With free crab-cooking lessons and chocolate-fountain tastings Pier 5 Hotel Baltimore Curio Collection by Hilton has amenities like nobody else in a unique spot on a pier jutting out into the harbor. There's nothing between this three-story hotel and the open water meaning you can gaze down at the boats as they sway in the gentle waves. The non-smoking hotel is a looker from its gabled facade to its soaring atrium lobby ringed by a mural of the waterfront and lighted by an enormous skylight. The 66 spacious rooms are not shrinking violets: decorated in bold shades of purple green and red they combine a modern color palette with a traditional sense of luxury. Eco-friendly soaps and other products in the bathrooms demonstrate the hotel's commitment to the environment. Wi-Fi is free so you can stay connected. There are complimentary weekday cooking demonstrations of Maryland-style crab dip and other crabby dishes and Saturday chocolate tastings with two fountains (dark and milk chocolate)... Read more »