Americas Best Value Inn Laurel

Tucked just eight miles from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Laurel Park horse track, the Econo Lodge Laurel Racetrack puts you within easy reach of a variety of attractions. A short drive brings you to Six Flags America, the Merriweather Post Pavilion, and the Baltimore Convention Center, while Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport sits just 11 miles away.

Nearby points of interest also include the University of Maryland, Bowie State University, Johns Hopkins University, the Washington Convention Center, downtown D.C., and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. If you're looking to spend time outdoors, you'll find golf courses, tennis courts, fishing and boating spots, and picnic areas all close by.

Guests can enjoy free coffee around the clock and a complimentary continental breakfast each morning. For those traveling on business, the hotel provides free wireless high-speed Internet and fax services to help keep things running smoothly.

Each room comes with a microwave, refrigerator, and cable TV, and select rooms are also outfitted with a coffee maker. Travelers in pairs have given this spot high marks for its location, rating it 8.1 out of 10.