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August 2009
Eat Local.  Meet Local.
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In This Issue
Summer Restaurant Week
August Wine Dinner
Summer Retreats and Seminars
Rooms of the Month
Quick Links

Gramercy Mansion Reservations

1840s Ballroom for events! (check out our new website!!!)

Our Sister B&B - 1840s Carrollton Inn

Procrastinator's
Delight!


Is your wife's birthday tomorrow and you completely forgot?  Need to get away for a relaxing evening before the kids drive you crazy?  Have we got a deal for you! 

Book any available room 24 hours or less in advance and save 50% on our regular rates! 

Choose a room or suite at Gramercy or 1840s Carrollton Inn.  This special cannot be combined with any others. But a night at Gramercy of the Inn for less than $100?  You can't beat that! 

Click here to check our availability and book now!  Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often!  You never know when you'll be struck with the urge to getaway!

Save the date!

Join us at Gramercy Mansion on September 25, 2009 for a wine & cheese reception to benefit the Carroll Museums (Baltimore's shot towerhistoric Carroll Mansion and Phoenix Shot Tower).  Tour the mansion and gardens, and meet and mingle with Anne, our owner! 

For details and to be included on our e-vite list, e-mail jennifer@gramercymansion.com.

August Events...

We're excited to welcome the following groups for special events in August:

8/1 - Janine & Steve's wedding

8/8 - Sarah & Sean's wedding

8/10 - City Neighbor's Hamilton Charter School's meeting

8/15 - Michelle & Brian's wedding and Ashika & Eric's wedding

8/16 - Tabitha & Gary's wedding and Georgina & Tyler's wedding

8/18 - Overlea High School's meeting

8/19 - Agora, Inc.'s meeting

8/20 - Ridgely Middle School's meeting

8/21 - Wine Dinner

8/22 - Sue & Chris' wedding and Melinda & Lucas' wedding

8/27 - Justine & Adam's wedding

8/29 - Lisa & Eric's wedding, Yolande & Mike's wedding and Tosha's party

8/30 - Charis & DeWayne's wedding


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Fresh, local, organic flavors are abundant this month.  Whether visiting during Baltimore's Summer Restaurant Week, joining us for our wine dinner, or savoring breakfast at Gramercy during your stay, August is the month to eat local

Baltimore Restaurant Week chefs are featuring creative seasonal dishes with local ingredients from Maryland farms.  From cheeses and dairy to produce and seafood, look for the "Maryland's Best" logo on restaurant week menus of participants to see whose ingredients are fresh from a local farm.

And while you're enjoying locally-grown produce, Maryland meats and seafood, add some flavor with fresh organic herbs from Koinonia Farm, one of "Maryland's Best" local farms right here at Gramercy Mansion.  Visit during your stay an pick a variety of herbs to take home with you.  Or look for our label at Giant, Whole Foods, Eddie's and for purchase from Coastal Sunbelt.Enjoy a sample of our culinary herbs featured in the house omelet and garnishing many breakfast dishes at Gramercy.

Planning meetings, seminars or retreats this month? Share a taste of the quiet side of Baltimore with board members, colleagues, staff members and clients.  Excellent mid-week meeting and seminar rates are available at Gramercy and the Carriage House... no, we don't just do weddings!  Meet local at Gramercy.
Summer Restaurant Week is here!
August 7 - 16, 2009

restaurant weekIt's the most delicious week of the summer!  Enjoy a three-course lunch for $20.09 or a three-course dinner for $30.09 at participating restaurants.  Downtown parking garages are offering deals on parking, but you don't have to go far for a great dinner out. 

Here are some participating restaurants close to Gramercy:

Crepe Du Jour, Crossroads Restaurant, Mt. Washington Tavern, Petit Louis, Ruth's Chris Steak House - Pikesville

Make your dinner reservations today! Click here.

And make your B&B reservations, too!  Click here.

August Wine Dinner
by Chef's Expressions


Summer Night's Fete
Friday, August 21st, 6:30 p.m.
"A Farm to Table Experience" featuring summer wines from California & Italy
 
Each month, Chef's Expressions donates a portion of wine sales proceeds to a local charity.  This month, support opera and classical music station 91.5 FM WBJC when you purchase some of the delicious wine featured at the dinner to enjoy at home!
$99.95 plus tax and gratuity.

Click here for a complete menu and to register online!

Reserve your space by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12th for a chance to win an overnight stay at Gramercy Mansion after the dinner on August 21st! 
*Free night valid only on August 21st for a double occupancy room at Gramercy Mansion. Offer valid to all who have registered by 5pm on Wednesday, August 12th.

Summer retreats & seminars,
away from it all...

meeting

We're very excited to welcome the faculty and staff of several local schools for meetings on the property this month - a perfect opportunity to enjoy the last few weeks of summer in peaceful serenity before the hectic school year begins! 

If your organization is planning any meetings, seminars or retreats this month, keep us in mind. Meeting rates begin as low as $150 per day for the Carriage House Batik Room (accommodates 30 seated) or $50 per hour for the Mansion's Library (accommodates 12 seated). You can also rent the entire Carriage House and entire Mansion for larger meetings and seminars at great mid-week prices!  For details and availability, call 410-486-2405 or send an e-mail to maria@gramercymansion.com.

Click here for more about Carriage House meetings.

Click here for more about Gramercy Mansion meetings.

Or conveniently located downtown...

ballroom meetingLooking for a Baltimore venue for your meeting or conference? 

Four floors of unique and elegant authentic Baltimore meeting facilities are available at 1840s Ballroom!

Click here for details and pricing or contact Stasia at 410-385-1840 or info@1840sballroom.com for availability and tours.

August Rooms of the Month
Gramercy Mansion
Hunt Room - $150!
Hunt bath
Stay with us in the Hunt Room during the month of August for summer savings!  This elegant gentleman's quarters furnished with Maryland hunt themed decor features a four-poster king bed and private bath with double whirlpool tub and separate shower.
Regular rate:  $250;
August mid-week rate: $150!
(available Sunday - Thursday only)

Call 800-553-3404 (Gramercy Mansion) for reservations.

1840s Carrollton Inn
Caton Suite - $150!

Caton Suite
Stay with us in the Caton Suite any night in August for special savings!  A study with a daybed in this suite's entryway leads to the sloped-ceiling bedroom with queen bed and fireplace; bath has single whirlpool tub/shower combination.
Regular rate: $225;
August rate: $150!
(Special may not be combined with other offers)

Call 877-385-1840 (1840s Carrollton Inn) for reservations.

Those lazy days of summer will soon be behind us... so take some time this month to unwind and enjoy a nap by the pool, a stroll through the garden, an afternoon picnic, or all of the above!  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely,

Jennifer & staff of Gramercy Mansion