In Baltimore's Inner Harbor, you will find an array of hotels and inns for any traveler, whether you are looking for large or small, extravagant or economical. And with over 6,500 hotel rooms downtown and another 11,000 rooms conveniently nearby, Baltimore makes it easy for anyone to get around town.

You wake up at your West Side loft. . . you're a little late because you decided to stay for the last inning of the game last night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards…the local news is reporting heavy traffic jams getting into downtown…you smile because you know your commute will take only 10 minutes… you walk to your office in Charles Center. . .catch a lunchtime concert at Hopkins Plaza… run some errands as you walk back to the office…grab dinner at one of the restaurants at the Inner Harbor after work. . .then stroll through scenic Mount Vernon before heading home.

Downtown's Clean and Safe programs continue to make a dramatic difference in enhancing Downtown Baltimore's look and feel. They have been so successful, in fact, that they have inspired similar initiatives in cities around the world.

Home to 2,500 companies employing 95,000 people, Downtown Baltimore is the single most concentrated business location in the region.

In 2001, 149 Downtown development projects pumped $2.6 billion into the local economy. $120 million worth of new Downtown office space is now under construction, and a slew of new garages will break ground soon.