best western on Odonnell street

We are going to go to the John Hopkins and this is the hotel we are using this hotel...as they have a free shuttle to the hospital. Is the area of the hotel safe?

We are also looking for something to do as a cruise tour in the area in the early morning and all we are finding is 11am start times and we have to be at the airport by 1pm..

Thanks

best western on Odonnell street

In all fairness, I%26#39;ve never stayed, but have stopped at the travel plaza where the hotel is located fairly often and picked someone up from the bus station there.

The reviews of the hotel here on TA are fairly mixed. The area around the hotel offers nothing to see for a tourist and may seem sketchy--the bus station and the docks nearby attract a certain type of character at times--but reality is that you%26#39;ll probably find it to be a safe, if unattractive place to stay.

If you view this as a place to park your head for the night and the shuttle operates as reliably as it%26#39;s supposed to, you probably won%26#39;t be disappointed. If you%26#39;re expecting to find lots of fun things to do in the neighborhood, you%26#39;ll want to stay somewhere else.

View a thread from last year on the same property:

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best western on Odonnell street

Does this bus stop that you mention have a shuttle to the airport located at the bus stop??

We are there about 48 hours...2 nights

I understand there is a dinner theatre there on the hotel,called Tobys?? any insight into the dinner theatre

Thanks

The bus stop is primarily a Greyhound/Trailways station, but it%26#39;s also a frequently-used pickup point for charter buses. I can%26#39;t speak to a specific regularly-scheduled shuttle to the airport, but I%26#39;m sure the hotel can give you that information.

Toby%26#39;s is an offshoot of a dinner theatre that has been in the suburbs for many years and I can only speak to the suburban location by saying it was one of the better dinner theatre experiences I%26#39;ve had (albeit a few years ago).

If you find yourself stuck at the hotel without transportation in the evening looking for an entertainment fix, your only alternatives (given the surrounding neighborhood) are TV in your room or Toby%26#39;s. Hope that helps put things into perspective.

May I ask where to focus our hotel search?

Would like to have some sort of ';entertainement'; albeit not looking to party...just maybe a mall or a walking area

Thanks

As I said we are needing to stay relatively near John Hopkins

There is a Holiday Inn Express on Russell Street, is that a better location??

we did stay at the other holiday inn in January(on Lombard)..

Sheraton Baltimore Center??

Thanks for your assistance

If distance is an issue, the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront and nearby Courtyard Baltimore Downtown Inner Harbor are about as close as you%26#39;ll find (1 mile) to the hospital. They%26#39;re in a much nicer, pedestrian-friendly area with amenities. Easy walk to the heart of the popular Inner Harbor and Fells Point from either.

These and other hotels towards the Harbor will likely be more expensive than the Best Western, but if you%26#39;re looking for something to do other than hanging out in your hotel room during your time away from the hospital, I think you%26#39;ll find they%26#39;re well worth it.

Hopkins downtown or Bayview?

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