The first thing you notice about the Starlust Motel and its environs is the building shaped like a giant hamburger. Well, that’s not true. It depends on the direction in which you’re looking. Quirky, funny, and strange, thy name is Starlust.
There’s a lot to see, and the region (Lloyd) encourages exploring. Everything is spread out, but there’s enough stuff (and impressive stuff at that) to keep you occupied for an extended visit. I’ll start with a tour of some of the buildings. Not all of them, or this would be a very, very long post.
Off in one corner is a building shaped like a dinosaur. It’s a kind of dinosaur museum (kind of, sort of, not really) but mainly its a store with some unusual and inexpensive ladies clothing. At one end ofthe store a curtain with “AND THE RIVERS RAN RED WITH THE BLOOD OF DINOSAURS” scrawled on it just begs you to walk through.
Why is the dinosaur smiling? Because the entrance to the building is right where his.. anus would be, that’s why.
On the other side of island, there’s a building shaped like an elephant. It’s more of a 19th century carnival vehicle than an animal, complete with pillowed velour interior. The entrance is just under the tail. Do I sense a theme here?
If you take the time to explore the elephant’s feet you’ll find some freebies.
Yes, an animal-shaped building where you don’t enter through the poop chute. On this duck you enter through the breast. Now they’re speaking my language. Hey, after entering a few buildings through the back door, even duck breast starts to look good.
Next up, a building shaped like a flowerpot, in which they don’t sell flowers. Niether do they sell ducks in the duck-shaped building. It’s just that way because.. well, I don’t know, except that it does encourage one to look inside.
I’m focusing on the buildings a lot here, but there are fun details all around. A tire swing. A jungle gym. A scenic view. And poseballs. Poseballs randomly scattered here and there for individuals and couples, both tasteful and tasteless. At one point I was surprised to see myself humping a doorway. It’s the kind of stuff that makes you want to teleport in your friends to say, “Hey, check this out!” Not that I teleported anyone in to watch me hump a doorway, because that would just be wrong in so many ways.
The Starlust Motel itself takes the form of a rundown old joint that’s been converted to a mall. The shops are rental shops, but the personality of the region seems to have encouraged purveyors of unusualwares. Unflattering (maybe too realistic) shapes. Quirky stuffed animals. Lots of women’s clothes, but not the usual stuff. And the oddest set of freebies you may ever encounter. I’m looking forward to modeling the back hair freebie for my friends. (Hopefully they’ll stay friends after that).
No motel would be complete without a pool, though at Starlust it needs a twist, of course. Who knew that a blow-up sex doll could be used as a flotation device? Unpleasant as that prospect may be, at least it will keep you away from the sharks…
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Update: They also have a blog.
waah!! O_o omg, that floatie in the pool! what a riot! =D
I have heard of this place so many times…I know where I am going later!
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-The Starlust Motel: Where the entrances are almost always in the rear.