Need to know
Rooms
128, including 21 suites.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible, subject to availability and potentially a fee. Earliest check-in, 4pm.
More details
Rates don’t include breakfast, but guests get free rides locally in the house Cadillac, a welcome cocktail, and e-bike and Taylor guitar hire.
Also
The hotel is fully accessible, with its expansive public spaces, elevators and specially adapted rooms (some with special features for the hearing-impaired, too).
At the hotel
Courtyard, deck, gym, concierge; boutique (selling candles, bedding, robes, bath products and apparel); charged laundry service; and free WiFi. In rooms: TV with Chromecast streaming, Bluetooth speaker, Nespresso machine, kettle and herbal teas, minibar (with house Sagamore Spirit rye and locally made treats), and bespoke bath products from MiN NYC.
Our favourite rooms
We realise Ron Burgundy is San Diego’s legendary anchorman, but we can’t help but think of him when we look at the abundant rich mahogany in the Sagamore Pendry’s rooms and suites. They exude a Brut-scented suavity – or could happily house a naval captain – with black-iron-framed windows and accents of leather, wood and stone, softened up with custom rugs and gaze-catching artwork. The hotel’s courtyard, a moody cathedral of vaulted black girders and concrete, is certainly admirable, but you’re here for those Harbor views. The best are from the higher floors, and if you book the Sagamore or Pendry suites, you’ll have your own bar to entertain at – always a good time.
Poolside
The Sagamore’s deck on the historic Recreational Pier juts out into the Patapsco, offering blue-on-blue swims in the large infinity pool, marina and skyline views, and sociable spaces for dining and drinking (the waterside eatery is seasonal from Memorial Day till Labor Day). Add a touch more luxury to your lounging by booking one of the five cabanas (for an extra charge), set up like proper lounges with sectional sofas; and – if you’re staying over 4 July – this is the spot for watching the fireworks. Plus, the Domino Sugar factory across the way often wafts over sweet smells.
Spa
You could bust out a few strength-training and cardio moves at the hotel’s very sleek 24-hour gym. Or, you could hop in the hotel’s water taxi to be taken to FX Studios, their partnered fitness space, part of the Under Armour group whose CEO financed the Sagamore. A real perk, due to the studio’s usual waitlist (after all, NFL players go through the paces here), this is an all-rounder, with a packed programme of work-outs, including baseball (for those Orioles’ try-outs) and golf training; a nutritionist; physical therapist; salon and spa. And the hotel’s also joined forces with the Art of Balance Wellness Spa just along the street too. Or, if you don’t want to do any walking/boating, the concierge can arrange in-room massages.
Packing tips
Goths-at-heart, pack a few Edgar Allan Poe tomes in honor of the gloomy writer who had his – alleged – last drink nearby in the Horse You Came In On Saloon. Those with some skin to spare should devote it to the Saints and Sinners tattoo parlor close by, and if you’ve brought your four-legged friend, bring something snazzy for it to wear – a lot of the neighbourhood festivals involve a pet-costume contest – that’s B’more baby.
Also
Art is expertly considered here, from the stocky Fernando Botero horse sculpture in the hotel’s courtyard to the paintings of Poe, the Baltimore Ravens’ logo, a crab and other local iconography in the hall leading to the restaurant.
Pet‐friendly
Dogs can stay for a non-refundable fee of $150 a pet, each stay. They’ll get a bed and bowl too. See more pet-friendly hotels in Baltimore.
Children
If you want a saga-less stay at the Sagamore, maybe leave kids at home. they can stay – and we have no doubt staff will bend over backwards to accommodate them – but, this glamourpuss is more for grown-ups.
Sustainability efforts
The Sagamore Pendry puts a lot of effort into being green. It runs efficiently enough to be Energy Star compliant, uses motion-sensing CFL and LED lighting, recycles thoroughly, adheres to eco-friendly building guidelines, uses water-efficient fittings in bathrooms, and low- or no-VOC paints throughout. Bath and cleaning products are environmentally friendly too. And, the restoration and conversion of the Recreation Pier and its buildings is truly remarkable to behold.