Great location, needs improvement
I had to stay stay at the L' Enfant Plaza hotel because my training was located on Maryland avenue. ( and paid by the govt I would not pay with my money.) Let me first say that hotel is in a great location!!! The hotel is very close to Smithsonian and National Mall attractions. The hotel has access to the metro on the lower levels, with shops, fast-food places and a CVS. FYI all of which are closed on the weekends!! I did not find many restaurants in the area but I was not really looking. The FOGGY BREW PUB fries are great!!! I review the rest of the food but there were almost people eating or drinking at the bar. The staff at the front desk were alway polite and professional and when I checked in early they offered me a room right away. And when I asked for directions I was offered a great map and show how to get to my destination. If I needing anything from house keeping they sent Mr. Alonzo right up, he was so polite and helpful!! I really enjoyed him and he even remember my name!! 
Now on the actually rating of the hotel. i would say that the hotel has a beautiful lobby. unfortunately the rest of the hotel has not been renovated. The hotel hallways have antique charm but signs of disrepair. The hallways were filled with perfumed air, which was quite pleasing. But carpets were stained in various places and often times dirty dishes sat in the hallway for long periods of time. The room was outdated and worn, which wouldn't bother me if it was actually clean. The carpets were heavily stained like it had not been steam clean in years. The mattress was comfortable. But the sheets were stained and had hair and other debris on newly made beds. The towels were stained and dingy some had holes in them. The bathrrom had a marble counter with lots of space. The water in the shower had a great temperature, so I did not mind the low water pressure! 
My tip to the hotel I believe your location is great so many of us may be able to over look the outdated rooms. But the cleanliness is something that has to be addressed. While the house keeping staff is very polite they need to be retrained, the little details that they are overlooking could hurt business. Maybe the housekeeping Manager should inspect the rooms after every cleaning, or the staff should have more time to clean the rooms. What I saw was very obvious I can't imagine if had been looking very hard what I would find! Steam clean the carpets and purchase new towel and sheets!! Please try updated the rooms, start with two floors at a time and charge more for those rooms to cover the cost of the other renovation. If you this hotel get an update in all rooms and the plus of the location business will increase. While I won't be back I hope to return in the future to a better hotel!