Welcome to the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, one of the Capital's most prestigious hotel addresses. Named for Washington's premier city planner, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the hotel sits in the midst of the Plaza and offers a stately and gracious sense of arrival for guests. It has 370 guest rooms and suites that are handsomely appointed and welcoming for both business and leisure travelers. Many rooms offer exceptional views of the city's historic sites. The hotel also includes 21,000 square feet of meeting space.
The hotel offers three outstanding dining choices including: The American "Sea" Grill, recognized as one of Washington's most popular meeting places; The Lobby Lounge for light fare and cocktails, and the Foggy Bottom Brew Pub, a favorite gathering spot for locals and guests. In addition there are complete catering services and in-room dining.
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Centrally located, the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel is within walking distance to the Smithsonian Castle and only steps from the Air and Space Museum, the World War II Memorial and the Washington Mall.
“Rundown, scary, not sure how this is even a hotel that is so arrogant to charge $259 a night. Ugh.”
May 16, 2013
smkluck, NYC
Plain and simple. Terrible hotel. I can't even begin. Concrete Monster. Avoid at all costs. The only redeeming value is the sweet bartender Connie! Outside of Connie, there is an...
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Plain and simple. Terrible hotel. I can't even begin. Concrete Monster. Avoid at all costs. The only redeeming value is the sweet bartender Connie! Outside of Connie, there is an abundance o security, dilapidated walkways, construction, all for what? This place is a dump. Room service is terrible, people are outside walking on the ledge on the 12th floor, what else? So much I'm done complaining, it needs serious help. « less
“Great access to the National Mall/subway”
May 16, 2013
GSB56, Montreal, Canada | Trip type: Couples
Close proximity to the Mall made it easy to visit one museum in the morning then return to the food court (unfortunately it's closed on weekends) beneath the hotel and...
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Close proximity to the Mall made it easy to visit one museum in the morning then return to the food court (unfortunately it's closed on weekends) beneath the hotel and return to our room for a rest before walking back out to see another attraction. We did the same thing in late afternoon before venturing out for dinner. The subway is great to use-almost everything you might want to see is less than a 15 minute ride. There is a lack of restaurants nearby but there are many on 7th Ave near the Verizon Center; a brisk 25minute walk or a 5 minute subway ride. There is a Starbucks in the lobby open from 6:30am-1:00pm for a quick inexpensive though limited breakfast. Friendly, polite and helpful staff. When we returned from dinner the first night we found our A/c wasn't working. They sent a repairman up within 10 minutes and he had it going 3 minutes later. We booked through a wholesaler so the value was excellent for the location. Yes, the TV's are not flat screen(how much TV can you watch when you're touring DC???) and the furniture could use an updating but the beds were very comfortable, the room(well sound proofed) and public areas were very clean « less
“great location to mall hotel”
May 14, 2013
semi-travelers5300, Hanover | Trip type: Couples
Great location-2 blocks from Mall, 10-15 min to Capital. Blue/yellow line metro station underneath hotel along with a food court (open during the week for business people primarily although a...
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Great location-2 blocks from Mall, 10-15 min to Capital. Blue/yellow line metro station underneath hotel along with a food court (open during the week for business people primarily although a Starbucks was open on the weekend). Those lines go to DCA airport(20 min. on yellow line, 10 min by cab).
FYI-----stayed there last week. Unfortunately there is a renovation project going on to the plaza out front with a jackhammer going during the week from 7:30 to 11:30 p at noc. (hotel provided ear plugs and nicely changed our room from a front to side one.) « less
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Management response from LEnfantPlazaHotel, General Manager
Dear semi-travelers5300,
Thank you for your comments. I am pleased to know you were able to enjoy yourself with the renovations taking place. I hope you consider staying with us again in the future. You will be able to see and enjoy what all the “noise” was about! Again, thank you for your business and choosing L’Enfant Plaza.
Best Regards,
Dwayne Dean General Manager
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“Definitely Not Worth The Price”
May 13, 2013
SteelerRob, Ann Arbor, MI | Trip type: Family
This very outdated hotel needs an overhaul in the worst way. Floors, walls, toilets, bath sinks and lights. Lamps, phones, televisions, smelly 'clean' towels....everything in the rooms. Ice and vending...
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This very outdated hotel needs an overhaul in the worst way. Floors, walls, toilets, bath sinks and lights. Lamps, phones, televisions, smelly 'clean' towels....everything in the rooms. Ice and vending machines leave a lot to be desired. This hotel does not offer free breakfast. Elevators are a pain to work. Now the good. Centrally located, attentive staff, lots of choices to eat, if you pay. Overall, for the price, not good. But if you want to be centrally located, there aren't many more choices. « less
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May 13, 2013
Georgeous010, Alberton | Trip type: Couples
We stayed here for 2 nights. The hotel is very old fashioned, needs to be upgraded to keep up with the modern rooms of other hotels, but it was still...
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We stayed here for 2 nights. The hotel is very old fashioned, needs to be upgraded to keep up with the modern rooms of other hotels, but it was still very comfortable. They were busy with construction but this did not affect us as we were overlooking the pool area. The staff at the Front Desk and Restuarant were extremely friendly.The only reason I would not stay here again is that it is rather far out, not easily accessible if you wanted to go out for the night(if you do not have your own transport), you need to catch a taxi. The underground food court very nice, but close early, so you are actually snookered if yu do not have transport. « less
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Management response from LEnfantPlazaHotel, General Manager
Dear Georgeous010,
Thank you for your comments. I am glad to know you were able to enjoy yourself with the construction taking place. I hope you consider staying with us again in the future. You will be able to see and enjoy what all the “noise” is about! In regards to our location, you may want to consider taking the Metro system; it is quick and easily accessible. We actually have four of the five lines running directly below our hotel! Again, thank you for your business and choosing L’Enfant Plaza.
Best Regards,
Dwayne Dean General Manager
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Superior view room with king bed
1 king bed. 350 square feet. Pillowtop mattress. Down comforter. Air conditioning. Television with premium channels. Rollaway beds and cribs available. Complimentary designer bathroom toiletries.
Deluxe room with king bed
1 king bed. 350 square feet. Pillowtop mattress. Down comforter. Air conditioning. Television with premium channels. Rollaway beds and cribs available. Complimentary designer bathroom toiletries.
Superior view room with two double beds
2 double beds. 350 square feet. Pillowtop mattress. Down comforter. Air conditioning. Television with premium channels. Rollaway beds and cribs available. Complimentary designer bathroom toiletries.
Deluxe room with two doubles
2 double beds. 350 square feet. Pillowtop mattress. Down comforter. Air conditioning. Television with premium channels. Rollaway beds and cribs available. Complimentary designer bathroom toiletries.
Amenities - L'enfant Plaza Hotel
Air conditioning
Alarm clock
ATM
Baggage storage facilities
Car rental
Charge for early check out
Clothes drying
Concierge service
Conference facilities
Credit card accepted: Mastercard/Visa
Credit card accepted: American Express
Credit card accepted: Discover
Credit card accepted: Diners Club
Credit card accepted: JCB
Dinner available
Electronic key card
Elevator
Facilities for the disabled
Fax available
Fitness and health center
Garage
Hairdryer available
Ice Maker
Internet - wireless
Ironing facilities
Movies in room
Non-smoking rooms
24 hours opened
Office or business center
Pets allowed
Private bathroom in room
Private car parking
Quiet location
Radio in room
Refrigerator
Restaurant
Safe in rooms
Sauna
Self controlled heating/cooling system
Shop
Shower
Solarium
Swimming pool - outdoor
Swimming pool - indoor
Telephone
Telephone in all rooms
Television
Terrace
Voicemail
Pet Friendly?
Yes! Pets are allowed.
Airport & Shuttle Information - L'enfant Plaza Hotel
The hotel is convenient to 4 of the 5 Metro mass transit lines and is a 10 minute drive from Ronald Reagan National Airport and 45 minutes from BWI and Dulles International Airports.
Airport Shuttle? Sorry, no airport shuttle available.
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“Rundown, scary, not sure how this is even a hotel that is so arrogant to charge $259 a night. Ugh.”
“Great access to the National Mall/subway”
“Definitely Not Worth The Price”
