Visitation Hotel Frederick, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

We stayed at Visitation during our son and DIL marriage in the Frederick courthouse- afterwards we reserved dinner at Wye Oak Tavern. The environment, presentation and superior taste of food made for a memorable evening. They treated us with a glass of complimentary champagne to celebrate our night and we never felt rushed to leave that evening. It was a special night and our stay at hotel was superb - rooms were immaculate and comfortable- hotel grounds were lovely to relax.

The building's old structure provided some good and some not so good quirks. Storage in the room we stayed in was very limited, no closet The staff was great with everyone was the parking valet to the hostess inn the Wye Oak Restaurant was extremely helpful.

The hotel is nice and in a great location in downtown Frederick. Overall, it was great. The only two criticisms i have is that the gym was bare bones and the front desk was a little too reserved. A gym at this price point should be more than a treadmill and a rack of dumbbells. The front desk guy wasn’t the most welcoming and pretty much looked down when passing by the lobby when you said “hi”. But if you’re staying in Frederick, the Visitation is a great place to stay - and Frederick is a hidden gem when it comes to walkability, bars, and restaurants. The staff at the restaurants were so service oriented and the food and drinks were fantastic.

Lovely property, honor paid to the building's history, helpful staff, ideal and walkable location, and Wye Oak Tavern on site for a delicious meal. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Don’t get me wrong, the historic restoration story about this property is pretty cool, however, there is only so much that can be done to the foundation. I ordered this room as a gift to my wife, so that she could get one extra night of sleep and a late morning without children. Unfortunately, we were assigned a bottom floor room underneath the restaurant on site. You can hear them rolling tables and clanking on the dining ware after closing. As you can imagine, that lasted for a long time. Then AGAIN, in the morning- you have the loud noises resurged for the night of breakfast. Being on the bottom floor, the window was right next to the valet port, so we could also hear all the cars and commotion happening out there. The stay was booked for comfort, and unfortunately it did not feel worth it.

When we arrived, the cold water spigot in our bathroom sink was not working. The next day, the hot water spigot did not turn off so we had to shut off our water. The bedroom light kept on flickering as well when he had it on. The room to our door kept on getting stuck when trying to opening it from the outside.

The overall experience was great - it’s a fantastic location, and the room was cute and comfortable! The shower clearly had not been cleaned (5-6 hairs on the floor 😬), but that’s my only complaint. I would stay there again!

Staying at The Visitation Hotel feels like you’re stepping back in time to mid 19th century Frederick, Maryland with unique features like the altar bar and pipe organ, but updated with modern amenities. The hotel is located within just a few blocks of all of the historic Frederick sites and the riverwalk. The staff were extremely helpful, giving directions, making recommendations, and even taking pictures of our group. We can’t wait to go back again and hopefully stay even longer next time.

Beautiful, old hotel with interesting history. Comfortable, quiet room, bed and pillows. Walk to everything downtown. The only issue we had was that our toilet was clogged and so we had a plumber in our room for about 45 minutes, soon after dinner. But service came soon after I called. Also they didn’t have our room ready until 4:30 pm - checkin is supposed to be at 4 which is late by normal standards already. Otherwise, great hotel!