THE NEIGHBORHOOD...

Downtown Silver Spring is an active business and residential community with plenty of dining, entertainment, and shopping resources of its own (as well as easy access to downtown DC).

Below is a rough map of the area easily accessible from the hotel, with the main items of interest marked. The purple numbers represent the main restaurants in the area. They are identified in the restaurant key. Non-restaurant items that may be of interest to con-goers - movie theaters, convenience stores, etc. - are labeled in red. The green arrows show the route of the free Silver Spring VanGo shuttle, which runs on weekdays only.

silverspringdowntown.com, the official website for Silver Spring, is a useful resource with information about downtown Silver Spring shopping, restaurants, etc.