway cleaned and it was poop and tissue in the toilet
31 May 2022
Great stay, very helpful staff, very clean hotel and rooms. The area around the hotel felt safe as well. Choose the va
Clean and had a very helpful staff.
I was in a wheel chair accessible room and was not handicapped. Did not like that the water from the handicapped shower would flood the bathroom floor.
12 May 2022
excellent place to stay when visiting the area.
good position. imposing building. seemed like a skeleton staff. no room service. room was a nice size. valet expensive at $44. Monica was lovely at reception.
some furnishings were a little tired. but they were ‘period’. this is Art Deco in style We enjoyed our stay. could not get anything to eat in the area at 9.30pm. many people wearing masks around town. don’t fell that the Inner Harbor has really come thru the pandemic as yet.
9 May 2022
It was a nice stay… would revisit.
very clean… staff was polite… complimentary wine hour… location was good.
room didn’t have remote… the replacement remote for tv didn’t work well… parking is pricey… should offer complimentary breakfast for the price charged to stay
1 May 2022
Very good
dirty elevator floor, torn carpeting in the room ,uncomfortable bunk bed mattresses
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Paid WiFi
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Massage
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness classes
- - Personal trainer
- - Bicycle rental
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Face masks for guests available
28 November 2023
perfect location in the centre of town. Nice people at the desk - beautiful bedroom
the elegance and volume of the entrance - idem for the bedroom - the originality of the decoration - idem for Kimpton Monaco Philadelphia
the breakfast is not served in the bedroom and we have to go in the restaurant attached which decoration is not as original and elegant as the rest of the hotel