Just two miles from Georgetown, the Hilton Arlington and Towers is built above the Ballston Metro train stop and linked by skywalks to the National Science Foundation and Ballston Common Mall's restaurants, movie theater and stores. Metro trains provide fast, reasonably priced access to historic sites close to the Washington hotel and in Old Town Alexandria. Guests are close to Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon, and three to five miles from Reagan National Airport, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, White House, museums and the U.S. Capitol. Dulles and Baltimore Washington international airports are 25 and 50 miles respectively from the Hilton. Two Metro stops east of the Arlington hotel await the well known Vietnamese, Thai, Moroccan, Japanese, Greek and Italian restaurants, as well as the Hard Times Café's chili and Red, Hot & Blue's ribs, in the Clarendon neighborhood. Back at the Hilton, guests can dine in the clubby Dan & Brad's Steakhouse, which features Black Angus steaks and California wines. Ruby Tuesday dishes up traditional American fare, while Tivoli gourmet shop provides afternoon wine tasting and homemade desserts. Primo Deli serves small sandwiches, wraps and drinks. And lest we forget the ubiquitous Starbucks. Services at this Washington hotel include concierge and technology help desks, high speed Internet access, and discounted access to Ballston Common Sports & Fitness Club close to the hotel via two skywalks. The club offers exercise cycles, treadmills, exercise classes, saunas, tanning beds, steam rooms and massage therapists. Hotel accommodations include 209 guest rooms featuring contemporary furniture, desks with rolling armchairs, wireless Internet access, pay movies, video game consoles and fancy Neutrogena toiletries. The vast majority of folks who stay at this Washington hotel are business travelers, although families, couples and other leisure guests stay here knowing the Metro line gets them close to everything they want to see in the Nation's Capital. &nbsp