After months of planning, my sister and her fiancé are getting married in lovely Saint Michael’s, Maryland.
We flew Economy Plus through Alaska from San Diego and arrived in BWI at 6 in the morning. We rented a Tesla Model X from TURO and the owner came to the airport on time to pick us up. He have us a 30 minute brief of how to use the features in the car before giving us the keys. Though it was a bit pricey, it was definitely worth it as the drive from BWI to Saint Michaels was the least stressful trip I’ve had. The adaptive cruise control and auto pilot function worked so flawlessly on the highway that gas break traffic was not an issue.
Due to the possible chaos at my parent’s house, Kelly and I stayed at the Inn at Perry Cabin for two nights. The movie Wedding Crashers was filmed at this location, making this Belmond estate one of St. Michaels’ attraction.
We were not able to get an early check in due to the entire property being fully booked. The earliest check in we were able to get was 2pm and did not work for our 3pm rehearsal. We checked in at 9pm after the rehearsal dinner, then used our $35 daily credit for two at the hotel bar, Pursers Pub.
The hotel was quaint, preppy and elegant. The property seemed rather old.
Upon entering our room, immediately we noticed that we could easily hear our neighbors talking and closet doors slamming. The wooden post at the foot of the bed was coming apart. The AC was not working and there was a loud circuit shorting sound going off continuously. The room itself was clean and neat.
The room had a Nespresso coffee maker and mini fridge. No mini bar or snacks.
The bathroom had the basic toiletries and a standard bath tub. However, there was no shower curtain. Instead, there was a mini glass door on the side of the tub, allowing water to spray all over the floor while showering. We laid down all the towels because after a 10 min shower, the floor was soaked.
The windows had shutters that you can open from the inside, but the design was questionable. The shutters would only partially open due to the curtains obstructing it, not allowing sunlight to enter. The room had a “Garden view” patio, but there wasn’t much view. Even with the door opened, there wasn’t much illumination.
Between being in the wedding party and the busy schedule, we did not have time to linger around the hotel and relax. However, we were able to fly our DJI Phantom 4 drone and get some really nice videos of St. Michaels.
Here's a good drone video of the town taken from a DJI Phantom 4 Pro:
