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(原文節錄)美國億萬富翁們都去哪裡度假?
《Forbes》10 truly luxurious vacation hot spots
So you don't regularly bump elbows with Oprah Winfrey -- you can still vacation like her and the rest of the Forbes 400. Here are 10 places the jet set goes to unwind.
By Christina Valhouli, Forbes
The 400 Richest Americans, aka the Forbes 400, have a combined total net worth of $885 billion. So where do these 800-pound financial gorillas like to spend their vacations? Like the old joke goes: Anywhere they want.
From the ski slopes of Aspen and Gstaad to the beaches of Mustique and the Hamptons, instead of staying at a resort many billionaires (and millionaires) prefer to own multiple homes around the world -- partly because it's always nicer to sleep in your own bed and partly because, well, they can. Of course, when you're an ultra-high net-worth individual your home can be as big as a resort -- and just as luxurious, complete with maid service, golf, tennis and a private chef.Start investing with $100.
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But not always. Sometimes even the superrich like to take a vacation and go somewhere new -- without necessarily having to buy the whole thing. One such billionaire is no. 45 on the Forbes 400, Perot Systems (PER, news, msgs) head Ross Perot. The two-time presidential candidate who has a fortune estimated at $3.7 billion, calls The Greenbrier in West Virginia his "all-time favorite place to vacation."
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The Forbes 400: Americas richest individuals
• The Forbes 400 list
• Slide show: Homes of the billionaires
• Newest members of the Forbes 400 club
• Rich but not rich enough: the near misses
• The nations poshest and priciest hotel rooms
• The priciest U.S. ZIP codes
At left: No. 2, Warren Buffett
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And even if you didn't make it on the Forbes 400 list this year, it's still possible to vacation as if you did. Forbes.com has selected the vacation spots of some of the best-known people on the Forbes 400 list.
Bill Gates, No. 1
Bill Gates doesn't take many vacations. The Microsoft (MSFT, news, msgs) co-founder doesn't own a second home, preferring to spend most of his time with his family at his $100 million estate in Medina, Wash. However, even the world's richest man still has to take his wife on a honeymoon, which he did when he married Melinda French in 1994. The newlyweds vacationed at the Wakaya Club resort in Fiji, which has also hosted actors Michelle Pfeiffer, Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman.
The Wakaya Club is a private island resort that accommodates only 20 people at a time. Guests can stay in one of nine bures (thatched roof huts) or in Vale O, which is a 12,000-square-foot home divided into three pavilions that come with a driver and personal chef. If Gates did stay there, it would be about a third of the size of his Medina home, which is 40,000 square feet. The bures are surrounded by wide verandas and tropical gardens, and each has its own private stretch of beach. Rates start at $1,200 per day.
The Wakaya Club
P.O. Box 15424
Suva, Fiji Islands
Phone: (679) 448-128
Fax: (679) 448-406
Paul Allen, No. 3
For years, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was considered more reclusive than his former partner Bill Gates. Recently, though, Allen has made an attempt to turn himself from computer wonk into a man of the world by dating tennis stars, buying the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers and funding the Frank Gehry-designed Experience Music Project museum in Seattle. But he still chooses to vacation close to home at his 385-acre retreat on Lopez Island in Washington's remote and beautiful San Juan Islands. One of the best places to stay is the Inn at Langley on nearby Whidbey Island, a charming cedar and Craftsman-style structure. The rooms have plenty of windows overlooking Saratoga Passage and each room has a large terrace with a Jacuzzi as well. Rates range from $225 to $575.
The Inn at Langley
P.O. Box 835, 400 First Street
Langley, Wash.
Phone: (360) 221-3033
Larry Ellison, No. 9
The start of the America's Cup race is fast approaching, and Oracle (ORCL, news, msgs) founder Larry Ellison hopes his team will do as well as another billionaire's: In 1977, Ted Turner's crew won the cup with his yacht Courageous. Ellison has been spending a lot of time in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf, off of Auckland, where the America's Cup takes place. He's reportedly spending $85 million on the race but a terrific hotel can be found for a lot less. Most travelers to New Zealand tend to stay in bed & breakfasts or lodges, and Longhouse on Waiheke Island is a hybrid of both. Longhouse is a single-level modern structure built around a courtyard. It has only three guest rooms which all overlook the ocean, and one of its best features is its gigantic ultramodern kitchen, where guests can also take cooking classes. Rates range from $300 to $450 New Zealand dollars ($141 to $211 U.S.).
Longhouse
155 Nick Johnstone Drive
Church Bay
Waiheke Island
Phone: 64 9 372 9619
Fax: 64 9 372 2537
Michael Bloomberg, No. 29
New York City's bachelor mayor, Michael Bloomberg, likes to keep things private. Not only has he resisted taking his information services company Bloomberg LP public, he also insists on keeping his private life, well, private. Mayor Mike likes to slip away to his homes in London, Vail, Colo., and upstate New York, as well as to his two-story, 6,000-square-foot "cottage" in the elite enclave of Tucker's Town, Bermuda. The home is valued at $10 million and his neighbors include such grandees as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Also located in Tucker's Town is the Pink Beach Club & Cottages, which consists of 25 cottages spread out along two pink coral sand beaches. Guests can practically snorkel off their doorsteps, and two golf courses are a short drive away. Condominiums are also available for sale on the property. Rates range from $415 to $1,070 per night.
The Pink Beach Club & Cottages
116 South Shore Road
Tucker's Town
Bermuda
Phone: (441) 293-1666 or (800) 355-6161
Fax: (441) 655-2797
Ross Perot, No. 45
Texas firebrand Ross Perot is still on a high from being named one of Forbes.com's best-dressed billionaires. "That was about as likely as me being named Miss America," Perot told Forbes. When Perot isn't perfecting his buttoned-down look, he says his "all-time favorite" vacation spot is West Virginia's historic Greenbrier hotel, located on 6,500 acres in the Allegheny Mountains. During the 19th century, The Greenbrier was a popular southern summer resort for guests who came to enjoy the mineral water and sulphur springs, and mingle with Robert E. Lee, who had a summer home in the area. Today, the resort maintains its colonial look and has a wealth of activities that is sure to appeal to people on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line, such as a golf academy, Land Rover driving school, tennis, croquet, spa and mineral baths, falconry and a gun club. April to October rates range from $300 to $730 per person, based on double occupancy.
The Greenbrier
300 West Main Street
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Phone: (304) 536-1111
Fax: (304) 536-7854
Steven Spielberg, No. 80
Even though rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs declared the Hamptons to be over and moved his annual White Party to St. Tropez, the Hamptons is still the place for the New York and Hollywood elite to vacation. Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw own Quelle Farm, an estate on East Hampton's Georgica Pond, which is also where financier Ron Perelman and designer Calvin Klein dwell on the weekends. While the best way to visit the Hamptons is by staying in your own home -- or wrangling a weekend invite -- the Maidstone Arms is an excellent alternative. The 19-room inn dates back to 1740 and mixes classic New England architecture with French accents. The Inn, located near the center of East Hampton Village and Main Beach, is just a short walk (or bike ride) away. Rates start at $165.
The Maidstone Arms
207 Main St.
East Hampton, N.Y.
Phone: (631) 324-5006
E-mail: maidstay@aol.com
Ted Turner, No. 80
This was not a good year for Ted Turner. As the largest shareholder of AOL Time Warner (AOL, news, msgs) stock, his personal fortune was down 65% and he has slipped from No. 25 to No. 80 on the Forbes 400 list. One thing has remained constant for the "mouth from the south" though -- the ownership of more than one million acres of land in southwestern Montana. Turner likes to spend his downtime where the buffalo roam, on his Flying D Ranch near Bozeman, Mont. If you can't get an invitation to Turner's house, book a vacation at The Big EZ Lodge, a luxurious dude ranch in Big Sky. The Big EZ consists of three distinct Western-style lodges; The Main Lodge, The Guest Inn and the standalone Lone Star Suite. The look is upscale cowboy, with plenty of double-height windows as well as stone fireplaces and chandeliers fashioned from antlers. Guests can go horseback riding and fly-fishing, and golf is also available for those who prefer white shoes to cowboy boots. Rates range from $575 to $675 per person, which include three meals a day.
The Big EZ Lodge
P.O. Box 160070
7000 Beaver Creek Road
Big Sky, Mont.
Phone: (406) 995-7000
Fax: (406) 995-7007
Ralph Lauren, No. 88
Any home owned by designer Ralph Lauren is guaranteed to look like, well, a Ralph Lauren ad. The Lauren brood, which includes wife Ricky, sons David and Andrew as well as daughter and Dylan's Candy Bar owner, Dylan, often get together at the family home in Round Hill, Jamaica, where Lauren told The New York Times he likes to hang out in a blue floral sarong, "accessorized with his own orange and turquoise beads and a bare chest." This just goes to show that when you're worth $2 billion, you can wear anything you want.
Ralph Lauren fans will want to pack their Polo shirts and head to the Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club in Montego Bay, which is also making headlines for hosting Botox vacations with visiting Park Avenue plastic surgeons. Half Moon was established as a private club in 1954 by a group of U.S.-based investors and its now one of the largest resorts in the Caribbean. Guests can stay in the main lodge or in villas scattered around the property, many of which have private plunge pools and a full-time staff. The dcor is English colonial meets the Caribbean. The resort has dozens of activities, from lounging on the crescent-shaped private beach, hitting the links on a Robert Trent Jones-designed golf course and horseback riding. Rates start at $250.
Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club
Montego Bay
Phone: (876) 953- 2211
Fax: (876) 953-2731
Donald Trump, No. 92
According to Donald Trump biographer Gwenda Blair, when Donald wanted to purchase the cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post's Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago, he put down only $2,811 of his own money while letting people believe he had bought it for $8 million in cash. Trump had his bachelor party there before marrying Marla Maples, and later converted it into a private club where members have to pay $100,000 to join as well as $6,500 in annual dues.
People looking for a slightly less pricey vacation should book a room at The Breakers, which has been a Palm Beach institution for decades. The grand resort recently underwent a $140 million makeover to bring parts of the hotel out of the 1930s and into the 21st century. The Italian Renaissance-style hotel stretches across 140 acres of oceanfront land. The Breakers offers a little bit of everything, from two 18-hole golf courses, ten tennis courts, a huge spa and a European-style beach club (read: cabana service). Rates start at $405 during the winter.
The Breakers
One South County Rd.
Palm Beach, Fla.
Phone: (561) 655-6611
Fax: (561) 659-8403
Oprah Winfrey, No. 229
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey runs her company, Harpo Productions, out of Chicago, and when she wants to escape the windy city with her longtime companion, Steadman Graham, she heads to Santa Barbara, Calif., where she recently plunked down $50 million for a 46-acre estate. Famous neighbors include Julia Child, Brad Pitt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Those who want to feel like a celebrity can book a room at the Bacara Resort & Spa, which is designed like a Mediterranean village and took 18 years to complete because of California coastal regulations. The look is Spanish colonial, but with muted colors and modern touches like DSL lines and Frette linens. Service is key at the Bacara: Upon check-in, guests are asked what time they would like housekeeping and turndown services. Guests can kayak, play tennis or go horseback riding through lemon groves. The Sandpiper golf course is minutes away, and guests who really want to feel pampered should reserve a private cabana overlooking the pool, which comes with tables and a private butler. Rooms range from $395 to $5,000 per night.
The Bacara Resort & Spa
8301 Hollister Ave.
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Phone: (805) 968-0100
Fax: (805) 968-1800
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