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First, by 24 points, and the only hotel we scored whose own pages put a ride to the ship in writing. The Best Western Plus on O'Donnell Street sells a Park 'n' Cruise Package with the night, a hot breakfast buffet, "Free Parking While You Cruise" and a shuttle to and from the cruise terminal run by KD Elite Transportation.
The hotel puts the terminal 3.9 miles away on one page and "just three miles" on another. There's an indoor heated pool, Tradewinds for dinner and the Baltimore Comedy Factory on site.
The package price isn't printed — a phone call, not a rate. Neither is the number of parking days, and the hotel says "our shuttle is not wheelchair accessible".
Call (410) 633-9500 with your ship and sail date, and get the price and the parking days in writing.
Book it if
- Drivers who want the car parked and a ride to the ship
- Budget cruisers who want breakfast
- Dog owners, up to 80 lb
Look elsewhere if
- You need a wheelchair-accessible shuttle.
- You want the package price in writing before you call.
- You want to walk to the Inner Harbor.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Best Western Plus O'Donnell St publishes.
An indoor heated pool with a hot tub, open 10 AM to 10 PM, Tradewinds Restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Baltimore Comedy Factory on site and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel's free scheduled shuttle runs to the Inner Harbor and Johns Hopkins.
Only inside the Park 'n' Cruise Package: "For guests purchasing our 'Park 'n' Cruise' package, shuttle service with KD Elite Transportation to/from the cruise terminal is included," per the hotel's amenities page. The hotel needs your ship details to reserve it, and the package is booked by phone on (410) 633-9500, with no price printed.
A complimentary hot breakfast buffet, 6:30 to 10 AM daily at Tradewinds Restaurant, per the hotel.
The hotel's attractions page lists the "Maryland Port & Cruise Terminal" 3.9 miles away, and its packages page says it's "just three miles from the Baltimore Cruise Ship Terminal". It's on O'Donnell Street in East Baltimore, by I-95, in our Canton and East Baltimore band. Your cruise line’s documents name your terminal and check-in window.
The Park 'n' Cruise Package lists "Free Parking While You Cruise", with the overnight room, a complimentary hot breakfast buffet and the terminal shuttle, per the hotel's packages page. It prints no price and no number of days: "Please call (410) 633-9500 to book this package directly." Outdoor parking is free while you stay.
Night-Before Score: 70 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. Here’s how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Pick where you’re coming from. Solid lines are rides the hotel publishes; a question mark is a leg you’ll arrange yourself.
The hotel mentions no airport shuttle; Best Western puts BWI 11 miles away. Its own free shuttles run to the Inner Harbor, the Convention Center and the hospitals.
Only inside the Park 'n' Cruise Package: "For guests purchasing our 'Park 'n' Cruise' package, shuttle service with KD Elite Transportation to/from the cruise terminal is included," per the hotel's amenities page. The hotel needs your ship details to reserve it, and the package is booked by phone on (410) 633-9500, with no price printed.
The hotel's attractions page lists the "Maryland Port & Cruise Terminal" 3.9 miles away, and its packages page says it's "just three miles from the Baltimore Cruise Ship Terminal". It's on O'Donnell Street in East Baltimore, by I-95, in our Canton and East Baltimore band.
From BWI without a hotel shuttle
BWI's taxis run on the meter, per BWI; the PSC's $30 flat fare runs from the terminal to BWI. The Light RailLink is $2 to downtown, and MARC is $6 to Penn Station.
The Park 'n' Cruise Package lists "Free Parking While You Cruise", with the overnight room, a complimentary hot breakfast buffet and the terminal shuttle, per the hotel's packages page. It prints no price and no number of days: "Please call (410) 633-9500 to book this package directly." Outdoor parking is free while you stay.
Parking for your stay: Free outdoor parking; parking while you cruise only in the Park ’n’ Cruise Package.
Only inside the Park 'n' Cruise Package: "For guests purchasing our 'Park 'n' Cruise' package, shuttle service with KD Elite Transportation to/from the cruise terminal is included," per the hotel's amenities page. The hotel needs your ship details to reserve it, and the package is booked by phone on (410) 633-9500, with no price printed.
The hotel's attractions page lists the "Maryland Port & Cruise Terminal" 3.9 miles away, and its packages page says it's "just three miles from the Baltimore Cruise Ship Terminal". It's on O'Donnell Street in East Baltimore, by I-95, in our Canton and East Baltimore band.
Landing on sail morning instead? Some cruise lines and shuttle companies run straight to the terminals; see the airport page and the landing check.
Which terminal
Cruise Maryland TerminalBaltimore has one cruise terminal: the Cruise Maryland Terminal at 2001 East McComas Street in South Locust Point, off I-95 at Exit 55, run by the Maryland Port Administration. Carnival and Royal Caribbean both sail from it. The terminal opens at 8:00 a.m., or two hours after the ship arrives, and Cruise Maryland asks you to arrive at least 90 minutes to 2 hours before departure, not before the time on your ticket.
Source: cruise.maryland.govDistance
3.9 mi to the terminal, per the hotelThe hotel's attractions page lists the "Maryland Port & Cruise Terminal" 3.9 miles away, and its packages page says it's "just three miles from the Baltimore Cruise Ship Terminal". It's on O'Donnell Street in East Baltimore, by I-95, in our Canton and East Baltimore band.
Source: bwhotelbaltimore.comShuttle departures
Not publishedThe hotel doesn’t publish set times. Ask at check-in, and leave slack on a busy sailing morning. Your cruise documents give your terminal check-in window.
Source: bwhotelbaltimore.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Park 'n' Cruise package: price by phoneThe Park 'n' Cruise Package lists "Free Parking While You Cruise", with the overnight room, a complimentary hot breakfast buffet and the terminal shuttle, per the hotel's packages page. It prints no price and no number of days: "Please call (410) 633-9500 to book this package directly." Outdoor parking is free while you stay.
Source: bwhotelbaltimore.comParking at the terminal
$25 a dayCruise Maryland charges $25 a day per vehicle from April 1, 2026, per its rate notice; its passenger page puts it as “$25.00 Per Night”. RVs are $40 a night under 30 feet and $50 over. You pay by credit card when you arrive, there are no reservations, and the fenced lots are within walking distance of the terminal. Drop your bags at the luggage boxes first, then park. We count it by the day, as the rate notice does; if the lot charges by the night, as the passenger page puts it, it’s one day less.
Source: cruise.maryland.govThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteAn indoor heated pool with a hot tub, open 10 AM to 10 PM, Tradewinds Restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Baltimore Comedy Factory on site and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel's free scheduled shuttle runs to the Inner Harbor and Johns Hopkins.
Breakfast
FreeA complimentary hot breakfast buffet, 6:30 to 10 AM daily at Tradewinds Restaurant, per the hotel.
Address
O'Donnell Street, east of Canton5625 O'Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Best Western Plus O'Donnell St publishes it. Where it says “not stated”, the hotel doesn’t say, and a quick call will settle it.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free outdoor parking; parking while you cruise only in the Park ’n’ Cruise Package
Cruise parking is in the parking section above.
Breakfast
Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, 6:30–10:00 AM daily, at Tradewinds
Pool
Indoor heated pool with hot tub, 10 AM–10 PM daily
Pets
Up to two dogs, 80 lb each, in a limited number of rooms: $25 a day plus a $50 refundable deposit, per Best Western.
Food and drink on site
- Tradewinds RestaurantBreakfast, lunch and dinner; bar and restaurant Sun–Thu 4–9 PM, Fri–Sat 5–10 PM
- Baltimore Comedy FactoryComedy club on site
Rooms
Deluxe rooms with a king or two queens and a sofa bed; Executive kings with a refrigerator and microwave.
Accessibility
Accessible rooms; "our shuttle is not wheelchair accessible", per the hotel.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryYes
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Maryland Port & Cruise Terminal3.9 miles; "just three miles" on the packages page
- Johns Hopkins Bayview1.5 miles
- Fort McHenry5.2 miles
- Camden Yards6.1 miles
- Inner Harbor6.4 miles, free hotel shuttle
- National Aquarium6.7 miles
Distances as the hotel or its brand lists them. Bars use a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Park ’n’ Cruise Package: the night, a hot breakfast buffet, parking while you cruise and a KD Elite Transportation shuttle to and from the terminal; book on (410) 633-9500
- Up to two dogs, 80 lb each: $25 a day plus a $50 refundable deposit
- 24-hour fitness center
- Free scheduled shuttle to Johns Hopkins, the Inner Harbor, the Convention Center, Mercy Medical Center and the University of Maryland Hospital
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 4 PM, check-out noon.
- Free outdoor parking while you stay.
- Third-party sites describe the package three ways: Cruzely says up to 2 weeks of parking with $10 a day beyond that, grandsailor.com $160 to $220 with 7 to 14+ nights, and a reseller $245.69 a night with 7 days. The hotel's own page prints none of these, so we don't count them.
- Best Western puts BWI 11 miles away; the hotel mentions no airport shuttle.
- Free scheduled shuttle to Johns Hopkins, the Inner Harbor, the Convention Center, Mercy Medical Center and the University of Maryland Hospital, per the hotel.
- The hotel's attractions page puts the Inner Harbor 6.4 miles away; Best Western's page says 4 miles.
- Free Wi-Fi; guest laundry.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The package price
- How many nights of parking the package covers
- The shuttle times
- Minimum check-in age
Rates and policies are as the hotel published them on September 27, 2026. Confirm anything you’re counting on when you book.
Worth a look alongside it
Wake up off I-95 in East Baltimore, through the tunnel from the ship.
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Best Western Plus O'Donnell St FAQ
Does Best Western Plus O'Donnell St have a cruise shuttle?
Only with a package or offer. Only inside the Park 'n' Cruise Package: "For guests purchasing our 'Park 'n' Cruise' package, shuttle service with KD Elite Transportation to/from the cruise terminal is included," per the hotel's amenities page. The hotel needs your ship details to reserve it, and the package is booked by phone on (410) 633-9500, with no price printed.
Does Best Western Plus O'Donnell St have an airport shuttle?
Not that it publishes. The hotel mentions no airport shuttle; Best Western puts BWI 11 miles away. Its own free shuttles run to the Inner Harbor, the Convention Center and the hospitals.
Can I park at Best Western Plus O'Donnell St while I cruise?
Yes, by arrangement. The Park 'n' Cruise Package lists "Free Parking While You Cruise", with the overnight room, a complimentary hot breakfast buffet and the terminal shuttle, per the hotel's packages page. It prints no price and no number of days: "Please call (410) 633-9500 to book this package directly." Outdoor parking is free while you stay.
How far is Best Western Plus O'Donnell St from the cruise terminal?
The hotel's attractions page lists the "Maryland Port & Cruise Terminal" 3.9 miles away, and its packages page says it's "just three miles from the Baltimore Cruise Ship Terminal". It's on O'Donnell Street in East Baltimore, by I-95, in our Canton and East Baltimore band. In our ranking it's in the “Canton and East Baltimore” band. Baltimore has one cruise terminal: the Cruise Maryland Terminal at 2001 East McComas Street in South Locust Point, off I-95 at Exit 55, run by the Maryland Port Administration. Carnival and Royal Caribbean both sail from it. The terminal opens at 8:00 a.m., or two hours after the ship arrives, and Cruise Maryland asks you to arrive at least 90 minutes to 2 hours before departure, not before the time on your ticket.
Can I check in early or check out late on cruise days?
Check-in is 4:00 PM and check-out 12:00 PM. The hotel doesn't publish early or late terms, so ask when you book, not on the day.
Will the hotel hold my bags?
The hotel doesn't say. Most hotels will hold bags between check-out and a late shuttle, but that's a call to make, not an assumption.
Does the port shuttle come back for me after the cruise?
The hotel publishes only the ride to the port. Cruise Maryland puts BWI 10.5 miles from the terminal. The PSC’s flat taxi fare from the terminal to BWI is $30 a cab, four people at most.
What's the breakfast timing on sail morning?
Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, 6:30–10:00 AM daily, at Tradewinds. Your terminal check-in window is in your cruise documents, and the port asks you not to arrive before it.
Can I park an oversized vehicle or charge an EV?
EV charging: not stated. Clearance and oversized parking aren't published. Cruise Maryland takes RVs at $40 a night under 30 feet and $50 over, and has accessible parking on site; it states no height limit.
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