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Generations of privileged guests have been enchanted by this astonishing property, from its exquisite craftsmanship and astonishing views to its rare private beach. Charmed since it first took shape on the high cliffs of Laguna Beach nearly a century ago, the incomparable Villa Rockledge was the vision of Frank A. Miller and Arthur Benton, the developer and architect of Southern California’s famous Mission Inn resort in Riverside.

Built on a spectacular site Miller had owned since 1887, the property was created as a gift to his wife, Marion. He called it Mariona.

 In late 1918, under the watchful eyes of Miller and Benton, the crews and artisans who built the Mission Inn began to craft this stunning residence by hand – from the thick cement foundations and retaining walls to the rustic stone towers, large open oceanside porches and ornamental chimneys. Each leaded glass casement window, heavy beam, hand-sanded mahogany floor, wrought iron railing and masterpiece timework was handmade. The process took 4 years.

As the movie industry emerged, the growing coastal resort and art colony of Laguna Beach became a getaway playground. An invitation to Villa Rockledge was a highly coveted prize. Hollywood luminaries like Clifton Webb, Robert Mitchum and Errol Flynn basked on its private beach. Bette Davis met her future husband, William Grant Sherry, on the mystical property. Read the rest of this entry »

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The list below is in no particular order.

Oprah Winfrey: This property, located in Santa Barbara, California, belongs to Oprah Winfrey. The property covers approximately forty-two acres and the house is 23,000 square feet. It has six bedrooms, fourteen bathrooms, ten fireplaces and a home theater. Oprah added a man-made lake stocked with rare fish and she had local Montecito sandstone bricks hand-laid into a quarter-mile long driveway. Although this property is nicknamed, “Oprah’s Hearst Castle,” we like it because of the landscaping, which is meticulous. To Oprah’s credit, this property contains the largest amount of green space in Santa Barbara. Its balanced elegance reminds us somewhat of the famous historic Biltmore estates located in Ashland, North Carolina. Read the rest of this entry »

PADDY Pearl, the widow of celebrated writer and journalist Cyril Pearl, has sold one of Australia’s oldest property’s and donated the sale proceeds to medical research.

Mrs Pearl had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars restoring Campania property, built in 1810, to its former Georgian glory.

Auctioneer Peter Baker said the home and its 22 hectare property, at Campania in the Coal River Valley, 35km north of Hobart, sold yesterday for $1.54 million to a local buyer, one of three bidders.

“The property sold above expectations and for a fair market price,” Mr Baker from Wellington Auctioneers and Property Brokers said..
 
Proceeds from the property sale are to be donated to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

Mrs Pearl, 84, was also selling her collection of antique furniture and books in the house yesterday and donating the proceeds of the hundreds of lots to the institute. Read the rest of this entry »

Will one of Miami’s hottest hotels soon get a whole lot hotter?  It might, if Playboy has its way.

The Sagamore, a fashionable hotel in South Beach, has missed its last three mortgage payments, and now Playboy wants to partner with the hotel, the Miami Herald is reporting.

“We’re very enthusiastic about South Beach,’” Playboy spokeswoman Martha Lindeman said Tuesday. “It just has a vibe, for lack of a better word, that we think would be great for our brand.’”

So what would a partnership like this mean for the Sagamore, a property known for its valuable collection of contemporary art?  A whole lot more sexiness, for one, with waitresses in Playboy bunny outfits serving drinks and suites designed by Hugh Hefner. 

“It’s an icon,’” Marty Taplin, the Sagamore’s owner, said of the Playboy bunny logo. “I thought it was a great opportunity.’” Read the rest of this entry »

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In todays celebrity property blog we report that Tiger temptress (well one of them anyway) Rachel Uchitel has listed her Las Vegas property.

Property records reveal that Miss Uchitel purchased her “ground floor penthouse” at Las Vegas’ multi-towered Turnberry Place property in October of 2006 for $820,000. Records and listing information show this “ground floor penthouse” measures 1,556 square feet, has another 1,700-ish square feet of private terrace and includes 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Read the rest of this entry »