The L'Enfant Plaza hotel is located above the L'Enfant Plaza Metro subway stop, just three blocks from the Smithsonian museums and the National Mall. This Washington D.C. hotel offers underground access to a promenade level of shops and restaurants. Guests are three blocks to three miles from the monuments, museums, memorials and government buildings synonymous with the nation's capital.
Regan National Airport is four miles from the hotel and both Dulles and Baltimore- Washington International Airports are 33 miles away. At the marina close to the hotel, guests can find restaurants, river cruises and an open-air fish market packed with steamed Chesapeake Bay crabs and fresh clam chowder.
The L'Enfant Plaza features a bold, modernist exterior with a simple, yet elegant lobby area. The lobby hums with business travelers working on laptops, leisure travelers scurrying to hail taxis and others relaxing over cups of Starbucks coffee. Later, guests make bee lines for the hotel's American Sea Grill, which reviewers have hailed as one of the city's best restaurants, for seafood and Pacific Rim cuisine in a contemporary brasserie-style setting. Guests also can have lunch and dinner and sample brews at the hotel's Old Dominion Brewing Company. In addition, guests can work out in the fitness center and go up to the 12th- floor courtyard to swim in an indoor/outdoor pool.
The L'Enfant Plaza's 370 guestrooms feature large windows offering panoramic views of the Washington skyline, the Potomac River or marina and include refrigerators, minibars and large French writing desks.
The L'Enfant Plaza is definitely a favorite for leisure travelers from throughout the world and corporate types in Washington to do business and meet lawmakers. The L'Enfant Plaza remains popular for its accommodations and location close to all the sights synonymous with D.C.