The Wayside Inn

Established in 1999. Over 200 years of history await you at the Wayside Inn in Ellicott City, Maryland. Conveniently located within a short drive of Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland and Washington, D.C., the Wayside Inn is the perfect place for you to escape to the past. The Wayside Inn is not only historic (circa 1780), but also a romantic retrea... t from everyday reality. It's a luxurious oasis close to both fine and casual dining and many nearby entertainment choices. Once you are inside the Inn, the world retreats and you are surrounded with warmth, attention to detail, and most of all, comfort! Even though the Inn is historic, our rooms are equipped with the most modern of amenities: free WiFi, flat screen TVs with Fios cable, large double spa jetted tubs and separate showers. Most of the rooms also have fireplaces. Enjoy outstanding, home-away-from-home hospitality and a multi-course, gourmet breakfast, created fresh that morning by the innkeepers. Don't delay, visit the Wayside Inn today! The Wayside Inn is located near an original portion of the Old Columbia Turnpike, which was established in the early 18th Century. This turnpike was intended to serve as a major link from the mill of Ellicott's Lower Mills, later renamed Ellicott City, south to Georgetown in Washington, DC. An original milepost still stands about 200 yards south of the Inn with the inscription "2M to E.C". The book, "The Diary of George Cooke: Twenty-three Years On a Maryland Plantation, 1826-1849", bespeaks the importance of this turnpike on the daily lives of the area plantation owners.Read More