Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore

As with many Kimpton's, the historic building was beautiful in terms of architecture. The living room was nice, and the coffee was wonderful. The staff was very friendly. The location was convenient, and I appreciated the restaurant and bar in the building on the first floor.

Kimpton hotels are not cheap. I am happy to pay for the boutique-hotel experience, but the hotel needs to be kept in top-notch shape to keep the boutique charm. When I got off the elevator on my floor, the walls and baseboards were scuffed, and the doors to rooms were also marred. This gave the hall an overall dingy feel--not the feel of a nice, boutique hotel. Inside my room, I had the typical Kimpton modern decore, but on the upholstery on the headboard, there were small holes in the fabric around the edges. There were some stains as well. All of this is to say, that if you are spending 300.00 per night on a room, you expect a polished space. It's not that the hotel was "dirty", but there was wear and tear. Keep up the maintenance.

Overall nice. 1st room the glass shower door was missing completely. 2nd night I had to be moved because the AC quit working amd temp got up to 83. They moved me without hastle. 2nd room was nice . Bathrooms showers are provided with pre filled bottles of shampoo and soap. As I'm in the shower soaking wet I realize the soap bottle had not been filled. That sucked!!!The building is starting to show some wear. Carpets are getting old and overall it could use an update. Still it was good enough and I could reccomend it. Be careful at night though, the area is chalk full of crackheads and homeless. Dont walk alone !!! Also parking is $42 a night!!!