Greg's Guide to Rockville MD

Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. As of 2004, the city had an estimated total population of 58,091 , making it the second largest in the state. This city is located at 39°8' North, 77°13' West, to the northwest of Rockville, the county seat of Montgomery County. Gaithersburg was incorporated in 1878.Gaithersburg is home to the neo-traditionalist new town of Kentlands, Maryland, designed by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. Another major planned community is Montgomery Village.The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is headquartered in Gaithersburg. Other major employers in the city include Hughes Network Systems, IBM, ACE*COMM, Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, MedImmune, and Sodexho.In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Gaithersburg 17th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.

Positioned along the thriving high-tech and biotech thoroughfare of Interstate 270, the Sheraton Rockville Hotel is part of the beautiful planned development of King Farm, surrounded by lovely bike and walking paths and minutes from the area's restaurants, boutiques, and coffee shops. We are also positioned with equal accessibility to three major airports'Reagan National, Dulles International, and Baltimore Washington International and close to Shady Grove Metro Station, providing easy access to our nation's capital. For those of you who choose to drive we've got abundant complimentary parking. Newly built, our 155 guest rooms, each with the signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper(SM) Bed, High Speed Internet Access, a large work desk, and a 32-inch flat screen TV is a spacious retreat. Additional facilities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor lap pool, whirlpool, gift shop, and a cozy restaurant and lounge area. 1,008 square feet of flexible public space accommodates 10 to 80 people for a meeting or reception, and the business center is available for all your business needs. Whether you're here for business or to take in the sights, our warm friendly staff will ensure that you have a productive and comfortable stay at the Sheraton Rockville Hotel.

A nice outdoor mall that has good restaurants as well as a Courtyard by Marriott is the Rio Entertainment Center.

Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland. According to the 2004 census update, the city had a total population of 57,100 , making it the third largest city in Maryland. Rockville has a sister city arrangement with Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

One room for up to 40 people