Mama Shelter

Boutique and budget hotel for the cool crowd

Word to the wise: All the rooms are equally stylish, but you pay more for extra space - a living area or an outdoor terrace.
Since 2008, this multistorey car park turned Philippe Stark-designed boutique has been making a style statement in the previously unfashionable 20th arrondissement. In an unlikely collaboration between the founders of Club Med and the influential designer, the hotel is a trailblazing hybrid of budget and luxury.

In a whirl of brown, grey and black metal, glass and concrete, the 172 rooms sport designer graffiti, iMacs and five-star sheets. In the industrial restaurant, a long table with built-in screens enables you to eat and surf at the same time. And the bar - and terrace in summer - has become a playground for the hip and trendy.