A mini suite at Hotel Lenox
by davequOriginally the historic Hotel des Ecoles, the Lenox has a comfortable lobby, a cozy private bar (I have visited on more than one occasion ... :P) - and all the usual comforts of the hotels on my favorite rue Delambre stroll.
The hotel staff in both lobby and bar have always been friendly, helpful, and professional with me whether I was staying there or at another hotel up the street.
Hotel Lenox is also a WiFi hotspot with free Internet. As usual, EAT BREAKFAST / petit dejeuner ELSEWHERE at a cafe close by (e.g. Atelier or Select) not at the hotel.
Hotel Lenox is situated on my favorite rue Delambre, a charming and historic street in Montparnasse that is just a few steps from Dome, Rotunde, Rosebud - (one of my favorite little cocktail bars in Paris), Select, La Coupole, etc. all the great cafes & bistros of Montparnasse and Paris history, and a very short / pleasant stroll down Blvd Montparnasse to La Closerie des Lilas and then up north into Jardin du Luxembourg.
In 1921 when Man Ray's friend and Dadaist, Marcel Duchamp, left for New York, Man Ray set up his first studio at l'Hôtel des Ecoles at no. 15 rue Delambre (in room 37), which is now the Lenox Hotel. André Breton lived here also.
Many of the early surrealists in the 1920s (the "Mad Years" Années Folles) made the cafes and hotel studios of Montparnasse's rue Delambre their hangout and homes.
Check out the book: "Man Ray's Montparnasse" by Herbert R. Lottman for an excellent historical review on this great little section of Paris.
Click here to see it
ISBN: 0810943336
or even better, Kiki's Paris by Billy Kluver & Julie Martin - probably my favoite and one of the best photo-essay & historic books about Montparnasse in the period 1905 - 1930.
Hotel Lenox is within 1 street of metro stops Vavin (line 4) and Edgar Quinet (line 6), and just a 5 minute walk to either Gare Montparnasse or (RER B) Denfert-Rochereau - an excellent location that allows me to get to anywhere in Paris quickly, including CDG airport
Check out the hotel website, it has much information and pictures.
Lenox Montparnasse
Hotel Lenox Montparnasse is a very clean comfortable 3-star hotel with much history on rue Delambre, has air conditioning, at rates that special-offer between approx. 125-145 Euros/night (not a steal, but acceptable for Paris hotels). Excellent cafes and restaurants nearby at Place Picasso or Pl Fernand Mourlot.
The small bar in the lobby is very comfortable and conventient.
A historic Montparnasse location with 2 close Metro stops (Vavin & Edgar Quinet) and Gare Montparnasse.
