Linthicum and Linthicum Heights, Maryland, are really the main centers for hotels serving the BWI airport. This transportation hub has been known as Baltimore Washington International Airport for many years, but is now officially the Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Hotels near BWI Airport are comprised of the major chain hotels, with only a couple of independent choices mixed in. The airport hotels cater to the business traveler and the vacation travelers alike. This is because of Linthicum's proximity to downtown Baltimore, the famous Baltimore Inner Harbor, and the Baltimore Convention Center.
Linthicum is also only a short drive to our state capital in Annapolis, and the United States Naval Academy, also in Annapolis, Maryland. Our national capital, Washington, DC, is also only a short drive away. Interstate 95 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway are near the front door of all of the area hotels, making travel to surrounding cities a breeze.
For the shopper, a necessary part of any traveling group, the very large Arundel Mills Mall is only a few minutes away. There are many fine restaurants in the area and, of course, the national chain eateries are in abundance.
Rapid growth and development in the entire area in recent times assures the visitor that just about every place to sleep, eat, meet, or shop is most likely a new facility. Travelers vacationing in this area of Maryland will frequently stay near the airport because of the newness of the hotels and restaurants; and because getting just about anywhere else is easy to do.
-- America's Beaches and Towns Network
