Paris opens first bar nap in downtown

The siesta is a practice that "is not very common in France."

In "Zen Nap Bar" located in an elegant shopping arcade in central Paris, guests can pay for sleep and relax for a few minutes.

It has six cabins of napping, three of them equipped with massage chairs.

The "Zen Bar Siesta," a small hotel located in an elegant shopping arcade in the center of Paris, has become the first store in France in which customers can pay for sleep and relax for a few minutes.

One of the founders of the business, Christophe Chansavang said Thursday that it is a practice that "is not very common in France" , but seeks to "evolve the mindset slowly. " "In France it is a taboo topic a bit, that's why people come here to rest a while without them knowing anyone in the office," said Chansavang, 31.

For 12 euros you can enjoy a "microsiesta" 15 minutes The building, located in the Passage Choiseul, has six cabins of napping, three of them equipped with automatic massage chairs charged as cost "several thousand dollars" and three beds in which to lie or be subject to a shiatsu massage. Customers, more women than men, are essentially professionals who work in an office area and go to "bar naps" without an appointment.

There, for 12 euros (about 15.4 U.S. dollars), you can enjoy a "microsiesta" of 15 minutes. Rates increase gradually to 27 euros (35 dollars) for a "real nap" of 45 minutes, although you can subscribe to reduce the amount of fertilizer. Besides tea, users can also enjoy an organic pedicure practiced by fish or buy different products related to cosmetics and relaxation.

"There are concepts that are close to ours, but as this there are none in France , "said the founder, who praised the virtues of a nap mid-day because it facilitates the "physical and muscular" and also "intellectual It improves memory and creativity, "he said.

Although Chansavang has traveled to destinations such as Barcelona, Mallorca and Ibiza and speaks a little Spanish, the inspiration for his "bar naps" comes from Asia, said. Open this location since last September, the owners now reflect on the possibility of opening other centers in the business district of La Defense, outside Paris , or in other French cities like Lyon (East), Lille (north) or Montpellier (south).