Drool value: The world's most expensive mansions
Mumbai’s rich and famous are ready to shell out Rs 50 crore for luxury apartments with a 180-degree view of the Marine Drive. Homes in Delhi and Bangalore are closing in on the Rs 20-crore mark as well. But a home that costs over Rs 600 crore? There’s no harm dreaming, is there? Read on to find out about the world’s most expensive homes.
La Casa Loriana
This beachfront house located at the Golden Mile in Marbella has 10 bedrooms and five bedroom suites in the main house, three suites in the guest house and two in the beach house.
The rooms afford spectacular mountain and sea views. It has a fully-equipped spa, a gym and a cinema hall, besides manicured gardens, a grotto and a heated outdoor swimming pool.
An integrated music system and intelligent lighting system throughout the complex add to its opulence.
How much: e65 million (Rs 428 crore)
Where: Marbella, Southern Spain
Contact: andrew-langton@aylesford.com
Updown Court
Imagine a home in England that makes Buckingham Palace look like a hut! This 103-room home has 58 acres of gardens and woodlands, three ballrooms, an indoor squash court, a bowling alley, a 50-seat cinema, helipads and a heated marble driveway.
If you really have Rs 500 crore in your bank, check out the indoor spas, jacuzzis and pools with views of the grounds before you snap this up.
How much: £69 million (Rs 540 crore)
Where: Windlesham, Surrey, UK
Contact: www.beauchampestates.co.uk
Hala Ranch
The 95-acre ranch owned by Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US, was listed as the most expensive property in the US by Forbes in 2007.
On it stands a 56,000-square-foot mansion with 15 bedrooms and 16 baths. That’s not all, of course. It has stables, a tennis court and an indoor swimming pool.
How much: $135 million (Rs 540 crore)
Where: Aspen, Colorado, US
Contact: www.christiesgreatestates.com
Maison de L’amitie
Surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and with a 100-foot swimming pool just on the edge of the ocean, this lavish mansion is owned by Donald Trump.
He had apparently bought the house at a bankruptcy auction for a mere $41.25 million. Since then, he has spent a few millions redoing and refurbishing the house, complete with ballroom, conservatory and a private oceanfront. It’s now up for sale.
How much: $125 million (Rs 500 crore)
Where: Palm Beach, Florida, US
Contact: www.sothebyrealty.com
Tranquility
A 210-acre property on the banks of the Lake Tahoe, this palace has to be seen to be believed. The main house has 20,000 sq. ft of living space and a 3,500-bottle wine cellar.
That’s not all. It also has an indoor swimming pool and atrium, as well as a 19-seat movie theatre. So even if it’s snowing outside, there’s enough to do indoors.
How much: $100 million (Rs 400 crore)
Where: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, US
Contact: www.chaseinternational.com
Waterfront Estate
You don’t expect big bucks to flow in a place like Turkey, do you? But then how many homes have you seen spread over 30,000 sq. ft with 64 rooms overlooking clear blue waters?
The Waterfront Estate is located in Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. All the 64 rooms here have large French windows overlooking the sea. The mansion also has a quay that is nearly 200-feet long.
How much: $100 million (Rs 400 crore)
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
Contact: www.luiciemlak.com
The Toprak Mansion, Bishops Avenue
At just under the $100-million mark— depending on the day’s exchange rate—the Toprak Mansion, built by Turkish entrepreneur Halis Toprak, is a steal.
The 28,000-sq. ft house has a double staircase, glass elevator, a swimming pool with a glass bridge and a Turkish bath for 20 people.
How much: £50 million (Rs 396 crore)
Where: Hampstead, London, UK
Contact: www.glentree.co.uk
Three Ponds
Three Ponds on more than 60 acres of Hamptons farmland is named after its surrounding lakes, and features its own USGA-rated Rees Jones golf course.
According to Forbes, this mansion has 14 gardens, a 75-foot-long swimming pool, a tennis court and a guest house. The main house has a room with a 28-foot-high domed ceiling.
How much: $75 million (Rs 300 crore)
Where: Bridgehampton, NY, US
Contact: www.corcoran.com
The Portabello Estate
This house has eight bedrooms and 10 full baths in nearly 30,000 sq. ft of ultra-modern space. It is designed to resemble a nautilus shell.
How much: $75 million (Rs 300 crore)
Where: Corona del Mar, California, US
Contact: www.coldwellbanker.com
La Casa Loriana
The rooms afford spectacular mountain and sea views. It has a fully-equipped spa, a gym and a cinema hall, besides manicured gardens, a grotto and a heated outdoor swimming pool.
An integrated music system and intelligent lighting system throughout the complex add to its opulence.
How much: e65 million (Rs 428 crore)
Where: Marbella, Southern Spain
Contact: andrew-langton@aylesford.com
Updown Court
Updown Court
If you really have Rs 500 crore in your bank, check out the indoor spas, jacuzzis and pools with views of the grounds before you snap this up.
How much: £69 million (Rs 540 crore)
Where: Windlesham, Surrey, UK
Contact: www.beauchampestates.co.uk
Hala Ranch
Hala Ranch
On it stands a 56,000-square-foot mansion with 15 bedrooms and 16 baths. That’s not all, of course. It has stables, a tennis court and an indoor swimming pool.
How much: $135 million (Rs 540 crore)
Where: Aspen, Colorado, US
Contact: www.christiesgreatestates.com
Maison de L’amitie
Maison de Lamitie
He had apparently bought the house at a bankruptcy auction for a mere $41.25 million. Since then, he has spent a few millions redoing and refurbishing the house, complete with ballroom, conservatory and a private oceanfront. It’s now up for sale.
How much: $125 million (Rs 500 crore)
Where: Palm Beach, Florida, US
Contact: www.sothebyrealty.com
Tranquility
Tranquility
That’s not all. It also has an indoor swimming pool and atrium, as well as a 19-seat movie theatre. So even if it’s snowing outside, there’s enough to do indoors.
How much: $100 million (Rs 400 crore)
Where: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, US
Contact: www.chaseinternational.com
Waterfront Estate
Waterfront Estate
The Waterfront Estate is located in Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. All the 64 rooms here have large French windows overlooking the sea. The mansion also has a quay that is nearly 200-feet long.
How much: $100 million (Rs 400 crore)
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
Contact: www.luiciemlak.com
The Toprak Mansion, Bishops Avenue
The Toprak Mansion
The 28,000-sq. ft house has a double staircase, glass elevator, a swimming pool with a glass bridge and a Turkish bath for 20 people.
How much: £50 million (Rs 396 crore)
Where: Hampstead, London, UK
Contact: www.glentree.co.uk
Three Ponds
Three Ponds
According to Forbes, this mansion has 14 gardens, a 75-foot-long swimming pool, a tennis court and a guest house. The main house has a room with a 28-foot-high domed ceiling.
How much: $75 million (Rs 300 crore)
Where: Bridgehampton, NY, US
Contact: www.corcoran.com
The Portabello Estate
The Portabello Estate
How much: $75 million (Rs 300 crore)
Where: Corona del Mar, California, US
Contact: www.coldwellbanker.com
