Room decision guide
Choosing Your Room at the Tunnel Hotel
Eight ways to sleep at an 1888 railroad inn, from a $17.10 tent site to a six-person bunk room. This guide matches each option to the trip it was built for.
The Inn · 6 min read ·
How Our Pricing Works (Tax Is Already In)
Every nightly rate you see below is a from-price with Maryland's 14% lodging tax already baked in — the state requires advertised prices to include it, and we like the honesty of it. What you see is closer to what you pay. Booking direct at tunnelhotel.com/book adds no online booking fees, checkout runs through Stripe, and cancellations 72+ hours out are refunded in full. With that housekeeping done, here is the whole lineup.
Queen Rooms — $79.79 for Two
The Little Savage Sleeper and the Queen City Sleeper are the entry point: one queen bed, two people, $79.79 all-in. These are the rooms for couples, solo riders who want a real bed after a limestone day, and anyone doing Frostburg on a budget without resorting to a tent. If your party is two and nobody needs a sofa, stop reading here and book one — the extra dollars elsewhere buy space you won't use.
Deluxe Rooms — $91.19 with a Pull-Out
The Tunnel Deluxe and Depot Deluxe each pair a queen bed with a pull-out, sleeping four from $91.19 a night. The math is the argument: for $11.40 more than a queen room, you double the headcount. That makes the deluxes the default answer for a small family, two friends who want separate beds, or a couple that simply likes a sitting spot that converts when the kids tag along.
Bunk Rooms — $136.79 and $147.06
Groups get two purpose-built options. Braddock's Bunk Room sleeps four in bunks from $136.79 — ideal for a riding crew that wants individual beds instead of shared queens. The Big Savage Bunk Room is the group flagship: a queen plus two bunk sets sleeping six from $147.06, more heads under one roof than anything else we rent and the anchor of our group packages. Nobody draws the short straw on a pull-out; everybody gets a real mattress.
The Railrider Retreat Suite — $169.86
Top of the range. The suite sleeps four from $169.86 nightly and sells one thing the other rooms can't: room to live, not just sleep. It's the pick for longer stays, remote-work-plus-riding trips, and anyone who wants the most space the 1888 building offers. Note the trade against the bunk rooms — the Big Savage sleeps more people for less money, the suite gives four people more room. We wrote it a full profile at tunnelhotel.com/blog/railrider-retreat-suite if you're deciding between it and a deluxe.
Primitive Camping — $17.10 a Person
The budget floor and, for some guests, the whole point: 20+ primitive tent sites at $17.10 per person per night, tax included, with an ADA-accessible site available. Campers share the property with the inn — same depot district, same cafe downstairs for hot breakfast and wood-fired pizza — so it's camping with a coffee machine within walking distance. Thru-riders on a Pittsburgh-to-DC budget lean on it hard.
Who Books What — and Where to Do It
If you're still torn, this shortcut list settles most bookings in one pass.
Room pages with photos live at tunnelhotel.com/stay, and every option above shares one checkout at tunnelhotel.com/book — where you can bundle a railbike ride into the same reservation.
- Couple or solo rider: a queen room at $79.79 — save the difference for dinner on the deck.
- Family of four: a deluxe at $91.19; upgrade to the suite at $169.86 when you want space to spread out.
- Four adults who each want their own bed: Braddock's Bunk Room, $136.79.
- Crew of five or six: the Big Savage Bunk Room, $147.06 — one door, six mattresses.
- Thru-rider counting dollars: a tent site at $17.10 a head.
- Group that wants to ride railbikes together: Big Savage plus a quad — see tunnelhotel.com/blog/bike-n-bed-packages.
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Questions, answered straight
What is the cheapest room at the Tunnel Hotel?
The two queen rooms — the Little Savage Sleeper and Queen City Sleeper — start at $79.79 a night with Maryland's 14% lodging tax included, sleeping two on a queen bed. Cheaper still is primitive camping on the property at $17.10 per person per night, also tax included.
Which Tunnel Hotel room is best for a family of four?
The Tunnel Deluxe or Depot Deluxe, each with a queen bed plus a pull-out for four people from $91.19 a night, tax included. Families wanting more space can take the Railrider Retreat Suite, which sleeps four from $169.86, or Braddock's Bunk Room with four bunks from $136.79.
What is the biggest room at the Tunnel Hotel?
The Big Savage Bunk Room, which sleeps six on a queen bed plus two bunk sets from $147.06 a night with tax included. It is the hotel's flagship group room and can be packaged with a quad railbike through the Bike n' Bed Group package at $249.66 plus lodging tax.
Do Tunnel Hotel prices include tax?
Yes. Maryland requires advertised lodging prices to include the 14% lodging tax, so every rate shown — from the $17.10-per-person camping and the $79.79 queens up to the $169.86 Railrider Retreat Suite — already contains it. Booking direct at tunnelhotel.com/book also carries no online booking fees.
Is the Tunnel Hotel pet-friendly?
No — the hotel does not allow pets in any room type or at the campsites. If a pet is part of your travel plans, call 240-730-4064 before booking and the team can talk through your options for the trip.