[cool] mama shelter in paris

3.04.2009 | This hotel in the 20eme arrondissement is to mourir for, even though the name, Mama Shelter, gives pause. It sounds like a mommy blog. But the property redeems itself with a cool factor of three: design (Phillipe Starck), location (already noted) and price (rates start at 79 euro). I dig the chalkboard-painted floors, but wonder, based on personal home decorating experience: Don't they chip? Here a post from the Times' blog, The Moment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .