a ton of hotels in bmore. my fave is probably the sheraton inner harbor, but honestly my best advice is go to priceline and do the name your own price thing if you’re worried about money at all. you can focus ther area around the inner harbor or around the stadiums, whatever. Almost every time ive done it, I got the Sheraton center city, which is about 4-5 blocks from camden and a 4 star hotel. Ive gotten it for 70-90 bucks depending on time of year.
Honestly, ive been staying in different hotels there 3-7 times a year for the past 12 years. If you have any specific places in mind, feel free to email me. I gotta make up for the Springsteen thing somehow…

that unless you’re shelling out for totally swank digs, you’re going to kind of get gypped staying at the inner harbor. i stayed at the tremont plaza once for a convention. not a bad walk to the ballpark at all, pretty reasonable and kinda nice.

seeing as how I live here, but any place near the harbor should be nice. One hotel I have been in that I know is nice is the Hampton Inn Camden Yards. It’s literally next door to the stadium and it’s only a few years old. Some friends of mine stayed there last summer and it was super new and clean. It’s a smaller hotel. The new Hilton that is an eyesore to the previously lovely skyline view from Camden Yards is also brand new and pretty nice. You could probably even get a room with a view of the field. Both of those places are probably kinda pricey though.

Sheraton is really nice and well patrolled since its next to the park….

hotwire.com, my friend. I’ve gotten good deals in Philly and Baltimore with it. If you haven’t used it, you pick the hotel from its description, including approximate location, and price, and then find out which one it is when you pay.

I got put at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center (which is not the Sheraton closes to the park, but was an easy walk from the ballpark and harbor attractions).

I stayed at the Harborplace Hotel (I think it’s a Renaissance now, but anyone here actually from baltimore will probably know) for a convention, and it was quite nice, too.

Forgot about this, but my friends and I stayed at the Springhill Suites, and it was nice. A little farther from the park, but still not a bad walk.

They have a make your own waffle station at their free breakfast, which will get any hotel 5 stars from me.

I’ve never really had to stay in a hotel, but from what I’ve heard from friends, the Sheraton is a good bet.

Anyway, you’re making a good decision by not coming against NY/BOS as those games are simply not fun as an O’s fan.

I’m frequently embarrassed by the people who get in cheering battles with Red Sox fans in August when we’ve literally been out if contention for months.

Regardless of where you choose, stay away from that damn Hilton.

stay with me for $150 a nite ;-)

You’re not getting much closer to the ballpark than that and if you don’t find things getting any cheaper as you spread farther out, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that choice. Sure, it’s a Days Inn, but you know what you’re getting there. I don’t think you’re going to find a truly bad experience at any chain that’s around downtown. Going for price shouldn’t hurt you.

SC, I’m just curious, but do you visit Camden Yards often? It must be a pretty cool experience if you’re not at the Park frequently.

I’d say Days Inn is okay. It’s not the best hotel and to be honest the neighborhood changes kinda quickly over there on the West Side of downtown. It’s at best a dead business district at night and on weekends and at worst a little dicey. Not awful though mind you, that’s about 10-15 blocks west. But you will be close to the ballpark.

There’s a new Hilton that just opened up literally right next to the ballpark. It actually fucked up the view out of he stadium semi-royally. But for convenience to the park it can’t be beat. The Sheraton is also not too far on the other side of the park. Then right by the Harbor you have the Hyatt and Intercontinental, the latter of which is the nicest hotel in town and bound to be pricey.

You might want to look into the Marriott in Harbor East, on Aliceanna Street, though…which is a long walk from the ballpark, but through the Inner Harbor, which is always fun before and after a game as you’ll be part of an O’s herd. The reason I suggest this place is the location is more central to things you’d want to do before and after the game. There are several neighborhoods nearby – Harbor East, Inner Harbor, Little Italy, Fell’s Point, that are good for restaurants, bars etc. Hope this helps.

The fiancee’s paying, right?

the fiancee’s paying for it!!!!!!
Can’t go wrong with the Marriott and there are alot to choose from in the area.

There are a bunch of hotels in Linthicum, by BWI Airport. I have no clue what their prices are or what they are like since I live right by them. But I know alot of Red Sox and Yankees fans stay there when they come to town. Those would be a nice alternative if you didn’t want to stay in the city. The light rail is not far and I think some of the hotels may offer transportation to the stadium (I’m not sure though, I’m just assuming since I always see an Orioles hotel van for one of the hotels always riding around).