Three interconnected Gilded Age mansions on Baltimore's Mount Vernon Place — the neighborhood that grew up around the Washington Monument and long served as the city's most patrician address — were stitched together and opened in 2009 as The Ivy Hotel, a property of just eighteen rooms that functions less like a hotel than a private house with an unusually attentive staff. The conversion was designed by Ziger/Snead Architects, who threaded a contemporary glass-and-steel pavilion between the Victorian brick volumes, visible in the courtyard elevation where black steel curtain walls glow amber against the warm red masonry at dusk. The interiors, conceived by Siobhan Barry, range considerably across the assembled buildings. The salon carries the atmosphere of a Edwardian gentlemen's club translated through an American lens — paneled walls in dark-stained wood, a patterned carpet in terracotta and ivory, a tiered wrought-iron chandelier hung with conical glass shades, and large figurative murals framed within the wainscoting. Guestrooms shift register entirely depending on which wing they inhabit: one suite tucks beneath exposed king-post roof trusses with a circular oculus window and a Flemish tapestry suspended as a headboard, its palette running to charcoal and slate blue, while another wraps a gilded four-poster canopy bed in coral lacquer walls and plaid silk drapery. The restaurant adds a cooler, more contemporary note — tan leather banquettes, coffered timber ceilings, and an onyx-backed bar.

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The Ivy Hotel, a member of Relais & Chateaux, is a luxury boutique hotel in the heart of historic Mount Vernon, with seventeen beautiful guest rooms and suites, charming social spaces, a small luxury spa, and Magdalena, one of Baltimore’s most outstanding restaurants. The Ivy distinguishes itself among other luxury urban hotels around the world as being the “most highly inclusive city hotel.” As a guest of the hotel, the following is included in your room rate for two guests: - Full, made-to-order breakfast each morning in Magdalena, the Library, the Conservatory, or in the comfort of your room or suite - English-style afternoon tea each afternoon in the Tea Room - Stocked Barmoir, our version of a mini-bar, with snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, replenished each day - Evening cocktails in the Mansion Bar - Midnight snacks - Wireless high-speed internet in your guest room or suite and throughout the hotel - Valet parking - Private car service within a 3-mile radius of the hotel - Housekeeping service each day - Turndown service each evening - Gratuities The Ivy Hotel is honored to have been recognized by several well-respected travel publications, including but not limited to Conde Nast Traveler, Hot List, April 2016; Travel & Leisure, It List, February 2016; Jetsetter, Best of the Best Awards, June 2016; Fodors, 2015’s 25 Best New Hotels, December 2015. We welcome you to our very special oasis in the heart of Baltimore.