I see most of the other reviews for this Bed and Breakfast are similar to ours. We enjoyed it very much, and happily recommend it.
Those who didn’t enjoy it don’t seem to “get it.” A Bed and Breakfast is NOT a luxury hotel. They typically don’t have valet parking, room service or bell boys. If you want all of the amenities of a luxury hotel, I suggest you stay in a luxury hotel.
A good Bed and Breakfast is more like a canvas, and the owner is the artist. The idea is to have a charming, clean, peaceful place to stay, and perhaps a unique experience to enhance your travels.
We enjoyed the Phoenix Risin’ very much for just that reason. If you are adventurous, check it out. If you want your stay to be forgettable, stay at the Marriot.

This was the worst B&B we ever stayed at. Our first morning, we requested Breakfast at 8. We came down at 8, there was no sign of the owner or breakfast. We finally knocked on her private door, and she was still asleep. The next morning, she did actually get up on time to cook us a very unimaginative and unappealing breakfast.

When we arrived we were very tired and just wanted to go to our room and get some rest, it took her an hour to get us upstairs and show us around including an extended discussion of the limitations of the dubiously clean bathroom. Even after that, she felt the need to call us on our cell phone in the room to give us more information.

i just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how very much we enjoyed staying at your place over the weekend. it was every bit as lovely as we thought it would be. you should be proud of the establishment youv'e built. when we walked in the door we were awed by the spirit that greeted us.

the location is great. the neighborhood is esthetically pleasing for sure, but clean and quiet as well. i can't say enough about the decor...just breathtaking. i did notice how you pay attention to detail. for instance, i was really wowed by the little adinkra symbols painted on the bedroom doors of the serengeti room. nice touch.

the innsitters were fantastic and knowledgeable about the inn as well as the area and had great recommendations for stuff to do and places to go.they went out of their way to make us feel welcomed and comfortable.

the breakfast was delicious and the presentation was great. i even have special needs that were accommodated (vegetarian).

you left no leaf unturned. we had a memorable time and we would definitely stay again. sherbi and dave

My wife and I made reservations to stay at the Phoenix Risin' Bed and Breakfast owned by Janice Orr. We arrived for our stay the Sunday of Presedential Inauguration week. The amenities and condition of the Inn are not as depicted on their website. We left after staying only one night of a reserved and pre-payed 6 nights.

My wife contacted the owner of the Inn, Janice Orr and she has made no effort or offer of resolving the matter. The following is a brief list of the numerous problem areas of service delivery we experienced while in Baltimore, MD at the Phoenix Risin Bed and Breakfast:

1. Lack of cold water to the main bathroom sink on the 3rd floor.

2. The bed linens were stained and considerably worn.

3. Internet access was not provided to us after requesting the access key and being made previously aware of availability.

4. Breakfast was not provided as agreed after the first and only night of our stay.

5. The ceiling fan in the bedroom assigned to us had a thick layer of dust.

6. The carpet at the entrance of the bedroom door was gone exposing the nails in the door frame in the full bathroom of the 3rd floor

7. The wrong key to the room in which we were to stay was provided and we were locked out of our room for about 90 minutes.

It was our full intention to stay from January 18 - 24, 2009. Unfortunately, the amenities were not to our expectations or as advertised on the web site. Fortunately, we were able to find The Holiday Inn BWI had rooms available so we stayed there for the remainder of the week. Ms. Orr claims a refund is not in order because of inauguration week making room availability a premium in the area. My wife went as far as to give Ms. Orr five days to re-consider a refund or make us an offer and we have yet to receive a phone call or email reply from her.