100 rooms (59 of them whirlpool suites) on Housley Road, the most reliable budget-friendly Annapolis booking. Free hot breakfast, indoor pool, free parking, ten minutes by car from City Dock and the Naval Academy.
"The Country Inn is not a downtown property and does not pretend to be one. It is the booking when the brief is free parking, free breakfast, a whirlpool suite, and a ten-minute drive to City Dock for under $100 a night off-peak. On those terms it is the most consistent answer in the city."
The Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Annapolis sits at 2600 Housley Road, in the Parole commercial district two miles west of the historic core. The property is four minutes from Route 50, eight minutes by car from the Maryland State House, and ten minutes from the Naval Academy main gate. It is not a walking property and does not market itself as one. What it does offer, and consistently, is a working three-star formula that turns a downtown weekend into a $100 a night line item rather than a $400 one.
The 100-room inventory is unusual for the brand because 59 of those rooms are whirlpool suites, which means the property is structurally a suite hotel with a small inventory of standard double-queen rooms (41 keys) for the rest. The suite product is the property's quiet draw: a separate sitting room with a sleeper sofa, a whirlpool tub at one end, a wood-burning gas fireplace in many categories, and a full kitchenette in the executive suites. Standard rooms are two queen beds in a 320 square foot footprint with a microwave, mini-fridge, and the 32-inch flat panel that is the brand's baseline.
The food offer is the included Be Our Guest breakfast: hot eggs, waffles, breakfast meats, fresh fruit, oatmeal, pastries, juices, and coffee. There is no restaurant on-site for dinner; the surrounding Parole strip holds a dozen chain and casual independent options within a three minute drive, and the front desk maintains a current list of recommended takeout. The cookies-on-arrival programme is genuinely warm, not a gesture.
The amenity package is what most of the downtown Annapolis four-stars do not offer for the same money: an indoor heated pool that runs until 10 PM, a 24-hour fitness centre, a guest laundry, and free outdoor parking that does not require validation or a daily fee. The property is also pet friendly with no surcharge in most categories. Service is the warmest in the Annapolis mid-tier, and the manager-on-duty programme is operating from 7 AM to 11 PM seven days. WiFi is free and stable across the building.
For a budget-conscious family weekend in Annapolis, the Country Inn is the booking. The whirlpool suite holds a family of four with the kids on the sleeper sofa, the free breakfast solves the morning, the indoor pool covers a rainy afternoon, and the free parking removes the largest hidden cost of the City Dock area. The five-mile drive to the harbor is the operating tradeoff.
For a short business stay in Annapolis on a controlled budget, the Country Inn is a credible answer. The executive suite holds a proper work desk and a kitchenette for breakfast on the go, the Route 50 access is the fastest in the city for a Baltimore or Washington meeting, and the Radisson Rewards programme is honoured cleanly. Free parking matters at this price band.
2600 Housley Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
United States
Two miles west of historic Annapolis; four minutes from Route 50
100 rooms total
41 standard two-queen rooms
59 whirlpool suites (with optional fireplace)
Standard from $86/night, suites from $135/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Pet friendly. Free outdoor parking. Radisson Rewards property.
Indoor heated pool
24-hour fitness centre
Be Our Guest hot breakfast (included)
Whirlpool tubs and gas fireplaces in suites
Guest laundry
Free high-speed WiFi throughout
From $86/night. Whirlpool suites book two months ahead for Commissioning Week and Plebe Parents Weekend; a week is sufficient for most other dates. Weekday business pricing typically runs under $100.
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