We spent a week in Silver Spring visiting a new baby member of the family. The location is on the edge of the commercial and residential sections, so it was not quiet but we weren't expecting it to be. One can walk to the grocery store, the metro, the movies and multiple restaurants. There was a 7 Eleven across the street. The house was plenty of room for us. The kitchen was very basically equipped...not much room for cooking. The only thing we could have used was a couple of blankets for the cool evenings.