Wilson House Bed & Breakfast

The owners Guy and Clelia are lovely and very kind people who have created a welcoming Bed and Breakfast where the past few centuries of history and modern comfort meet in a wonderful way. We stayed four nights in the Wilson room and were quite comfortable. The antique furnishings are sturdy and well-kept and the room was spotlessly clean. Highway traffic noise was evident on this side of the house, but I am sure the house was here long before the highway. Traffic noise does not bother me in the least, but if it bothers you ask for a room on a different side of the house. Beautiful historic home, gracious hosts, antique furnishings, and delicious breakfasts. What more could you ask for? We would definitely stay here again and recommend to our friends! I would recommend a pull chain extension on the ceiling fan light.

I found another wonderful bed and breakfast that my wife and I had the privilege to stay at for the whole week, located in the hart of Baltimore. It is a beautiful home with lovely rooms, a delicious breakfast and very kind owners to share conversations with. Directly across from a large park with the city zoo and many great restaurants nearby, you can’t beat the price of the room and the accommodations. Anytime I’m in Baltimore the will be the place for me. The only thing I would improve is more photos of the rooms on the website, the one photo per room doesn’t do any justice for such a lovely historical house with beautiful cozy rooms. Thanks for a wonderful stay, Ashley

We were there as part of a family group, for a wedding. Between us all, we had 5 rooms. It was a perfect -- the house is so interesting, the location is convenient, the hosts are friendly and interesting, the beds are comfy, the breakfast is great (and very classy!). We'll go back.

A huge thank you to Guy and Clelia for providing a lovely stay when I was in a very tough spot. To make a long story short, I was recently in Baltimore attending a large (10k people) conference for which I booked a large hotel chain well ahead of time. I was notified while standing in said hotel chain's lobby trying to check in that they cancelled my reservation due to being "over-booked". No notification, no place to sleep, every hotel sold out in a ten mile radius. By a sheer stroke of luck (or genius?), my travel rep was able to connect me with Guy, the owner and proprietor of Wilson House. He was friendly, accommodating, and willing to help out in any way they could. They had just returned from some recent travel and didn't have their property listed publicly, so still had a few rooms available. I grabbed an Uber and headed over. The property is located in the historic neighborhood of Reservoir Hill, about 2 miles north of the Baltimore Convention Center. It's about a 10 minute car ride, which is much easier than the seemingly quite unreliable light rail. It is a beautiful, sprawling mansion that is filled with both lovely antique furnishings and treasures from Guy and Clelia's travels around the world. My room (the flower room) was quite large by modern standards, with a private balcony and en-suite. Of note, the room and bathroom were impressively CLEAN. Take it from a career scientist in the medical field, that bathroom was cleaner than a lot of labs I've worked in. Clelia cleans and maintains all the rooms herself and she's NOT messing around. Finally, the breakfasts I had over the 3 mornings of my stay were all delicious, varied (especially loved the Moroccan eggs/shakshuka!), and filled with great company. I'd stay here again in a heartbeat. Though it's a bit off the beaten path from the main tourist spots in Baltimore, it's worth it. It certainly worked out being a better stay than what I originally had booked at the big-hotel chain, and probably about half the cost to boot. Guy was even able to help out a coworker of mine with a room for our first night in town after the hotel she had booked left her with concerns about safety and cleanliness. If you're looking for ultra-modern in the dead center of the city and/or traveling with a bunch of kids, I'd likely look elsewhere. However, if you value historic charm, true hospitality, and supporting a local business, you'd do VERY well to stay with Guy and Clelia at Wilson House.

The Wilson House is a beautiful bed & breakfast conveniently located near MICA. The room was spacious and very comfortable. The hosts are the real gems, though! Breakfast in the morning with the hosts and other guests was also a highlight of my stay. Parking was also available.

I have to admit that, after making my reservation at Wilson House, I read some of the one-, two-, and three-star reviews on TA and was more than a little concerned. But I am SO glad that they did not influence our decision to stay here (plus, most were written several years ago and the more recent reviews were very positive). We were to meet friends in Baltimore and stay in the Inner Harbor/ Harbor East area, but when they couldn't make it we made the decision to find an B&B. Throughout our 40 years together, my husband and I have preferred staying at B&B's when we travel as they are much more personal than a sterile hotel room. And being in an old, historic house or inn gives us a much better sense of the area. First, the neighborhood. Apparently it has been cleaned up in the past several years because, although I wouldn't go for a long walk at night, the rowhouses (and there are so many of these in the city, we never realized this!) are in good repair and clean. We parked outside of the Wilson House, on Reservoir St, and it is well-lit and we didn't have any doubt about leaving our car there (of course, it's always a good practice to never leave anything valuable, or the appearance of having anything of value, in the car). Wilson House is located in close proximity to I-83 so there is always a level of traffic noise. There is a line of mature trees as a sight buffer, and the thick walls of the house muffle the noise, but this is a fact-- you're in a city. The house is over a hundred years old. Comparatively speaking, and this is from someone who lived in an 1865 home for 30 years, no matter how much work goes into an old house it is never perfect. You want sterile and perfect, you go to a fancy hotel. Personally, I love the quirkiness of staying in an old house, the oddly-angled rooms, old and comfortable furniture, the sense of history. The house is in good repair; it is so difficult to keep up with everything that a century home requires, but the Owners do it well. Inside the walls are colorful, patterned carpets on wood floors, and lots and lots of Guy's mementoes from both his long history in several branches of the military and of their travels. (Note, the front door lock is a bit tricky to use, PAY ATTENTION to the instructions!). Our room, the Master Suite (or Peacock Room) was great for a 3-night stay. The peacock-print wallpaper is old and bubbling/ peeling, the Owner mentioned this and said that they were trying to find a way to restore it, but honestly it didn't bother us at all. Original wallpaper, very Victorian, and beautiful. The furniture did't "match", but there was plenty of chairs to sit in, a small sofa in the sitting area for reading, and lamps on tables for extra light. There was a small refrigerator in the corner of the sitting area as well. The bathroom is a small-ish, rectangular tub and shower which, if the doorway curtains are pulled, separates that area from the sink/ toilet area. BTW, the fi