Hotel Lenox appears in Andy Warhol’s diary as the Paris hotel where he stayed with Chris Makos and Fred Hughes in January 1987. A brief travel entry gives the hotel a particular character through its small room, old French wood, and uncomfortable cold, while the contrast with Chris Makos’s better-equipped room turns the stopover into a compact record of shared travel and differing comforts.

The Paris stopover

After arriving in Paris, Warhol and his companions were met by a driver named Freddy and checked into Hotel Lenox. The diary places the hotel within the practical rhythm of the trip: arrival, rooms, a short walk for food, and a return to rest. It records the stay on January 18, with the next day’s activities continuing elsewhere in Paris.

Rooms and contrasts

Warhol described his room as freezing, but also small and cute, with old French wood. Chris Makos had the better room, a comparison Warhol presented as a familiar imbalance rather than an occasion for complaint. The contrast had a practical consequence: Makos arranged for two heaters to be brought to his room, while Warhol’s account notes that he fell asleep with all the lights on.

A brief diary setting

The entry’s attention to the room’s size, appearance, temperature, and lighting makes Hotel Lenox more than a name on an itinerary, but the evidence supports only this short Paris stay. The hotel serves as a temporary base between arrival and the group’s outings; its significance lies in the diary’s precise record of ordinary travel conditions rather than in any documented recurring role.