Montgomery County

Hotels, of which there are many—Marriott is headquartered in Bethesda—are to be found mostly around the county's major downtown cores. Those of Bethesda and and Silver Spring cater more to tourists, looking to enjoy easy access to the D.C. Metro and the nearby restaurants and entertainment, while those of Rockville, the Rockville Pike, Gaithersburg, and Germantown cater more to business travelers. If you are looking for roadside motels off I-270 or the Beltway, you might actually be surprised at just how few options there are—you'll likely need to head a good ways off the highway into town.