58 State Circle, Annapolis · Four-Star · #2 in Annapolis
Historic Inns of Annapolis
Three eighteenth-century houses, one front desk. The literal definition of a historic Annapolis stay.
Three eighteenth-century houses, one front desk. The literal definition of a historic Annapolis stay.
"One hotel split across three eighteenth-century mansions, the Maryland Inn (1772), the Governor Calvert House (1727), and the Robert Johnson House (1773), run as a single 124-key property a block from the State House, the Historic Inns is the most literal heritage booking in the city."
The Historic Inns of Annapolis is the combined operation of three of the city's most consequential eighteenth-century houses. The Maryland Inn, built in 1772 on Church Circle and operated continuously as a tavern and inn since 1782, is the oldest of the three and the property's most architecturally complete. The Governor Calvert House at 58 State Circle, built in 1727 for Charles Calvert (the fifth governor of Maryland), serves as the front-desk and check-in location for all three buildings; its underground archaeological exhibit of the colonial foundations is the only Annapolis hotel feature of its kind. The Robert Johnson House (1773) sits directly opposite the State House on the State Circle, a five-bay Georgian whose rooms are the most central in the city.
The 124 rooms are spread across the three buildings and run almost entirely to historic categories. Maryland Inn Historic rooms are arranged inside the 1772 tavern building with original beams, fireplaces in many keys, and 220 to 260 square feet of floor space. Governor Calvert House rooms run larger, 280 to 360 square feet, with hardwood floors, original-style panelling, and a small number of balcony categories overlooking the State Circle. The Robert Johnson House inventory is the smallest, 19 rooms, and is the destination for guests who want the most direct State House view. The renovation programme through 2024 has refreshed beds, bathrooms, and WiFi without disturbing the building lines.
Food and beverage runs from the Treaty of Paris Restaurant in the Maryland Inn, a working colonial-revival dining room that handles breakfast and dinner with a Chesapeake-led kitchen, crab cakes, rockfish, dry-aged steaks. The Drummer's Lot pub in the same building is the most consistently good colonial-style bar in the city and the post-Naval Academy parade booking on weekend afternoons. The Historic Inns has no spa, no pool, no fitness centre on site; the brief is preservation rather than amenity, and the property runs partnerships for guests who want a spa visit two blocks away.
Service is the small-property strength. The three-building format means a smaller, more attentive front desk operation than any chain property in the city, and the bell staff handles the State Circle parking logistics, which is the historic district's recurring problem, with a long-tenured efficiency. Weddings at the Maryland Inn run to the period: ceremony in the Calvert House courtyard, reception under the Treaty of Paris room beams, the third floor blocks of all three buildings used for the wedding party. The property is the literal answer to the question of what an Annapolis heritage stay actually means.
For a milestone weekend that wants the city's founding architecture in the bed, the Historic Inns answers correctly. Book the Calvert House Balcony King for a quiet weekend or a Maryland Inn Historic Suite for a major year; reserve dinner at the Treaty of Paris; the rest stages itself.
A small Annapolis honeymoon, two to three nights between the wedding and a longer trip, is the property's natural use case. The Calvert House courtyard for a private dinner, the Treaty of Paris for breakfast, the State House two blocks away, and a room inside an eighteenth-century house is the brief.
The Robert Johnson House upper-floor rooms with the State House dome straight out of the window are the city's most ceremonial setup. The front desk handles the standard requests; the building handles the rest.
58 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
United States
124 rooms and suites
Historic Queen rooms from USD 245/night
Historic King Balcony rooms from USD 345/night
Calvert and Maryland Inn suites to USD 625/night
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Star rating: Four-Star
Three eighteenth-century buildings (1727, 1772, 1773)
Underground colonial archaeological exhibit at Calvert House
Treaty of Paris Restaurant; Drummer's Lot pub
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
One block to State House; three to Main Street
Complimentary WiFi throughout
From USD 245 / night. Rates and availability vary by season; book three to four weeks ahead in summer and around major Annapolis events.
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