Rockville's Newest Happy Hour Venue

Rediscover our Club Lounge

SHERATON CLUB LOUNGE


Located on preferred floors, Sheraton Club guest rooms offer upgraded amenities, free bottled water, and complimentary fitness center access. Club guests also have special access to the Club Lounge. A relaxing, upscale space, the Club Lounge offers complimentary breakfast, afternoon hors d’oeuvres and a variety of beverage options. Take advantage of the private Club Lounge where you can connect with friends, meet with your team, or simply relax by catching your favorite TV show. Need to get some work done? A copier/fax/printer and complimentary office supplies are ready to go.

Bike to Work Day in Rockville, MD.

The City of Rockville promotes bicycle commuting through Bicycle to Work Day and its Commuter Assistance Program. Most Rockville residents live within bicycling distance of Town Center and other workplaces in the City. The City’s neighborhoods are also accessible to three Metrorail stations (Rockville, Shady Grove, and Twinbrook) and several Metro Bus and Montgomery County Ride-On Bus routes (both transit systems have bike-on-bus racks). People who bicycle longer distances can access the Rock Creek Trail just east of the City and ride the trail to downtown Washington, DC. Therefore, the City of Rockville is in a great position to serve bicycle commuters.




Bicycle to Work Day

Friday, May 21, 2010



Event Details

The City of Rockville will again be participating in the regional celebration of Bike to Work Day on May 21, 2010. Last year, over 6,000 cyclists registered for the event region-wide.



This year, Rockville will have two "pit stops;" one at Rockville Town Square in the pavilion in front of the new library (north of the East Middle Lane and Maryland Avenue intersection), and the other at the Fallsgrove Transit Center, near the intersection of Fallsgrove Drive and Oak Knoll Terrace. The pit stops will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. for bike commuters to stop by for breakfast, coffee, prizes, a free t-shirt, and to meet other local cyclists.



During the event, the City of Rockville will be raffling prizes every 15 minutes. The City will also recognize several of Rockville's most notable bike commuters.



If you would like to register for the event, assuring that a t-shirt will be waiting for you at the registered "pit stop," please visit the Washington Area Bicyclist Association's Bike to Work Day website.



Nominate a Co-worker for the Rockville Bicycle Commuter of the Year Award

If you would like to nominate a friend or coworker for the Rockville Bike Commuter Award please send the person’s name and contact information to rtorma@rockvillemd.gov along with a short description of their bike commuting habits.



Commuter Assistance Program

The City of Rockville promotes bicycle commuting through its Commuter Assistance Program. Employers are encouraged to provide information to employees about commute options, such as bicycling and walking, public transportation, telecommuting, and carpooling. Some employers offer incentives to employees who do not drive alone to work. These incentives include providing free or reduced-price transit passes, paying for new walking shoes, or paying for bicycle repairs.



Rockville has also established a PARC-IT Program to encourage employees to use alternative transportation, which can help reduce traffic congestion, the environmental impacts of driving alone, and the demand for automobile parking. PARC-IT includes programs that provide emergency rides home, discount public transit fares, and general transit information.



Benefits of Biking to Work



For Employees:



Less expensive than driving

Great way to get exercise

Energizes you on way to work and lets you wind down on the way home

Reduces pollution and congestion

For Employers:



Reduces health care costs

Increases employee productivity

Reduces parking costs

Decreases employee turnover

 
Maria Rodriguez
Executive Housekeeping Manager

King Farm Bar and Grill

COMING SOON!  New menu & new look at the King Farm Bar and Grill!  Look for our new affordable menu featuring healthy selections along with exciting speciality infusion drinks- bubble gum vodka or apricot rum. Join your friends to watch our 24-Hour sports channel while enjoying our delicious appetizers and drink specials. Are you working at one of our local companies?  Ask our sales department about the Drink Key Program and how your company can sponsor an after work get-together!

Happy Mother's Day!!

One the best way to celebrate Mother’s day is to give your mom the day off. Let her take it easy and relax while the rest of the family does the work.


Many families begin the Mother’s day in breakfast in bed. Usually Dad and the Kids will let mom sleep late as they go into the kitchen and prepare her favorite meal. A Mother's Day breakfast can consist of anything after the food is cooked arrange everything nicely on a tray. Don't forget the vase with a single flower. With spring here, the children can pick a tulip or daffodil from the garden outside.

When everything is ready carefully carry the tray and mom's favorite sections from the newspaper up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be placed on the tray before it is presented to mom in bed.



Many Families make a special Mother's Day dinner or take mom out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mom relax and let her see what a wonderful family she has.

Millet Juan

Property Accountant

Eat out to Fight Cancer!

Eat out to fight cancer!  I personally can't think of a better way to help out a great cause.  On Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm at Ledo's Pizza all you have to do is eat and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.  Ledo's Pizza is located at
10058 Darnestown Rd. Traville Square, Rockville, Maryland.
 
For more information please click on: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=24955
 
The entire Rockville community will be there including us, so come on out and support a great cause.
 
Thank you,
 
Milan Patnaik
General Manager

March of Dimes

March of Dimes was our charity for the recent Red Carpet event held at the Sheraton. The Sheraton Rockville hotel also became a sponsor for the walk held on April 24th by the Montgomery County chapter.
Our hotel believes in getting involved in the community. Should your company have any special events or fundraisers, let us know if we can help. 

For more information on March of Dimes, go to their website at http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Sheraton Rockville Red Carpet Event - Jonh Stone Reggae Band

What a great time he had at our Red Carpet Event at the Sheraton Rockville. John Stone Reggae Band provided some live entertainment! Great music and lot’s of fun. Thanks to our guests for joining us. We hope to see everyone again in the near future. Hope you all have a great weekend, enjoy the weather!!!

Come Follow Us!

Are you on facebook?  Do you tweet on twitter?  The Sheraton Rockville Hotel does both and we are leading the way in our Social Media efforts to bring all of our fans the latest news of the Sheraton Brand and the Rockville, Maryland area!

This would mean we have three ways you can follow us...twitter, facebook and the Sheraton Rockville Blog.

Contest:  The 500th fan we get on facebook will recieve a complimentary night at the Sheraton Rockville Hotel.

Contest 2:  The 500th follower we get on the Sheraton Rockville Blog will get a complimentary night at the Sheraton Rockville.

So what are you waiting for?  Enjoy all of our team member stories, successes and the local events of the area.  Don't forget to come to our Red Carpet Party on April 15th, 2010 from 5p-11p and enjoy drinks, music, raffles, and prizes.

General Manager
Milan Patnaik

The Red Carpet @ The Sheraton Rockville

Come join us on April 15th, 2010 at 5pm for Rockville's biggest event ever!  We are inviting the entire community to come be a celebrity with us and enjoy music, cocktails, appetizers, radio controlled speed boat races, neck massages and more!

To get on this guest list to for this most anticiapted event, simply RSVP to rockvilledos@ih-corp.com with your name, your companies name and any names of the guests you would like to bring.  Bring yourselve or the entire company - it's your party you can invite whom ever you like!

Open Bar and Appetizers from 5pm-7pm
Speed Boat Races 6pm-8pm
Neck Massages 6pm-8pm
Live Music and DJ all night long
Raffles and Prizes all night long

See you there!

Milan Patnaik
General Manager

Farwell and Good Luck

Farwell and Good Luck to two of our most dedicated managers - Waldo and Dagim.  We wish you the best of luck in your new endeavors.  We also wanted to take the time to thank you for all of you hardwork, dedication, endless hours of work, drive, and commitment in making the Sheraton Rockville Hotel once of the best hotels in the Washington, D.C./Maryland area.

Best Wishes and continuted success!

Your Sheraton Rockville Family!

New Addition to the Sheraton Rockville Family

Please join me in welcoming the newest addition to the Sheraton Rockville Hotel family!  His name is "Tater" short for Couch Potato and he is the new warm cuddle-bug of our Director of Revenue - Mrs. Michele Mainelli.  He is 9 weeks old and is already house broken, not to mention he sleeps straight through the night!

This is going to be one good dog!  Welcome "Tater" from all of us at the Sheraton Rockville Hotel.

Milan Patnaik

General Manager

Book Any Group Event - Sheraton Rockville Hotel

The Sheraton Rockville Hotel has the Monopoly on Small Events in the Suburban Washington, D.C. and you have just landed on Community Chest!  Book any group event and recieve:

-Complimentary High Speed Internet

-Complimentary Continental Breakfast for Everyone

Rest here as long as you like.  You will not lose a turn and our professional catering team will handle all of your game day details.

Available for groups between 10 - 60 people.  Must be booked and consumed by December 30, 2010.

Sheraton Rockville Hotel

920 King Farm Blvd.

Rockville, MD. 20850

(240) 912-8200

Come out, join and celebrate with us at Sheraton Rockville! 

For everlasting luck, joy & good health to the most important traditional Chinese holiday. 

Pamper yourself with our weekend rates specials!

Let’s lift up prosperity and luck this Lunar New Year!

A very significant Asian celebration community in the city’s largest minority group

Take advantage of Rockville’s free family-friendly cultural event on Sat, Feb 20 

at F Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and Social Hall at Rockville Civic Center Park

The event will feature music & dance by Asian-American youth groups & other traditional performance. Experience and practice Chinese character writing, paper folding and clay sculpting

We are just few minutes away from Town Center and our shuttle will be happy to take you to and from the Civic Center Park. Have fun!  

Millet Juan

Accounting Manager

What is Thanksgiving in February?

HELP THE HUNGRY BY DINING OUT!


The King Farm Grill is a proud supporter of "Thanksgiving in February"
Every year for Thanksgiving in February close to 100 restaurants in Montgomery County, Maryland join together to support the hunger relief work of local nonprofit agencies by contributing a percentage of their sales. For over 20 years, Thanksgiving in February has helped to raise funds that feed our hungry neighbors. Funds raised go to support 10 Montgomery County agencies providing food and grocery money to those in need.

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Join us on Tuesday,

February 23, 2010!

Join us at The King Farm Grill inside the Sheraton Rockville! We will donate up to 20% of our February 23rd receipts to support agencies in Montgomery County that are working to help those in need.

If you can't join us at a participating restaurant but would like to support this great cause, you can help by sending a tax-deductible contribution to THANKSGIVING IN FEBRUARY, c/o Interfaith Works, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. Interfaith Works is a 501(c)(3) agency. For more information about the agency visit www.iworksmc.org.

Rockville Town Center & Sheraton Hotel

"Live Square in the Middle of it All" is the tag line for the Rockville Town Center. This community includes stylish residences, exciting shops, and tasty restaurants!

Among these restaurants are: Austin Grill, Bobby's Crab Cakes, Buffalo Wild Wings, Gordon Biersch, Lebanese Taverna, La Tasca, Spice Xing Indian Cuisine, Sushi Damo and much more!

CLICK HERE for a Calendar of Events!


The Rockville Town Center is only a few minutes away from the beautiful Sheraton Rockville Hotel and our Sheraton shuttle would be more than happy to delivery you for your shopping or dining desire.

Milan Patnaik
General Manager

Say "I Do" to the Most Comfortable, Warm Hotel Stay for Your Guests

This past holiday season, I got 2 messages from friends that they just got engaged! Then I log onto my facebook page and lo and behold, so many people changed their status from single to engaged. Then my first  my Monday back to work, I received so many calls from giddy brides-to-be  inquiring about wedding space and blocks of room for their out of town  guests to visit them during their big day. I guess Santa had snuck quite a bit of diamond rings under chimneys this past season :)This is one of the most  fun part of hotel sales- helping her bride plan for her perfect day. Although the Sheraton Rockville's meeting space may be at tad bit too small to host a wedding party of 100 or more, we are still close to local wedding sites such ad Kentlands Mansion, Lakewood Country Club, Manor Country Club and more. Our hotel can be the perfect host for your out of town guests and bridal room to get ready in before the ceremony. Call the Sales Department for the best rates guaranteed.

Carla Carandang
Sales Manager

Convert your SPG Points to Cash for Haiti and Starwood will Match Your Donation

In 2008 Haiti played victim to a string of hurrices and environmental degradation. This took 800 lives. Then in 2010, on January 12th this country was dealt a tragic card that made the disasters of 2008 miniscule compared to the 50,000 lost lives and countless homes in ruin. Everyone who has read the paper or turned on the TV know about the 6.5 magnitute earthquake that hit Haiti at five in the morning that day. The last earthquake that hit this country was 6.7 and 200 years ago. If there is a good that can ever come out of this disaster, it would be that it served as a catalyst for great humanitarian effort from different nations. History will note this as a  reminder that despite economical and poitical differences, cultures can come together for a greater good.
Some of us may not be able to share financially as much as we would like to the people of Haiti. There are other ways to be involved other than monetary donations such as giving blood, raising funds through online petitions, and if you are a Starwood Preferred Guest Member- donate your starpoints to Red Cross which will converted to cash. Starwood's SPG team will trade the points and facilitate the donation. SPG WILL MATCH ALL DONATIONS MADE BY FEBRUARY 15TH. For any questions, go to http://www.spg.com/ or call 888-625-4988. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Haiti in this trying time.

Carla Carandang
Sales Manager

Nothing says Better than a Valentines day besides Tiffany & Co.

Make this Valentine's Day enchanting and surprise that special someone at Sheraton Rockville Hotel with our Tiffany & Co. special offer. Get close and cozy with each other in our soft and snug Sheraton Sweet Sleeper bed(SM) for $250 per night. Enjoy your intimate getaway from February 12 - 15, 2010 and receive the following:

-Complimentary Tiffany & Co. heart necklace for that special someone
-Have a romantic night with complimentary champagne delivered to your room upon arrival
-Complimentary 3 course dinner including two glasses of wine or champagne in hotel restaurant
-Complimentary robes
-Linger a little longer with a 2p.m. late check out the next day

At Sheraton Rockville you just don't stay here you belong!

A happy and peaceful 2010!




I know that 2009 was a challenging year in many parts of the world. Many felt vulnerable and worried on the spread of A H1N1 virus, global financial crisis, several political scandals and alike. 2010 may be as challenging as 2009….. if we don’t do anything. But we can do so many positive things and change the energy of the world.



I spent the latter part of the recent holiday in the Big Apple. There are several places to visit that will undoubtedly give enjoyment. Parties were everywhere and it never ran out of activities for all of the people in the city. Wonderful dinner locations and beautiful displays, all these I enjoyed with friends.



You can have the same experience with us this coming February. Valentine ’s Day is just a few weeks away. Whether you have a significant other or not, plan this next occasion with us. Just spend the day and enjoy your time. We guarantee to make your stay an experience to remember because at Sheraton YOU just don't stay YOU belong!

Millet Juan
Accounting Manager