can you imagine that you travel to New York, you rent an apartment (THE apartment) and your hostess is… Carrie Bradshaw? Well this is really possible and you you could have this dialogue with the protagonist of sex in new york perfectly.
– I like your apartment, it's very like you.
– Small and ordinary (artless, in the original)?
– No, warm and charming.
In reality -and surely you already know it-, this was the conversation they had in the iconic HBO series, in his last season, the artist Aleksandr Petrovsky (played by Mikhail Nikolayevich Barýshnikov) and journalist and writer Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker, of course).
And it was a dialogue that summed up one of the keys to this fiction that changed the rules of the series (and a few other things). That Carrie's apartment exercised – like almost all the elements of this creation by Darren Star – a crazy fascination in his followers.
Recreation of Carrie's apartment (getting purist... the windows are not like the real thing!).
Because Carrie's apartment was almost a character in itself. The place where she felt free and she reaffirmed her independence. It was part of her, of her identity. Let's remember the plots around her coexistence problems with Aidan (John Corbett). "Why do you need two doors in the bathroom?" He blurted out, determined to improve what he could not already improve. (even if there were cracks or mice in some episode).
And no, Carrie's apartment couldn't be improved, because It was the dream of the fans of the series, many of whom dreamed of wearing their impressive looks (Patricia Field, thank you so much), write for Vogue (and a novel too!), and be happy and miserable like her in this stylish New York apartment, in which everything was possible, from sleeping with Jon Bon Jovi to experiencing economic hardship, the kind that does not prevent buying some manolos Once in a while.
The series is back in full swing (is it ever not?) for the upcoming release of the HBO spin off titled And Just Like That…, which brings back the characters. Unfortunately, this milestone (which we hope will not be as disappointing as the movies...) is overshadowed by the death a few days ago of the beloved Stanford, actor Willie Garson, who left us at the age of 57.
And, to be honest, also because of the fact, already long announced, that does not have the participation of the wonderful and unforgettable Samantha (Kim Catrall), because of the disagreements between the actress and Sarah Jessica.
The replica of Carrie Bradshaw's apartment (including Aidan's chair) is in Chelsea.
On the occasion of the premiere, which will take place in a few weeks, AirBnb has given this news that has made fans of the series go crazy all over the world: They have reproduced Carrie's apartment in New York and it is possible to rent it for one or two nights! Don't pinch yourself, it's true, you could live like Bradshaw herself, and for the modest price of $23 a night, a nod to the 23 years of the famous series born in the late nineties.
How many and how many of us Have we dreamed of that dressing room where the Versaces, the Dior, the Valentinos hung...? Or with that little New York window that the journalist leaned out of and through which the seasons paraded, relationships, inspiration… and even with that tiny kitchen "without deflowering"?
Carrie's dressing room, a fantasy come true.
We don't forget when Carrie was at risk of losing her apartment after her breakup with Aidan, an important drama, for her and for the viewers (finally Charlotte came to the rescue). Or when, when Miranda moved to Brooklyn, the lawyer wondered why she had always found it so fabulous to live in shabby Manhattan apartments, and Carrie replied firmly, "Because it is!"
“You can go down this street all you want because I don't live here anymore!" Carrie A Big yelled at him as the outcome approached. of the series and prepare to move to Paris. The street, which is visited by tourists daily (we can tell by the posters of the neighbors, who are not too enthusiastic), is Perry St., in the heart of Greenwich Village, between Bleecker St. and West 4St.
They also often stop at Magnolia Bakery, where the girls from Sex and the City bought cupcakes, and which is also a place of pilgrimage for fans of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte. Note: if you go there, be sure to go to see the facade of the Friends apartment, which was also a set but was associated with images of a building apartment close to Carrie's.
“I couldn't help but wonder…”, Carrie could write here.
According to the series (ah, the celluloid fantasy), Carrie's apartment is at number 66, on the first floor on the left. But, really, what we see in most of the scenes is a set: the house that is located in this New York location is private property and has a very different interior.
The first seasons of Sex and the City were filmed at 64 Perry St., and legend also says that it was Sarah Jessica Parker herself who suggested the location definitive. However, and this does not go unnoticed by lovers of New York, the character of Carrie Bradshaw never mentions that she lives in Greenwich Village, but on the Upper East Side. In some episodes, by taxi, it is said that her destination is 73 St. between Madison and Park Avenue.
Now, the apartment that AirBnb recreates and rents is located in another location in Manhattan, in Chelsea, and it does not lack detail: the phone by which Carrie received the not always desired calls from Big, the laptop, the stack of magazines, the armchair that Aidan made... Note: reservations open on Monday, November 8 for stays of a or two nights, which would be the days November 12 and 13.
The rental platform clarifies, yes, that these stays are not a contest, but that guests have to take care of their own flights to the city. The lucky ones will meet a virtual welcome from Bradshaw herself, a brunch at one of the restaurants where Carrie and the girls sometimes ate; Cosmopolitans (of course) and, here comes the best, the opportunity to play with Carrie's iconic dressing room, a fun who will also be immortalized with a fashion photo shoot.
Airbnb will also make, on the occasion of the premiere of this miniseries-sequel, a one-time donation to the Studio Museum, a contemporary art museum that promotes and gives visibility to the work of Afro-descendant artists.
Ready to click the reservation button? New York and Carrie await us.