O hot damn! Bringing it home at Mama Shelter. Another slam dunk for Philippe Stark. One step
inside this eclectic pearl and I was sold. It’s situated way the hell out in BFE,
Bumb Fuck Egypt for those of you out of the lingo loop, aka the 20th
arrondissement. And for my non-Parisian pals that’s as far out on the skirts as
you can get but still be in Paris. A joke really, considering nothing is more
than 20 minutes away. If you are there it’s because you are clearly awesome
enough to be in the know (2nd year running) and committed enough to go. Once you arrive it’s a 12-15
euro cab ride to anything else worth hanging out. Doesn’t sound like much for
USA terms but that’s high for Parisian standards. They are used to being within
a 10 minute walk to everything.
First impression was on a Tuesday night and it was a roar. That’s
quite the feet for Paris summertime. You can be hard pressed to find a good
crowd on a Saturday in the months of July and mainly August. Again, scandalous
for American terms, where summertime is party time in every nook and cranny. It’s
the creation of a wealthy gym chain owning fam and a French philosopher. Chalk
written ceilings, dim lite, masterfully decorated restaurant, lounge, and
hotel. A bit industrial, wood slab tables dabbled in colorful, stir crazy artwork
and even a fuzzball table. Unique forms hanging about, tv’s in the restroom stalls,
sexy denim apron wearing crew. They have funny masks and camera’s in every
hotel room that allow the guests to photograph themselves, as you’d like,
clothing optional. The feed then leads back to a reel of photo’s running on the
tv screens in the restaurant and bar.
The lobby has a large glass display of sex toys, lubricants
and sensual reads. Titles include most memorably "The Big Pussy Book". Yet some how it has totally bypassed the coin operated bed,
scummy motel image despite it’s far out
local, admittedly not in the nicest part of town. As mad is it sounds, tastefully
dispersed raunch. The crowd is classy and lookers of all ages. Reservations are
hard to come by but a good time is a given. Oooo and did I mention prices for a night start at 79 euros! Sold! It’s on the short list, hopefully more to
come. Clear, un-treated addiction.
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