Spend the night at Mathieu Lehanneur’s Musée D’Orsay Airbnb

Mathieu Lehanneur, the French designer behind the Paris Olympic torch and cauldron designs, has transformed the clock room of the city’s Musée D’Orsay into an Airbnb guest room. The room is available for an overnight stay in Paris on July 26, including the chance to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremony from the roof and an exclusive tour of the art museum.

Spend the night in the bell chamber of the Musée D’Orsay

“I have created a unique space that is both romantic and contemporary, intimate yet opulent,” says Lehanneur, who has furnished the room with his designs, including curvaceous ‘Familyscape’ sofas and ‘Trinity’ side tables, and unfolding ‘Guernica’. hanging lamps flanking the bed, which appears to ‘float’ above the floor.

The bed itself sits beneath the room’s showstopper, the glass and steel clock face – preserved from the museum’s former life as a train station – allowing you to enjoy spectacular (and 24-hour) views, including towards the Sacré Coeur .

Wood paneling wraps the room ‘from the Versailles parquet floor to the vaulted ceiling’, creating a warm and luxurious retreat. The lucky guest’s roommate for tonight is Lehanneur’s Olympic torch design, displayed in a lighted alcove next to some of his sketches.

A beautifully crafted leather punching bag, ‘a personal sporty touch’, and marble dumbbells are Lehanneur’s nod to the competitive goings on outside.

Following previous experiential stays such as the Barbie-themed Malibu Dreamhouse and a Seth Rogan creative retreat in LA, the Musée D’Orsay project is part of Airbnb’s new ‘Icons’ series, which includes 11 unique locations that are ‘hosted ‘ by big names in the world. design, music, film, art, sports and more, which can be booked all year round.