I stayed here with my parents while visiting my brother over a weekend in January. The location is good and the staff are acommodating- we had an issue with our reservation and the staff took our word for it, even though it was possibly our mis-understanding.

Our suite faced Light Street, and it is noisy. I'd recommend getting a high floor and asking to stay off of Light and off of Redwood

Breakfasts were crowded, but food continued to be brought out.

Other observations:
- for the "One Bedroom Suite", the bathroom is in the bedroom and not directly accessible for the person staying in the living area on the pull-out sofa.

-The suite is smallish- you have to move all of the furniture in order to pull out the bed.

-Walls are thin- I had to call security due to a loud group of people in the suite next to me.

-We did our own parking in a garage a block away (entrance on Charles St)

We came from Philly to stay overnight and go to the Aquarium. The room was sparkling clean and we were allowed early check-in at 1pm. As always, Marriotts are always beyond expectation, and we had a great stay. There are no fancy views, but the kitchen was great and the bed really comfortable.

We spent 8 days at this hotel in early November after my husband had surgery at Johns Hopkins. We could not have been more pleased. The staff is beyond polite -- they are eager to inquire if there is anything that can do to assist you and they aren't just asking because they've been trained to. The seem to be genuinely nice people who are happy with their jobs and want their guests to be happy, too. We travel quite a bit for business and have never had an experience like this, even in high-end boutique hotels. The hotel is very close to Johns Hopkins (about a five minute drive unless we traveled at peak traffic time) and is about two blocks from all the shops and restaurants of the Inner Harbor area. For the length of time we stayed, and given my husband's surgery, we would not have been nearly as happy at other hotels. For the same price as a single concierge room at the Marriott at the Inner Harbor (which we stayed at on our first trip because it had been recommended to us), we had a two bedroom corner suite with a full (though small) kitchen. That made the pre-surgery diet of jello and juice much easier to handle and also made it easier to make foods that he wanted after the surgery when restaurant food would not have been appealing. The hotel staff will do grocery shopping for you, although for our needs I was able to buy what we needed at the three drugstores within easy walking distance plus surrounding restaurants. It is also about a block from a four-story mini mall with shops like Brooks Brothers and Ann Taylor. The hotel is new and clean and we had absolutely no problems. Staying here made a difficult trip much, much easier and we are grateful for the kindness extended by the Residence Inn Inner Harbor.

We stayed here for 2 night s in October 2006 and this is what we observed:

-This is a great property. The room we stayed in was a 1-bedroom corner suite. The bedroom was in a room separate from the living area and the kitchen was a complete kitchen with full refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave and stove.

-As reported by other reviewers the room is a little noisy but we always travel with earplugs so that problem is easily taken care of.

-complimentary breakfast is served daily in the first floor lounge. We found it to be somewhat disorganized but that didn't detract from the overall experience.

-complimentary snacks and drinks are served evenings Monday-Thursday but we were there on the weekend so we can't vouch for food/service, etc.

-the hotel accepts pets but there is a $75 pet fee per stay. There is no pet walk area nearby but there are a few grassy areas along the sidewalk just north of the hotel.

-car parking is $25 per day and the retrieval time was not excessive. Think of it as if your hotel rate is $25 per night more and the parking is free. It won't seem as bad.

-Within 1 block you have Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, CVS pharmacy and a 7-11 food store.

-the hotel is just a 10-minute walk to the Inner Harbor, acquarium, sports stadiums and museums. Other hotels such as the Hyatt are located directly on the waterfront but don't accept pets and don't have suite accomodations with refrigerators and microwave ovens.

-the hotel is positioned among many other downtown buildings so there is no view to speak of.

-after I booked our room I found a rate $50 per day cheaper on the Marriott web site. I called them and they readily adjusted my rate. But if I hadn't brought it to their attention I doubt if my rate would have adjusted.

-All in all we were very happy with the hotel.