Pendry Baltimore

I attended what I expected to be a sophisticated, invitation-only event: an open-bar champagne tasting with food pairings, an informational session, and a social experience for approximately 120 guests. It was marketed as an upscale, 40+ Black professional gathering, held from 6:00–10:00 p.m., and hosted by a reputable distributor and event promoters. Everything was going well—until 9:00 p.m. An individual identifying himself as the “AV Director” abruptly entered the event, walked straight to the DJ booth, announced, “This event ends now,” and began unplugging lights and AV equipment—while the event was still in progress. Everyone was stunned. 😳 This immediately escalated into a confrontation between him and the DJ. Shockingly, the so-called AV Director then tied his long hair into a bun, as if preparing for a physical altercation—in the middle of a professional event. What kind of professional director behaves that way? 🤷🏽‍♀️ Guests and organizers attempted to de-escalate the situation, but by then the music had been cut and a public scene was unfolding. Event organizers asked him to bring his manager—a short, dark-haired man—who turned out to be just as unprofessional, if not worse. 🤦🏽‍♀️ The manager entered aggressively, refused to listen, and immediately confronted the DJ instead of speaking with the event planners. This reignited tensions. When guests began matching his hostile energy in response to his behavior, he escalated matters further by pulling a classic Karen move—calling the police before ever attempting to resolve the issue with the organizers. That effectively ended the event. It was clear that there had been a miscommunication regarding the contracted end time. That happens. What is unacceptable was the behavior of the staff. It was completely unprofessional and unnecessary. This was my first time visiting the Pendry. The venue itself is beautiful, sexy, and undeniably upscale. Unfortunately, the conduct of the staff left me feeling that we were either unwelcome—or that the individuals employed to represent the venue lacked basic professionalism. I was deeply disappointed by the way the clients, organizers, and guests were treated.

Beautiful property and hotel. Everything from the lobby/dining room, courtyard, to and especially the bar. Staff is plentiful and willing to help with anything. I only had breakfast/cocktails. As one would expect, they are expensive but unlike most nice hotels they are actually delicious and in most ways felt it was worth the premium. Rooms were gorgeous...a bit small relative to the price and compared to their competitor down the street. But this was more than made up for by unbeatable location within the city, and also literally on the water. I had a first floor room which feels very exposed to the harbor (in both good and bad) but I am pretty sure the privacy shade worked entirely but you definitely feel a bit exposed. Courtyard rooms I think I would not be comfortable with, almost to the point of not wanting to stay here whatsoever. The hotel is a rectangle, with an interior courtyard, so interior rooms are facing directly across the courtyard into other rooms. The courtyard is moderately sized but if it were a nice summer day there would certainly be people able to look in. This is notable for the first floor terrace rooms (which bizarrely are the most expensive courtyard rooms, separated only by privacy shrubs). Otherwise nice stay and would recommend it again. Would be nice if it had a fridge, a slight bit more attention to sound deadening and small maintenance issues, again especially given the price but overall good stay.

Absolutely beautiful modern property in a historic setting. Fantastic art spread throughout (could honestly rave about some of the particular pieces in the common areas), very strong sense of place, and one of the top locations in the entire city. There is ample indoor and outdoor common space. The average room is decent sized and of course the pier is surrounded by water on three sides, giving plenty of rooms with great views of the inner harbour. The restaurant has perfect floor to ceiling glass out onto Fells Point and the inner edge has an incredibly picturesque infinity pool. The building has quite a history. The brick warehouse part is over 100 years old. In modern times, it was used as a set in the series Homicide and the Step Up movies. However, I read the canons by the pool are actual antiques found during the restoration. Fells Point is an incredibly walkable, historic cobblestone neighborhood on the harbor filled with restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.