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Best Western Capital Beltway
5910 Princess Garden Pkwy, Lanham, Maryland 20706-2905Phone: 301/459-1000 | Fax: 301/459-1526
Located just a few minutes drive outside downtown Washington D.C. in Southwestern Maryland, the Best Western Capital Beltway is proud to offer easy access to DC area attractions such as the White House, the Smithsonian and the Vietnam Memorial.
The hotel offers 169 spaciously appointed guest rooms and suites complete with cable satellite television with HBO® and free wireless high-speed Internet access. The hotel offers guests an array of amenities including a complimentary deluxe breakfast, indoor heated swimming pool, 24 hour fitness center, full business services and meeting banquet facilities. This 100% non smoking hotel also features an onsite Bay Street restaurant and lounge with limited hours of operation only on Fridays from 6:00 p.m to 3:00 a.m and on Saturdays from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. perfect for cocktail and dancing with friends or family.
Minutes drive from the NASA Visitors Center, Six Flags® Amusement Park and University of Maryland. Business travelers staying at this Maryland hotel will appreciate being close to the NSA, CSC, IRS, Andrews AFB, Bolling AFB, and Fort Meade. The hotel is also just a short distance from the PG Sports Complex and the Fed Ex Field Stadium, home to the Washington Redskins. Hotel guests can also enjoy a short day trip to Baltimore, only a 40 minute drive to see the Baltimore Harbor and a variety of other attractions.
The Hotel offers a selection of private meeting banquet rooms for social and business functions of up to 700 guests is available. For elegant weddings, receptions and parties, we can provide superb catering, ice carving and color coordinated linens. Excellent audiovisual aides for meetings are available. Our Grand Ballroom can accommodate a conference of two guests, an entourage of 700 and almost everything in between. Our 5,700 square foot ballroom divides into four meeting rooms. Celebrating your wedding or entertaining business associates has been a longtime pleasure for the Best Western Capital Beltway.
Local Events Worth Considering:
August 2010
A haunted history walking tour of Mount Vernon in Baltimore.
Lighthouse will be open to the public for self guided tours (10am-2pm).In Scotland, Maryland.
16th-century English festival, 10 stages, 5,000-seat jousting arena, 140 food and craft shops; weekends only. In Annapolis.
Featuring some of the best jewelry makers, clothing designers and crafters in town. At the Ballston-MU Metro Station in Arlington.
At the Prince William County Fairgrounds, in Manassas.
A display of botanical art depicting endangered flowers at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institute.
20th-century architecture and design with drawings, photographs and fragments from buildings. At the National Building Museum.
Artifacts and photos showing the relationship between the FBI and the news media, including J. Edgar Hoover's desk and Patty Hearst's gun. At the Newseum.
September 2010
Largest summer indoor antiques show in the nation featuring the collections of more than 550 international exhibitors.
Narrated bus tour on the trail of President Lincoln's assassin; advance reservations required. In Clinton.
Competitive and challenging 10K run through scenic western Ellicott City countryside and surrounding neighborhoods.
The 43rd annual festival offers best of Maryland seafood, family entertainment, arts & crafts. In Sandy Point State Park.
Free concerts; acoustic music competitions, crafters, Bluegrass Gospel jam session on Sunday. In Berlin.
Showcasing the best regional livestock and agriculture products, the fair is also an entertainment highlight for Frederick County.
Voted one of the top 100 art festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine.
With over 200 wines and 20 Virginia wineries the festival is an inexpensive way to see Virginia Wine Country - right in your own backyard. In Reston, VA.
The Maryland Terrapins and Navy Midshipmen square off on the gridiron in a rare local rivalry. At M&T Bank Stadium.
Carnival rides, a rodeo, live entertainment and more. At the Show Place Arena and Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.
An art market featuring work by local craftspeople.
October 2010
Wineries from across the mid-Atlantic region; arts & crafts, Chesapeake cuisine, live music, microbeers. In Ocean City.
Pumpkins, hayrides, pony rides, hayloft jumping, food, crafts, animals, live entertainment, straw maze, caramel apples, giant slides. In Germantown.
An autumn family friendly celebration. "Named #1 Fall Festival in the World" by MSN.com. In Oakland.
Local seafood, live music, watermen contests, artisans, championship docking, oyster shucking, crab picking contests, auction.
One of the premier fine arts and crafts shows in the US. In Bethesda.
Part of the Norway Comes To Washington Festival, Sponsored by the Embassy of Norway Hovhaness. In Alexandria, VA.
Pink Floyd songwriter commemorates the 30th anniversary of his band's album "The Wall". At the Verizon Center.
The Tony-nominated actress performs a cabaret of Broadway hits. At the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
Brett Mitchell will be conducting ghoulish melodies at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
The Pentagon is the start and finish with a loop across the Potomac to the Capital and back.
The course runs through monuments and memorials, to the finish at the Iwo Jima statue.
November 2010
More than several hundred crafters. All handcrafted items. In West Friendship.
Wreaths on display for silent auction. Gala on Dec. 3 featuring live auction of wreaths, trips, artwork. In Cambridge.
A dazzling, drive-through display of larger-than-life, light creations illuminated by a fantasy of color, design, and animation. In Columbia.
Juried art show. One-of-a-kind ornaments, perfect for gifts. In Solomons.
Drive 3.5-miles through winter wonderland light displays, 350 displays, 60 of them animated.
A holiday celebration for all ages of amazing toy trains and spectacular railroad layouts including Thomas the Tank Engine. In Elliott City.
The company performs two mixed repertory programs including work by Balanchine, Robbins and Mejia. At the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
Gerald Arpino's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's perennial favorite. At the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
December 2010
In Fredericksburg, Virginia.
February 2011
Learn about folktales from ancient to medieval Europe, Asia and Africa. At the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD.
