Metro Directions to the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel

Metro Stop:  L’Enfant Plaza

From the Yellow line from Mt.Vernon/7^th Street Convention Center or Green line from Greenbelt:  At L’Enfant Plaza, take the Metro exit that faces the side of the train which you exit, not the exit to the front or rear of the train.  Exit the turnstile.  Follow the path to find the escalator.  Upon disembarking from the escalator, turn left, enter the glass doors on the right (leading to the Plaza, not outside).  Go forward and take the first right.  Mid-way down the hall you will see a sign saying “L’Enfant Plaza Hotel”.  Turn right into hall to find elevator immediately on left which will take you to the lobby of the hotel (press “L”).

From the Yellow line from Huntington or Green line from Branch Avenue:  At L’Enfant Plaza, out of the train turn right and go up the escalators in front of you, cross to the other side of the tracks and take the escalator down.  Make the first left hand turn (following the signs to Plaza) and exit the turnstile and station to find and escalator on the left.  Upon disembarking from the escalator, turn left, enter the glass doors on right (leading to Plaza, not outside).  Go forward and take the first right.  Mid-way down the hall you will see a sign saying “L’Enfant Plaza Hotel”.  Turn right into hall to find elevator immediately on left which will take you to the lobby of the hotel (press “L”).

From the Blue or Orange lines, from either direction:  At L’Enfant Plaza, follow the signs to the Yellow line (to Huntington) and Green line (to Branch Ave.).  Take the escalator up and exit the turnstile in front of you.  Follow the path to find the escalator.  Upon disembarking, from the 2^nd escalator, turn left, enter the glass doors on right (leading to Plaza, not outside).  Go forward and take the first right.  Mid-way down the hall you will see a sign saying “L’Enfant Plaza Hotel”.  Turn right into hall to find elevator immediately on left which will take you to the lobby of the hotel (press “L”).

From Red Line:  Take the Red line to Gallery Place/Chinatown.  At Gallery Place/Chinatown you will follow the signs for the Green line, towards Branch Ave.  Once on this side of the tracks you can take either the Yellow or Green lines to L’Enfant Plaza.  At L’Enfant Plaza take the Metro exit that faces the side of the train which you exit, not the exit to the front or rear of the train.  Exit the turnstile.  Follow the path to find the escalator.  Upon disembarking from the escalator, turn left, enter the glass doors on right (leading to Plaza, not outside).  Go forward and take the first right.  Mid-way down the hall you will see a sign staying “L’Enfant Plaza Hotel”.  Turn right into hall to find elevator immediately on left which will take you to the lobby of the hotel (press “L”).

***Be advised that the trip will cost approximately $1.95, depending on your start point (see metro far listing in front of turnstiles), and that as close to exact change is recommended.  If you find that you do not know which side of the train tracks to be on, upon entering the train tracks, simply locate on of the many destination directories.  You will board on the side with the destination stop listed on it.  The stops are listed on poles that can be located either in the middle of the platform (for platforms that are in the middle with trains running in each direction) or on the sides of the wall away from the train (for platforms on either side of the tracks with trains, in the middle, running in both directions).

***For wheelchair access-The Metro elevator will let you out on 7^th Street.  Cross the intersection, at D Street.  You will see the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) building on the corner, to your right.  Follow the directional signs which lead you to the entrance to the L’Enfant Plaza shops.  Enter the glass doors and then the next set, on the left.  Make the first right.  You will find an elevator, on the right, just past the L’Enfant Hotel sign.  Press the button for “Hotel Lobby.”