I stayed here for one night and had a decent, if dated room, very large, with heavy newish furniture. The staff is really off the hook, straight out of a b-grade movie. Bullet-proof glass! This is a Indian or Pakistani-run place and it shows. The place will make a middle-class American uncomfortable, less for the rooms than for the slum... more

Our whole purpose for this trip was to go to Pimlico race track. This place was the ghetto motel. Thank God we only stayed there for 1 night. 1) The neighborhood was scary. 2) The room was not very clean. Everything is outdated. The mattresses were old. The sheets were yellow. We had to sleep on top of the comforter.... more

There's something truly terrifying about arriving alone late at night, walking past assorted shiftless men into the lobby of the Econolodge in Pikesville. The lobby desk is encased with shatterproof plexiglass and the several closed circuit monitors suggest that this is the kind of place where bad things go on. I'm guessing the gold-toothed luggage-less purse-less female guest walking familiarly... more

We accessed online all the Econolodges near Inner Harbor to find a clean, reasonably priced one. The Basic Amenities listed online included a microwave and fridge, necessities for us on our trip. The info also indicated continental breakfast. When we arrived, we discovered it was in a seedy area too close to the city. I learned from the desk clerk... more