Spent one night at the hotel. Had an issue with a fire alarm at about 10:30pm and was out of room until 11:15pm. Alarm also went of at 8:30 am in the morning for a reset. Needless to say did not get a good night sleep and was disappointed that the staff did not apologize and during the alarm/fire drill one staff member mentioned this was an ongoing problem. Also housekeeping was VERY noisy at 8:00am in the morning. Acted as if they had no consideration for guests trying to sleep. Parking was ok and room was nice. Check-in
very quick.

First impressions is definitely a lasting impression. The lobby is breath taking. During check in there were several other people checking in, there were two front desk clerks at the time of my check in, then from out of the back office two other people came out to help the two clerks. They were very helpful with getting us checked in to our rooms. I believe the fitness center is new it has all new equipment which made my workout very enjoyable. My room was very clean with a huge flat panel tv. The bed was soft my husband thought it was too soft, but I sleep like a baby. Our overall experience was fantastic. I'm visiting Maryland again in July 2008 and I will look to book with the Inn at the Colonnade again.

I'm guessing we had a renovated room, because we did not have the problems that I read in the other reviews here. We thought the lobby was very fancy. Our room was small (even though it was called a "large room"), but it was very nice. It had nice comfy beds, and was definitely newly painted. The room itself was very clean. There were no problems that I noticed with the room at all.

The hotel was still undergoing renovations. We saw some areas blocked off with tape, but it didn't bother us (we also had a room right by the elevator, so didn't have to walk down many halls). We did have a problem when we arrived that the electronic keycards were all broken, so you had to have an escort to your room each time. They didn't check our i.d., which made me wonder a bit about security.

The one part of the hotel that was still gross was the garage. The garage looked like a dump. There were dirty old sofas and stained mattresses laying all over the place, and it smelled horribly. We could hardly breathe down there. I don't know why they just had them piled up down there. They also stored the garbage in a sloppy manner right outside some of the rooms by the alley. We didn't have a room with that view, but it sure wouldn't be nice to have the "garbage view".

All in all, it looks like the Inn is improving. The staff were very nice, and hopefully they can finish cleaning this place up.

It took me 9 months to write this review. I stayed at this crappy hotel in January, 2007 because I was taking classes at Hopkins. The lobby belies what the guest rooms truly are. I thought I was at Motel 8 when I first walked into the first room I was assigned to. It was dark, grungy, and the bathroom had a shower stall that needed MAJOR repair and updating. I asked for a change of room because the curtains had a stench of old tobacco smoke, even though it was a non-smoking room. My next room was a tad better, brighter and cleaner, although I had to put up with a toilet with a leaky flush, peeling wallpaper, and dangerous half-hanging electrical wall sockets. I didn't change to another room because I was afraid what I might be assigned to next. I swear, it was like playing russian roulette! The front dest staff could sometime be friendly and helpful, but only if there was a manager in the vacinity. It is shameful that this property is part of the Hilton family. I had submitted a complaint to the Hilton Corporation in 2/07. It is now 9/07 and I am still waiting for a response.