8.8/10 Excellent! (21 reviews)
There were a few downsides to staying at the Lenox. The hallways and room both smelled heavily of bleach, and my wife didn't like it from the start. It's a 130 year old hotel, so a lot of things felt run-down or dated. For example, there were very few available power outlets. The tub in the bathroom has no method of stopping the water to create a bath; it's a shower only. There used to be a restaurant downstairs, but it is permanently closed. It's not the greatest neighborhood, and they lock the doors at night to keep locals from wandering into the hotel (that's been an issue). The attached parking lot is large, but available spaces fluctuated wildly during our stay. The staff gives you a parking pass to avoid getting towed, but one night there we returned at 2 in the morning and there was only one space next to the dumpster. We were awoken by the hotel staff at 6:30 with a request to move our car, and by then there were many spaces available. The price is competitive, though, and the hotel is close to some places we wanted to go, including the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
Reviewed on Jun 17, 2026