City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (410) 727-7101, (877) 424-6423

Address: 612 Cathedral St.

Description: Formerly the Latham, this boutique Clarion Collection a Peabody Court Hotel has 104 rooms and is set in the heart of the Mount Vernon Cultural District. It’s 1 block from the Washington Monument and walking distance to all the galleries, restaurants, and shops along Charles Street. Each room features a heated towel warmer, pillow-top mattresses, full marble bathrooms, and imported French marble-topped furniture. You’ll drool over (and be thankful you don’t have to clean) the 6’ Baccarat chandelier in the main lobby. The in-house restaurant, aptly named George’s On Mount Vernon Square, is in honor of the “Three George’s” of Baltimore—George Washington, George Peabody, and George Herman (“Babe”) Ruth. The hotel also offers a fitness room, and a business center with high-speed Internet access. Wireless Internet service is free. Valet parking is available for $29 a night, and pets are welcomed with a $50 non-refundable cleaning fee.