The Hilton Baltimore is a 757–room hotel located on West Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Initially proposed in 2003, actual construction of the city-owned venture took place between 2006 and 2008 as part of the Baltimore Convention Center. A month before the hotel's scheduled opening in August 2008, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon said that an 18% increase in room night bookings through 2017, as of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, compared to the previous year's, confirmed the city's decision to move forward with the hotel development project as a means of bolstering Baltimore's convention business.[1] The massive hotel has been criticized for blocking the once-celebrated views of Baltimore's skyline from the Oriole Park at Camden Yards grandstand, however. The hotel has underperformed projections, losing money in its first three years of operation.[2]
On September 2, 2024, The Hilton Baltimore was the site of the first hotel worker strike in 54 years. Members of the Unite Here Local 7 went on a one-day Labor Day strike for better pay and better working conditions.[3]
- ^ Lorraine Mirabella (2008-07-19). "Officials Laud High Hotel Bookings". The Baltimore Sun. p. B1.
- ^ Sernovitz, Daniel J. (October 18, 2010). "Baltimore's Hilton convention headquarters hotel still losing money". Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Blackwell, Penelope (2024-09-02). "Baltimore hotel workers hold daylong strike at city-owned Hilton". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 2024-09-06.