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Airbnb creates life-size Polly Pocket house in Massachusetts

As part of its ongoing Icons series, Airbnb has created a life-size rental version of a Polly Pocket compact toy, which includes mock-up versions of clothing and oversized furniture.

Located in Littleton, Massachusetts, the rental was created to resemble a full-scale version of a Mattel Polly Pocket toy, a series of small plastic compacts that contained themed environments inhabited by a doll.

Polly Pocket compact in Massachusetts
Airbnb has created a life-size version of a Polly Pocket compact. Above photo is by Juan Navarro. Top photo by Kelsey McClellan

Airbnb's rental was styled as a 90's sleepover, where guests can "get ready at Polly's vanity", try on clothing from the doll's closet, hang out in the living room, and craft with a variety of provided supplies.

"Polly Pocket is becoming an Airbnb host and opening her vintage-themed, two-story Slumber Party Fun compact to celebrate her 35th birthday," said Airbnb. "The newest addition to Airbnb's Icons Category, Polly Pocket's 42-foot-tall compact takes adventure to new heights."

Polly Pocket compact with tent
It is located in Massachusetts. The photo is by Kelsey McClellan

The rental is composed of an open-air platform and a towering 42-foot (12.8 metres) back wall, modelled to resemble an open compact, as well as a small "tent" where guests sleep.

Visitors enter up a series of steps and into a living room, which contains toy-like furniture in shades of monochrome teal, magenta, and lavender purple, organised around a yellow rug.

Brightly coloured furniture
The rental is 90s sleepover themed. The photo is by Kelsey McClellan

Books, a telephone and other accessories are also strewn about the space.

A teal door leads to Polly's closet, where scarves, dresses and more hang along a back wall. A floor-length mirror sits on each side, connected by a long runner rug.

A pink and yellow staircase
Guests can try on Polly's clothing. The photo is by Juan Navarro

An entryway located below the "hinge" of the compact leads up to the two-storey back wall, which features terraces lined with pink fencing that looks over the living room.

A vanity, with a drawer stocked with craft supplies, sits on the first level next to a house "plant" and a faux staircase, which runs up to the ceiling.

Polly Pocket open compact
It's composed of an open-air main structure and small sleeping tent. The photo is by Kelsey McClellan

A staircase in the back of the compact leads onto the second storey which contains a kitchen stacked with monochrome dishes, a small table and a large, "refrigerator" with operable doors.

"I know what you're thinking: 'Polly, why is your fridge so giant?'" said the Airbnb listing. "How else would I store a slumber party's worth of Ring Pops, Push Pops, and Baby Bottle Pops?"

Outside of the main structure, small round "stones" lead to a purple tent, where overnight guests sleep in a row of magenta sleeping bags.

At night, the compact lights up in a lavender hue but does not close.

Polly Pocket compact
The photo is by Juan Navarro

The Polly Pocket rental is only available to rent from 12 to 14 September, at $89 (£70) per guest.

It is an addition to Airbnb's collection of Icons, a set of temporary experiences and places by the platform that has included a stay at a mock-up of the house from Pixar's Up, as well as a stay in the clock tower of the Musée d'Orsay during the 2024 Olympic Games opening in Paris.

The series was announced earlier this year, with Airbnb planning to continually roll-out additional rentals.

The photography is courtesy Airbnb.

More images

A life-size version of Polly Pocket
The photo is by Juan Navarro
Polly Pocket compact by Airbnb
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Small tent
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Brightly coloured furniture
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Door openin
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Makeup desk
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Stairs with plant at end
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Hand pulling drawer open
The photo is by Elizabeth Renstrom
Polly pocket clothing lined up
The photo is by Kelsey McClellan
Polly Pocket scarves
The photo is by Elizabeth Renstrom
Purple light up Polly Pocket
The photo is by Juan Navarro
A Polly Pocket compact alone in the night