One Hyde Park is located in London, England and it is home to London’s most expensive
apartment, worth an estimated $221 million. The penthouse is located in Knightsbridge
and was purchased by Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov back in 2011. The penthouse
offers amazing views of Central London and has its own car park. It also a room dedicated
to wine tasting. The security in this place is at a whole new level. The penthouse has
bulletproof windows and its very own panic room. It also has an iris-check device designed
to scan anyone who wants to enter your place. As well as this top notch security, butlers
and chambermaid services are available 24/7.
Fair Field is located in Sagaponack, New York and is worth an estimated $248 million. It
is home to American investor and businessman Ira Rennert. The mansion gets its name from
the adjoining body of water which is called Fairfield Pond. It is spread across a massive
63 acres of land and it is the largest residential house in the United States. The property has
29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, 12 chimneys, a 91-foot-long dining room, a billiards room,
a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a 164 seater theatre
and a hot tub worth $150,000.
La Tour Odeon is located in Tour Odeon, Monaco and it is home to the world’s most expensive
apartment costing a whopping $335 million. If you somehow miraculously have that much
money lying about, then you will have access to a five-floor penthouse. The penthouse covers
31,500 square feet and comes with a rooftop cabana and pool with its very own waterslide,
that descends one floor from the dance floor directly into the infinity pool. Not to mention,
the apartment has a spectacular 360° view of the Mediterranean Ocean. Among La Tour
Odeon’s luxury amenities are a spa, a 24-hour concierge and a state-of-the-art business
centre.
Villa Leopolda is located in Cote d’Azur, France and is worth an estimated $750 million,
making it Europe’s most expensive home. Villa Leopolda was built for King Leopold
II of Belgium in 1902. The villa has two houses covering 80,000 square feet on the French
Riviera. It consists of 11 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 20 acres of garden (with olive, lemon, orange
and cypress trees) and best of all, it has its own private beach front which is regarded
as the best beach front in the southern part of France. Amidst all this luxury, there has
been controversy to who owns this house however. The house was owned by Lebanese born Brazilian
banker, Edmond Safra and his wife Lily until Edmond’s death in 1999. The house was then
bought by Russian billionaire, Mikhail Prokhorov, however, reports on the villa’s sale falsely
identified Prokhorov as Roman Abramovich which led Prokhorov denying the purchase of the
property. There have even been speculations that the house belongs to Microsoft founder,
Bill Gates.
Antilia is located in Mumbai, India and has broken the world record of being the world’s
most expensive house. It is worth an estimated $1 billion and it is the only house to reach
the billion price tag. The house is owned by the fifth richest man in the world, Mukesh
Ambani, who is head of the Mumbai based petrochemical giant Reliance Industries. Antilia covers
400,000 square feet on 27 floors with extra high ceilings might I add! It features 3 helipads,
9 high speed elevators, a spa, terraced garden, a ballroom, a 50-seater theatre room and a
temple where the Ambani family go to pray. All of this luxury is run and managed by 600
trained staff who maintain
the residence 24/7.