Acquired in 2013 by Rubell Hotels, the historic Lord Baltimore Hotel is ready to welcome guests to its fully renovated city-center haven. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel was built in 1928 by architect William Lee Stoddart, and includes Martin Luther King, Jr. on its list of past visitors. Railed balconies offer a bird’s-eye view of the elegant lobby below. The hotel boasts 440 guestrooms, a 20,000-square-foot ballroom and meeting spaces featuring décor by New York designer Scott Sanders, formerly of Ralph Lauren’s interior design department.

Executive-floor guests enjoy dedicated service including a private lounge, complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails. And there’s more: complimentary WiFi, an executive boardroom, meeting rooms, private event space, state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment and video conferencing capability round out the meeting offerings. Welcome specials include History, Past & Present overnight stays, with complimentary self parking, overnight accommodation, two tickets to the Babe Ruth Museum, two adult water taxi passes and two 1812 Bicentennial passport/discount books.