REVIEW

Mama Shelter

This quirky hotel in the 20th arrondissement draws locals to its live music shows.

By Naomi Lindt, Monday, Oct 19, 2009, 4:27 PM

Mama Shelter

• 109 rue de Bagnolet
  Paris, France 75020
  011-33/1-43-48-48-48
  
• Mama Shelter website

About this Hotel

Price From $126

Only Philippe Starck could turn a parking garage in the 20th arrondissement into Mama Shelter, a 172-room hotel that draws locals to its weekly live music shows. Quirky phrases are threaded into carpets and chalked on the walls—in the elevator, for example, you'll learn that porcupines can float in water. For bedside lamps in the rooms, which all have kitchenettes, Starck hung illuminated Halloween masks of famous characters such as Batman, Superman, and Han Solo. Best touch: A communal kitchen pantry is stocked with bread and Nutella for late-night noshing.

Free Wi-Fi? Yes.

Credit Cards Accepted AmEx, MC, Visa.

Details Doubles from $126 (€89).