We had 3 nights at the Hotel Revival and it was excellent. We were in Baltimore for a wedding. All of the bridal party and many guests stayed here. The location is great, It’s next to the Washington Monument, (5 minute walk) and is near múltiple museums. We loved the Walter Art museum and went there twice. The hotel staff is warm and helpful, (Kionna and Chris). Our room was immaculate, thanks to housekeeping, (Lisa and Juanita). The ground floor café was perfect for coffee and light breakfast. (Ash and Co.) our valet, Walter was awesome, efficient and he remembereds us each day. There a lounge next to the lobby and we enjoyed meeting friends there. The decor is a 70’s artsy vibe. Lots of interesting things to see. We loved this hotel and it’s staff and recommended it highly.

The staff at Hotel Revival were consistently kind, welcoming, and professional, and I really appreciated the way the manager ultimately handled our concerns. The hotel also has a great location, an attractive atmosphere, and we had an excellent breakfast at Dashery.Unfortunately, there were several significant issues during our stay. Late one night, the hardwired smoke detector in my room began chirping every 15 to 30 seconds and woke me up. There was no maintenance available overnight, and I was initially told that the detector was not hardwired and that I should try removing it from the wall. When I did, I discovered that it was in fact hardwired. The chirping stopped temporarily after I put it back but returned the following morning.Later in the stay, I returned to my room after housekeeping had serviced it and found the door left open and unsecured with all of my belongings inside. Thankfully, nothing appeared to be missing, but this was extremely concerning.We also had a disappointing dinner at Topside. Two people in our group had to reorder after we were told around 7:30 PM that the kitchen only had one fried chicken order remaining. The chicken that did arrive had very little meat and was mostly fried bone, and the steak was extremely salty and heavily seasoned.The manager was very kind and comped the room charge for one night, which I appreciated. Ultimately, however, my family and I shortened our stay and flew home a night early because the overall experience simply was not going well.I want to emphasize that the staff themselves were lovely throughout. My lower rating is due to the maintenance, room-security, and dining issues rather than the way we were treated personally.

It started with the AC not functioning normally, then the electricity went out on our floor (leaving the room pitch black while I was mid-shower). The hotel offered 50% off one night because of the disruption — before the situation worsened further — but that discount was never reflected in the final charges. We ended up having to move rooms late night, scrambling to repack everything by the light of our cell phones in a stifling hot room. It felt like a joke of a 4-star hotel, and that’s not even considering the bugs, street noise, and lamps missing bulbs. The charge to my credit card was more than double what I expected, and it took a week with multiple follow-ups to get an itemized receipt from the hotel. Not only was the discount not applied, but we were charged for seemingly every single minibar item. We spent as little time as possible in our room because of the AC and electricity issues, and I never touch the minibar because I’m not a reckless billionaire. There were also three charges from the onsite restaurant we visited once. The hotel has since ignored all emails once it informed them the charges were unauthorized. All of the staff we dealt with in person were lovely - they were the single bright spot of our stay. I’ll update this review if the hotel resolves the billing issues.

I loved staying here. It's a fabulous hotel, teeming with charm. The staff were uniformly friendly. The topside restaurant has a spectacular view. The location is completely central. Prices are fair. Room decor was wonderful, nothing generic at all, while also being very spacious. The nods to the a kind of retro vibe were much appreciated. This is why independent hotels are so worth it!

Revival was cool! The design and look of both the lobby and the room was fresh and interesting, and the room was clean and really inviting. The staff were great.It was nice not staying directly in the Inner Harbor. We could walk down there when we wanted, as well as check out the immediate neighborhood.Parking was a bit of a puzzle, so we ended up just using the valet.Highly, highly recommend the Land of Kush for vegetarian soul food. I’d drive back up there just for them.