Earlier in October, Hotels.com released a bit of nostalgia sponcon in the form of a pop-up apartment in Downtown Los Angeles decorated exactly like the Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper of my ‘90s child dreams. As an adult, the experience now looks like a bizarre acid trip complete with a shower stall that appears to be occupied by wallpaper featuring two dolphins fucking. Not to be outdone, Airbnb and Barbie have rolled a perhaps more tasteful and grownup, but also disturbingly astringent, Barbie Dreamhouse experience.
According to Barbie Media, “Global icon Barbie has become an Airbnb host and will list her Malibu Dreamhouse later this month, adding to her extensive list of firsts. Located in the heart of Malibu, the fabulous life-size Dreamhouse will be available for booking for four guests for a one-time, two-night stay on October 23.” And by the looks of her house, Barbie is now a successful, newly divorced elder millennial who has recently followed Wayfair on Instagram and re-decorated her home accordingly.
Unlike the original Malibu Dreamhouse, which featured hot pink French doors, a widow’s walk with a single, brazenly lavender Adirondack chair, and a stunning magenta refrigerator, this iteration is just a California-standard concrete block mansion, just like Barbie would own if she grew up to run a subscription box startup and had recently split from Ken after years of quietly growing apart.
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