FWIW, I went one time and found that I knew a ton of the attendees from Escapade or just old LJ circles. I took public transportation from the airport, first rail then bus. The bus station was very easy walking distance from the hotel. There were a fair number of strip malls with restaurants within a few blocks of the hotel, though the non-chain ones I liked better were a bit of a hike.

If it's the same hotel it used to be at, the old con info posts used to be pretty helpful:

http://bitchinparty.livejournal.com/95527.html