Visitation Hotel just opened in Frederick, Maryland, an underrated city filled with 19th-century buildings and independent shops.

Frederick is Marylands second-largest city but feels like a small town.

But this week, that town got more accessible with the opening of theVisitation Hotel.

Exterior of Visitation Hotel

The exterior of the Visitation Hotel in downtown Frederick, Maryland.Credit:Ron Blunt/Courtesy of Visitation Hotel Frederick, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

The renovation, by Washington, D.C.-based OTJ Architects, very subtly kept the schoolhouse feel.

In a cheeky touch, the Do Not Disturb signs are hung from chains closely resembling rosaries.

The menu’s focus: steaks and martinis (the ultimate chapel food, no?

Lobby at Visitation Hotel

The lobby at the hotel.Ron Blunt/Courtesy of Visitation Hotel Frederick, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

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Guestroom at Visitation Hotel

Living room at Visitation Hotel

Bathroom at Visitation Hotel

Guestroom at Visitation Hotel

Living room at Visitation Hotel

Bathroom at Visitation Hotel

Wye Oak Bar at Visitation Hotel

Interior of the Wye Oak Bar.Ron Blunt/Courtesy of Visitation Hotel Frederick, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel