Blue Door on Baltimore News
Baltimore, MD October 15, 2007 – The renovations continue at the Blue Door on Baltimore. Thank you for taking some time to read this month’s newsletter to find out more about our current activities. Please feel free to sign up to join our mailing list to get continuous updates.
The Blue Door on Baltimore, when completed will have three luxury king-size guest rooms serving our guests Casual Elegance by the Harbor. The Building is a 3800 square foot restored Baltimore Row House located in the Butcher’s hill area of Baltimore, rich in history and steps away from Patterson Park. We are minutes from all Baltimore has to offer including close proximity to the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. The Inner Harbor, Little Italy, Canton and Fells Point are on all sides of our neighborhood making the number of things to see and do almost limitless.
Current Activities – In our last newsletter we were very much surrounded by plaster and saw dust. The clouds are now subsiding and we are getting closure on some the many tasks at hand. Current scheduling, barring any major new finds in final construction efforts and necessary inspections, has us optimistic for a possible mid-December opening.
Much of our guest room, hallway, and common room structural work is now complete, and many buckets of paint have been purchased and applied. One guest room bathroom and portions of our grand staircase remain to be finished in our planned building improvements. Our plumbing changes are complete, as well as the many adjustments to our electrical and alarm systems. The business’s laundry facilities are nearing complete as is the innkeeper quarters. Decorating has begun with a majority of the furnishings purchased and placed in their planned locations.
On an exiting note - our guest rooms were recently put on display for the Butcher’s Hill Historic Home Tour. The reception from the 200+ people that visited us confirmed that we are moving the right direction in creating an unique experience at the Blue Door. Comments like “Can we Live Here” and “ When can I send my company co-workers and relatives” where exactly what we have been hoping to hear.
What’s next – Well, there is still a bit more construction and painting in store over the next weeks. We will be completing our one remaining Guest Bathroom remaining to be completed, which will happen fairly quickly once all of our building improvement inspections are completed in the next week. And then we are off to finishing our necessary Fire and Heath code requirements (sprinkler systems, Fire rated doors, paperwork and inspections).
And, we are also hard at work to let more folks know more about us. This will include continued website additions. Room pictures will be on their way soon. We hope you visit our site again.
That is all that is ready for press today from the Blue Door on Baltimore. Please stay tuned to our progress and we look forward to possibly serving you as a guest in the near future.
Your Innkeepers,