Biltmore Suites Hotel, Baltimore

This hotel is OLD and knowing that going into it, was not disappointed. Stayed 2 nights on a college visit and this place had all that was needed. Easy walk to everywhere we had to go and the price was right. If I were looking for a place to stay for a family trip, I would stay elsewhere.

the room was dirty. bedspread and the curtains were torn and worn. the paint was peeling. windows had no screens and dangerous to open. heat and a/c/ was noisy and hard to regulate. outlet sparked when i tried to used the hair dryer. no oulet in the bathroom. ceiling and bathroom tile was in bad shape. there was no hot water for showers. the breakfest wasn't that great of a breakfest. i wouldn't stay here again.

What can I say about this place...except it made my stomach churn! We were scheduled for Preakness weekend, and encountered a family emergency. We had to eat 4 Preakness tickets then contacted the general manager 24 hrs ahead to cancel our room. He told us it was 48.. when we reserved he told us 24...HE LIED! We told him of our situation and basically he told us..."who cares!" From what I read, perhaps he did me a favor by stealing my $270.00. It looks like this place is out of the slums rather than quaint. If you read trip advisor...and other reviews there is very little positive about this dump

I stayed at the Biltmore for two nights and it was the worst nights I've ever spent in a hotel. I was there for a convention and it was actually pretty close to the Baltimore convention center that I could walk to it if the light rail took too long. That is the only pro i can think of but would not advise to walk anywhere from the hotel's location at night. When me and a friend arrived we were told that our reservation could not be found even though we had booked several months in advance. The only room available to us was a basement room and a discount on the room rate. The room was awful. There were ugly painted roses on the wall that looked like they were painted through a stencil and with the pencil marks still on the wall. There appeared to be a headboard that used to be nailed to wall above the bed but looked like it had been ripped from the wall. They conveniently replaced it with a ragged sash. There was no trash can, the bed was extremely uncomfortable and worst of all the room was deathly cold that we were literally shivering whenever we were in the room and apparently there was no way to turn the A/C down or off altogether. Do not stay at this hotel!!

The best thing about this hotel was its price. We quickly found out why this hotel's price was significantly lower than other hotels located downtown. (As we quickly found out, it was still overpriced for its condition.) The entrance, foyer, lobby, staircase and ultimately the room were extremely rundown. The room and the especially the bathroom had fallen into disrepair. The toilet was leaking, the tub was missing caulk and the ceiling tiles were discolored from what we hoped were water stains. As others noted, windows nailed shut, plenty of police activity, peeling wallpaper and old uncomfortable furniture were the icing on the cake during this quick 2 day stay. I can't believe anyone else has given this place a positive review in the last 5 years. I am seriously wondering if they stayed at the same hotel. Avoid this hotel at all costs!

From all indications on the hotel's web site, the Biltmore Suites is supposed to be a quaint little Victorian hotel. I got the impression that it might be like a B & B, only on a larger scale. Oh how wrong I was. The neighborhood is fairly run-down with vacant lots and buildings on the surrounding blocks. From the moment we set foot in the building (by ducking under several overhanging tree branches and an aging awning), we were inundated by grime and decay. Cracked and chipped plaster lay on the stairs to the lobby. Worn out carpeting shivered under our feet. We had to climb about 5 flights of stairs to get to our room because, according to the clerk, the "elevator" could not accommodate two people plus one suitcase each. I'm not sure we would have wanted to risk the elevator in any event, given the age of the equipment and the signals we were receiving from all around us. Our room met our hastily re-conceived notions very well. Rotten window molding and sashes. Peeling wallpaper hanging from at least two walls. Dust everywhere. Cracked plaster. This was not Victorian chic, it was a Victorian mess. It was one of those rooms where you are afraid to touch anything because it just looks and feels filthy. The beds were low, worn out and very uncomfortable. We laughed at ourselves for falling into the Biltmore's trap. After calling other hotels in the area and determining they were just too expensive or too booked, we resigned ourselves to two restless nights. About the only positive thing I can say about this hotel is that it is only about 1.5 blocks from a light rail stop, which takes you into parts of Baltimore actually worth spending time.

We loved everything. The staff was great, especially Sandy. A wonderful lsdy. It's an old victorian building so what do you expect. Charm all over. Can't wait to go back.

I am having a hard time writing a review with following the guidelines of this site. Very Dirty. The furniture looked like it was thrown away. I had to eat the cost of one night stay ($162) and my wife and I still decided it was better to get another hotel room somewhere else. And just so anyone does not think we are "prissy", we stayed at the Holiday Day-Inner Harbor at $300 a night and it was the best money I ever spent, compared to the Biltmore. I actually feel bad for the front desk employee. He was really nice but nothing he could do could make up for the terrible condition of the room. My wife and I travel approximately 25% of our time for work and this was the worst hotel experience or our lifetimes.

This hotel is not centrally located, and not walking distance from any of Baltimore's attractions which have centralized in the Inner Harbor area. The condition of the rooms is poor, the beds are not hotel standard and the views (other than the church across the street) are non-existent. It is in a quickly declining area of the city and not a value. The staff is friendly and helpful, but the positives end there. The "garage parking" available is at a hospital up the street, not included in the room rate and a hazardous walk... unless you enter the hospital first to retrieve your car.

This is a neat little place. While it isn't like a franchise hotel, the staff is very friendly and helpful. We came for Yankees game and loved this place. My kids really fell in love with the old European-style elevator. The rooms could use some upgrading but the Suite we stayed in had brand new beds. So that was cool. Price was much lower than the Inner harbor hotels.