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March 2024 by Angelina Scarton
Lauren was such a nice person, it’s hard to describe the hospitality she showed me without getting overly personal but I’m very grateful for her kindness, and she should be doing a lot more than sitting behind a desk for you all I swear …. I hope she’s shown appreciation!Outside of that, the rooms were beautiful and it was a sleepy time of year for the area but the bar/restaurant with the live music was great, the guitar player was so good I sent a picture of his card to the hiring person in Annapolis for the summer local music gig bc I wish he’d come out here to perform….You guys have done a great thing with your hotel, the manager of the restaurant was wonderful as well. She was bartending, serving, food running, and was friendly with everyone the entire time.Probably the best hospitality experience I think you could have anywhere.
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March 2024 by Ashley Schroff
My husband and I were looking for a little getaway for our baby moon and few friends recommended we try Wylder. We loved it here. The service was amazing. Very friendly staff especially the bartender! We took the bikes to the country store to get snacks, I went in the kayak even though it was cold out, we sat by the fire pit and made smores both nights we were there. The food was great!Few things I noticed that could have been a tiny bit better:-The breakfast was a little weak. It was continental, but not much to offer.-The water in the shower does smell, but from reading other comments it’s like that everywhere you go.-The rooms are a little small.Everything else was absolutely perfect! The rooms were clean. They let us bring our dog and she swam and had so much fun! The place was beautiful. I would go back again in the summer to enjoy all the perks with my family when our baby is older!
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March 2024 by Leigh Lockard
Loved our off-season stay at Wylder! We stayed in the waterfront suite which had incredible views and plenty of space for me/husband/our toddler. The staff was welcoming and helpful (especially Kristin and Izzy!). Location was great - quick drive to Saint Michaels for lots of shops/restaurants. Lastly, we found it family-friendly - our toddler loved the grounds (beach access, lawn games, and lots to explore!).
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January 2024 by M K
The Wylder is a little slice of paradise. We are just wrapping our third annual winter girls getaway here and we'll be back next year. The food is incredible, the views and property are gorgeous and the rooms are comfy and well maintained. We particularly appreciate the bartender, Keith, and the rest of the staff that help us make our trip memorable and lots of fun. Also really appreciate and enjoy the on-property events (live music, cocktail classes, etc.) and amenities (sauna, bikes).
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January 2024 by Alli Yates
Like many others, I also want to share a big red flag before booking at this hotel. I booked for a weekend in August and cancelled the June before my trip, well before the 2 week cancellation policy. I just noticed a year later that they never refunded my $800 deposit, even though I received an email that I would not be charged any penalty. I have been calling and emailing and the manager will not take my calls. All I am told is I am not getting a refund because it’s been a year. That is unacceptable and fraudulent. The fact that they won’t even answer my calls is unbelievable and says a lot about the mis management. I am taking legal action because I am forced to do so. After reading the reviews it seems like I am not the only one who has been wronged by this property.
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January 2024 by Vinny Delesandro
Two thumbs down.Beware of booking any event here. Once the contract is inked the staff is unhelpful and unresponsive at times. Property gets run through like a muddy football field. Not as charming when you do a double take.
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December 2023 by Alec Jennison
My fiancé and I recently had the unfortunate experience of booking our wedding at Wylder, and I feel compelled to share our deeply disappointing encounter.Initially drawn to the venue's charm, location, and potential, our excitement quickly turned to dismay as we discovered the severe neglect and substandard conditions during our subsequent visits. Despite a seemingly receptive management team, our concerns about the rundown state of the facilities, poor service, and lackluster food quality were met with excuses rather than solutions.The property, which we envisioned as the backdrop for our dream wedding, displayed visible signs of wear and tear, including rotting wood on railings, chipped exterior paint, and a pervasive mildew/musty smell in overnight rooms. These issues, coupled with the extremely noticeable inconsistencies in interior paint and bathrooms with broken hand dryers and unlatching stalls, highlighted a blatant lack of maintenance and care. (It should be noted that we visited multiple times over a 6-month period, and none of these issues were addressed in that time frame). For a venue with room rates comparable to a five-star hotel, we expected the property conditions to reflect a better standard.The management's attempt to justify the condition by attributing it to a previous event fell short of providing reassurance. If a venue cannot recover promptly and present its best foot forward for regular lunch service after a wedding, it raises serious doubts about its ability to host events seamlessly.Our concerns regarding the food quality were similarly dismissed with assurances of customization, but the initial disappointment left us questioning the integrity of their commitment to excellence.In light of these issues, coupled with the deplorable reviews we've seen from other guests, we decided that we simply could not subject our family and friends to these conditions, at these prices, in the name of celebrating our wedding. Nearly a year away from our wedding (341 days), we requested a full refund of our deposit, a reasonable request given the circumstances. Unfortunately, the management's response only deepened our disappointment, leaving us questioning the venue's dedication to customer satisfaction. They greedily kept our money saying they doubted that they could rebook that weekend a year in advance, and refused to offer a refund even if they did rebook.Our experience with Wylder has been nothing short of disheartening, and we feel compelled to share this cautionary tale with future couples considering this venue for their special day. As we continue our search for a venue that prioritizes excellence and customer satisfaction, we hope our experience serves as a warning to others navigating the wedding planning process and to stay away from the Wylder as your wedding venue.
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December 2023 by A Wagner
Overall it's not a bad place but the rooms are tiny and dated and the beds are not comfortable. I stayed here for a wedding a couple weeks ago. I was required to pay the entire balance when I booked the room two months earlier. The day before my arrival I was sent a "pre check-in" email that informed me that I owed another $77 for a (ridiculous) resort fee. I really had no choice at that point but to agree to this. Had I cancelled I would have lost the $400 that I paid in advance and of course would have no place to stay for the wedding. I complained to the front desk when I checked in and she apologized but said there was nothing she could do. This is completely unscrupulous, unethical and outrageous.Update: I do appreciate the immediate response from the owner, giving an extra star for that, however 1) if your "system" made a mistake that's entirely not my problem 2) I asked several other guests during the weekend if they were charged the extra fee and those I asked said they were not.With regard to the "breakfast" - that exquisite meal was composed of, in it's entirety, a bowl of oranges and a small tray of grocery-store quality bagels with packets of cream cheese sitting on the bar. And this is a location where there are few other options for food and also the idea is to not leave the property for the weekend. Any low-rate chain hotel in the country beats this breakfast and with no extra fee. Many of us went down the road and blew out the local diner creating a two hour wait. It was a fun weekend, the staff is great and the place has a ton of potential. Ok three stars. But if I come back and you still don't have a decent breakfast...
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December 2023 by patrickJ M
Fantastic food, excellent service, beautiful view. Definitely reccomend.
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December 2023 by Jenny L.
We had our wedding here in Fall 2023 and it was not a good experience. I really loved the concept of the buyout of the hotel, but the experience that we ended up having was that Wylder had lots of rules - despite the property being "ours for the weekend" as they originally sold it to us - from not being able to turn up the music at our indoor after-party, to guests having to dump out the champagne they got at check-in as they walked to the outdoor crab shack because they were "separate businesses".I also found that Wylder was not well organized nor particularly open to providing a customized experience for their weddings. They changed pricing and rules multiple times for basic things like wine service (increased wine service a few months before our wedding to $20 per person, on top of the unlimited open bar package we paid for, just to have servers pour wine for guests during dinner), where the tent could go, and seating capacity for the ballroom rain backup plan - all things that you would assume that a wedding venue would have very much pre-determined. We had SO many mess ups by reception staff as our guests tried to book rooms and the rooms felt very overpriced for the accommodation they provided, which lacked basic staffing and maintenance (see photos outside of our ~$700 per night "bridal suite").Ultimately, my biggest complaint was that the attitude from the staff was that having a wedding weekend there was an annoyance and burden, even though we paid Wylder alone over $100K for the venue fee, rooms, food & beverage (not including any of the tent rentals, band, florals, linens, etc.). We had rain during our wedding weekend and yet the only complaint that I received from any guests was that the bartenders and some of the staff were rude to them, and I felt this negativity as the bride as well. The General Manager gave us huge attitude throughout the planning process, was specifically rude to me and my husband during our wedding weekend, and she clearly lacked very basic attention to detail when responding to our questions or requests.Our experience at Wylder was that requesting anything outside of Wylder's canned wedding brochure, was met with resistance and an overpriced estimate on what it would take to deliver it, and I feel we could have put our money to much better use elsewhere. For anyone considering wylder as their event venue, I'm happy to answer additional questions and share my experience, feel free to reach out!
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November 2023 by Michael Abelev
This place has so much potential, but in the end it was terrible.Pros:*The hotel is located in a beautiful area and the views are impressive*The restaurant was nice and did have good foodCons:*Our room and the hallway had a odd smell the moment we stepped in*Rooms were very outdated: all appliances are old (TV from the early 2000's/DishNetwork and no smart tv), carpet was old with staples sticking through, 2nd room TVs didnt even work*Room was not properly cleaned, had a spider living in its nest right next to the hottub*THE WATER WAS DISGUSTING, hottub and shower water was yellow and smelled like rotting eggs, stunk up the entire hotel roomAll this for a room that cost almost $700We contacted front desk and asked for their help, they told us to run the water for about 30 minutes and the color/smell would go away. We did and it never got better, only made the room smell so much worse. They offered to put us in a different room which we did, tried the hottub in the new room and had the same problem so we turned it off immediately and opened all the windows so we wouldnt be sleeping in a disgusting smelling room. We woke up and went to the front desk and demanded they give us a significant discount and all they did was charge us for a non-hottub room which was still about $500. We were so dissatisfied that we packed up and left the hotel immediately.Trust all of the 1 & 2 star reviews and avoid this place. There are so many better hotels in the area.
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November 2023 by Derek Brumfitt
Water in rooms is unusable and smells very bad.No coffee
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October 2023 by Henry W.
Wylder Hotel restaurant on Tilghman Island has THE BEST crab bisque we've ever had. We've sampled it many places and it is even better than my Mom made growing up in Baltimore
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September 2023 by Desiree Carey
Perfect getaway for solo travel or a girlfriend's weekend. Bonus points for being pet friendly!
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September 2023 by Sabrina Schroeder
Upon check in the room was not ready to be occupied the carpet was soaked through and through. I went downstairs to report the damage noticing that the water from our room was leaking through out the building onto the stairs below the room. When notifying the desk they stated “oh it’s still not dry? The AC flooded in there earlier”. I asked if they can send someone to fix it and was they said they could call maintenance on call to see if they could do anything. They resolved the issue by putting a cheap rotating fan in the room. The moisture and the mold in the room was atrocious the bedding and the room itself was wet and cold. My husband and I got very sick from staying in the space. When checking out there was no one working the desk so we left the keys. I called them to ensure they had someone follow up regarding the wet carpet and make sure they got our keys. The desk attendant said “yup” and then hung up the phone. Aside from the horrible staff the building is falling apart, has tons of spiders, mold and smells just awful. The location is nice but the cost to stay for one night was 300+ and I honestly dont recommend it. The swing outside was the best part.
