Travel & Lodging

Traveling to Shady Grove

Three major airports, train service and metro rail make it convenient to travel to the Washington area. Our city and suburbs offer a wide range of accommodations to meet your lodging needs, many are located only a short driving distance from our Center. These include hotels, motels, and even suites with cooking facilities. The Washington, DC area is well known for its museums, fine restaurants, and other cultural activities… so you will be able to find lots to do while you are visiting with us for treatment. Below is a list of resources that you may find helpful before and during your stay.

Local News & Weather

www.nbc4dc.com 
www.WMAL.com

Airports

www.metwashairports.com
This website connects you to either Dulles or Reagan National’s websites. They each have all kinds of information from which carriers fly into the airports, flight schedules, tourist info, maps, and more. This site is a comprehensive resource for travel to and in the DC area.

  • Reagan National Airport: (703) 417-8000
  • Dulles Airport: (703) 572-2700
  • Baltimore/Washington International (BWI): (800) 435-9294, www.bwiairport.com  
  • Washington Flyer: www.washfly.com, provides transportation between Reagan and National Airports.

Airlines

Airline Schedules are available through the airport links above.

Shuttle Service

USAirways Shuttle and Delta Shuttle fly from National Airport to LaGuardia every hour starting at 6:00 AM. Continental Shuttle flies from Newark to National on the hour from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Prices are also pretty reasonable!

For shuttle details, go to…

Affordable Airfare

These following links provide information on hotels and car rentals as well as cost effective airfare. And at priceline, as the jingle says, you can name your own price.

Ground Transportation

Trains & Metro

  • Amtrack: (800) 872-7245, www.amtrak.com, the Acela Train runs from Manhattan to DC in less than 3 hours.
  • MARC Train: (800) 325-7245, www.mtamaryland.com   
  • Metro Rail: (202) 962-1234, www.wmata.com, for metro map, hours of metro rail & metro bus and fares.

Shuttle Services

All operate 24 hours a day and accept all major credit cards. Prices vary depending on which airport a person flies into and where they are headed. From National to Gaithersburg is around $30.

  • Maryland Shuttle and Sedan: John Creamer – (301) 881-8800 or (410) 218-1000.
  • SuperShuttle: (800) 258-3826, www.supershuttle.com.
  • United Transport Service: (800) 517-5288, www.airportshuttle.baweb.com.
  • Yellow Airport Shuttle: (800) 270-6070.

Sedan Services

  • United Transportation: (888) 881-4443, 24 hrs, all credit cards, www.utilimo.com
  • A-1 Time Airport Services: (800) 692-1990.
  • Millenium Corporate Sedan Services: (888) 772-9181.
  • Washington Limo and Chauffer Services: (301) 947-1636 – Gaithersburg.

Taxi Service

  • Barwood Taxis Taxi Service: (800) 831-2323, www.taxisonlinenow.com
  • Sedan service: (800) 521-9077, www.sedansonline.com
  • Action Taxi: (301) 840-1000, provides transportation to airports and around Montgomery County (24 hours).
  • Montgomery Taxi Cab Company: (301) 926-9300.

Limo Service

  • California Transportation: (800) 914-2855, (301) 384-5563, (301) 881-8800 or by mobile phone: (410) 218-1000.
  • Robin’s Limo Service: (888) 242-0432, www.primenet.com/~roblimo/, guarantees the lowest prices in this area.

Lodging

Courtyard Gaithersburg
Washingtonian Center
204 Boardwalk Place
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-527-9000
Gaithersburg Marriott
Washingtonian Center
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-590-0044
SpringHill Suites Gaithersburg
9715 Washingtonian Boulevard
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-987-0900
Courtyard Rockville
2500 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
301-670-6700
  Hilton Garden Inn - Rockville/Gaithersburg
14975 Shady Grove Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
240-507-1800
  Sheraton Rockville Hotel
920 King Farm Blvd
Rockville, MD 20850
240-912-8200

Food & Entertainment

  • Welcome to Maryland: www.mdisfun.org
  • Dining Website: dc.diningweb.com  
  • Movies showing in our area: www.moviefone.com
  • Park Service: www.nps.gov
  • Area & Weekend events, theater, concerts: www.washingtonian.com
  • Smithsonian Museums: www.si.edu
  • The Rio at Washingtonian Center: Kohl’s, Lane Bryant, Bath & Body Works, Borders Books, Target, Imaginarium, Galyan’s, CAHRA Spa and Salon, finewine.com, Lowe’s Movie Theater, Corner Bakery, Hamburger Hamlet, Guapo’s Cantina, Macaroni Grill, Joe’s Crab Shack, Rio Grande Café. Rico Rico, and more.
  • Dave & Buster’s: White Flint Mall - food and entertainment, all types of video games and virtual reality, fake gambling, etc: www.daveandbusters.com
  • National Zoo: nationalzoo.si.edu
  • Baltimore Inner Harbor: www.baltimore.to/baltimore.html  

Malls/Shopping

  • Lakeforest Mall
  • Montgomery Mall
  • White Flint Mall