Welcome your guests to the best kept secret in Germantown, The Highlands — your place to celebrate special events in Maryland. Featuring a choice of banquet rooms for your special celebration, from an elegant ballroom to a sun-splashed outdoor patio and intimate private event rooms. The Highlands at Germantown is the perfect place to host your wedding, engagement celebration, bar or bat mitzvah, anniversary, retirement party, wedding shower, bridal shower, reception dinner, cultural event, corporate event and more. The Highlands at Germantown could not be located any closer to a hotel. Connected to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Germantown, this event space is very convenient for out of town guests. With 178 total rooms and 17 suites, this hotel has everything that a business event or wedding could ask for.