Opened in 2021, boutique hotel 134 Prince occupies a meticulously transformed 1849 Dutch Colonial Revival home, just steps from Annapolis’ City Dock, restaurants, shops and two U.S. Naval Academy gates.
Owners Clint Ramsden and Cody Monroe, both Naval Academy graduates, wanted to impart the kind of luxury sensibility one might find in Charleston, South Carolina, or Newport, Rhode Island. The inn offers modern amenities in a historic building with wood floors, brick fireplaces, exposed wood beams, dentil crown molding and other carefully preserved details.
The five suites—ranging from 450 to 1,200 square feet—are a far cry from plebe quarters. Each has a smart TV, Hermes bathroom amenities, plush towels, navy-trimmed bathrobes, percale linens and a cooling, charcoal-infused memory-foam mattress. Complimentary eye masks and earplugs and a sound machine with an array of choices (stream, rain, waves) further contribute to a great night’s sleep.
An enormous sepia-toned print of a centuries-old park sets the mood in the inn’s relaxing and surprisingly quiet lounge—home to thick-cushioned furniture, a well-stocked whiskey cabinet for after-dinner drinks, and complimentary wine every Friday and Saturday night from 5 to 6:30, which the owners sometimes attend to meet and mingle with guests. Across the hall, built-in shelves in the kitchen and dining room are stocked with books, complimentary Nespresso coffee and specialty Tea Forté teas.
Rates begin at $499 and include a full cooked-to-order breakfast. Parking is an additional $50 per night, provided by the valet. Two Tesla (EV) chargers are available. See visitannapolis.org/events/holiday/ for details on the town’s Chocolate Binge Festival, a historic pub crawl, midnight madness shopping, the Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade and other seasonal events. Many are walkable from the hotel. //134 Prince, 134 Prince George St., Annapolis, Maryland, 410-834-4606