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I'M CARTER OOSTERHOUSE, AND THIS...
IS A MILLION DOLLAR ROOM.
(Carter) WE'RE GETTING AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK
INSIDE THE MOST SPECTACULAR MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS
AROUND THE GLOBE.
FROM THE BIGGEST RESIDENTIAL POOL IN LAS VEGAS,
COMPLETE WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS ONE-OF-A-KIND HOT TUB...
(man) YES.
COOLEST IDEA EVER.
TO A STUNNING INDOOR POOL AREA
WITH THE ULTIMATE KITCHEN AMENITY...
BY A FLICK OF A SWITCH,
WE HAVE ONE OF THE COOLEST FEATURES IN THE ROOM.
AND A 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT
2-STORY FAMILY RECREATION ROOM.
THIS WHOLE WING OF THE HOUSE IS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT.
IT'S AN ALL-ACCESS PASS TO THE MOST LUXURIOUS
AND EXPENSIVE ROOMS IN THE WORLD.
THE FIRST STOP ON OUR TOUR OF THESE MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS
IS TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA,
WHERE REAL ESTATE MOGUL RAMIN MESSIAN UPGRADED
HIS 7,000-SQUARE-FOOT, 10-BEDROOM DESERT MANSION
WITH A CUSTOM-BUILT MULTIMILLION DOLLAR
BACKYARD OASIS.
RAMIN.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M CARTER.
A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU.
RAMIN WANTED TO CREATE HIS VERY OWN WORLD-CLASS RESORT,
SO HE BUILT A PRIVATE POOL AREA
THAT RIVALS ANY LAS VEGAS HOTEL.
OH, RAMIN. THIS IS AN OUTDOOR SPACE.
THIS IS A GREAT BACKYARD. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD SEE AT A HOTEL.
THAT WAS THE WHOLE CONCEPT,
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A HOTEL
OKAY.
AND I WANTED TO HAVE THE BIGGEST POOL IN LAS VEGAS, BASICALLY.
(laughs) YOU SAY THAT SO-- LIKE IT'S NOT A BIG THING.
RIGHT.
AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS GONNA COST AS MUCH AS IT DID.
HAD I KNOWN, PROBABLY I WOULD HAVE CUT BACK.
FROM TOP-OF-THE-LINE MATERIALS LIKE IRIDESCENT TILE
TO BEAUTIFUL TREES AND PLANTS FOR LANDSCAPING,
RAMIN SPENT A SMALL FORTUNE
TO CREATE THE PERFECT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE.
RIGHT.
AND THE FIRST THING WE DID
WAS TO PUT OVER 300 PALM TREES,
WHICH COST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS FOR US TO PUT IN
WAIT--HOW MANY PALM TREES?
300--YOU BROUGHT IN 300 PALM TREES.
AND THESE ARE BIG GUYS, TOO.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN THAT MAN
(laughs)
I MEAN, JUST SEEING HOW EXPANSIVE THE POOL IS,
WHICH IS AMAZING, YOU SEE HOW LARGE THIS HOT TUB IS.
AND I LOVE HOW IT HAS THIS HUGE BORDER AROUND IT.
IT HAS THE IRIDESCENT TILE SURROUNDING IT,
BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S A DARK TILE--
THE CONTRAST WITH THE POOL LOOKS AMAZING.
IT JUST GIVES IT A SPECIAL EXOTIC LOOK
THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
HOW MUCH--WHAT DOES A HOT TUB LIKE THIS COST?
DID IT REALLY?
I'M GLAD YOU LOVE IT.
NOT ONLY DOES THIS POOL AREA
HAVE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOT TUBS,
IT ALSO HAS ONE OF THE MOST INDULGENT.
THE CHAMPAGNE HOT TUB.
WAIT--WHY DO SAY "CHAMPAGNE HOT TUB"?
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE POUR 100 BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE
NO, YOU DO NOT.
COME ON. YOU PUT CHAMPAGNE IN THIS HOT TUB?
THAT IS AMAZING. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
EXACTLY. AND DON'T FORGET WHY YOU COME TO VEGAS
YEAH.
TO HAVE FUN AND TO DO THINGS
THAT YOU CANNOT DO BACK IN YOUR CITY.
AND SO YOU JUST POUR A BUNCH OF CHAMPAGNE IN THERE,
AND EVERYBODY JUMPS IN?
JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
YES.
SO YOU CAN GO IN THE CHAMPAGNE ONE, JUMP BACK IN THE POOL,
EXACTLY.
COOLEST IDEA EVER.
YOU HAVE ALL THESE ELEMENTS
OF THE IRIDESCENT TILES, THIS WROUGHT IRON.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WANTED TO BRING ALL THAT STUFF IN,
UH, I KNEW,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GONNA COST THAT MUCH.
BUT THAT WAS THE SCARY STUFF, BUT I'M GLAD WE DID IT.
HOW SCARY WAS IT?
WHAT?!
WHO GOES OVER BUDGET $5 MILLION?
THERE WAS NO OTHER CHOICE. HAVING THIS KIND OF A POOL,
OH, MY GOSH.
EVEN THOUGH HE WENT $5 MILLION OVER BUDGET
BY ADDING MULTIPLE HOT TUBS AND 300 PALM TREES,
RAMIN MADE EVERY CENT COUNT BY DESIGNING THE POOL AREA
WITH INCREDIBLE CUSTOM FEATURES
LIKE THE IMPORTED SAND FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL BEACH.
I WANTED TO HAVE THE FEELING
THAT YOU ARE WALKING TOWARD THE OCEAN.
AND I THINK WE CAPTURED THAT VERY EASILY.
YEAH, I THINK YOU DID.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MALIBU SAND BEACH FROM CALIFORNIA.
SO YOU SHIPPED ALL THE SAND HERE FROM MALIBU?
AND WE HAD TO WAIT ACTUALLY SIX MONTHS
IN ORDER TO GET THIS SPECIAL SAND LIKE THIS FROM MALIBU.
I'M GONNA SIT DOWN HERE,
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE HAVE REALLY NEVER EXPERIENCED HANGING OUT
AND LAYING DOWN IN THE SAND IN LAS VEGAS.
YOU JUST HAVEN'T.
TELL ME HONESTLY HERE. IS THIS THE COOLEST POOL IN VEGAS?
I BELIEVE SO. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF POOLS.
AND IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POOL,
RAMIN CREATED A GORGEOUS GAZEBO ISLAND
FOR SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS.
UH-HUH.
AND WE HAVE SOME FAMILY FRIENDS
OR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STAY OVER HERE
THAT MIGHT WANT TO DECIDE TO HAVE A WEDDING HERE.
WOW.
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE SAY WHEN THEY WALK IN TO THE DOOR?
I THINK THE POOL AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS,
IT REALLY CAPTURES
YEAH.
THIS IS OUR WATERSLIDE
AND JUMPING PLACE.
YES.
EVERYWHERE THAT I WENT TO THAT WAS FUN HAD THE WATERSLIDES.
SO I DEFINITELY HAD TO-- EVEN THOUGH IT COST A LOT--
BUT I DEFINITELY HAD TO HAVE ONE OVER HERE.
SO, RAMIN, WHAT IS THE OVERALL PRICE
FOR THE ENTIRE OUTDOOR SPACE?
$7 MILLION.
RIGHT.
AND HAD I KNOWN IT WAS GONNA COST THAT MUCH,
WOULD I HAVE DONE IT?
YEAH, YOU STILL WOULD HAVE DONE IT. I LOVE THAT. OKAY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
I WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU.
THESE NEXT MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS
FEATURE THE ULTIMATE IN LUXURY POOL DESIGN,
GUARANTEED TO ALWAYS MAKE A SPLASH.
(woman) IT'S OVER A MILLION LITTLE PIECES OF TILE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
THE POOL IS LINED WITH ITALIAN GLASS TILE
AND IS VERY IRIDESCENT
AND GIVES A LOT OF LIFE TO THE SPACE.
NEXT UP ON OUR LAVISH TOUR OF THESE MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS,
WE HEAD TO COLUMBUS, OHIO,
WHERE OWNER KARIN SKILKEN'S INDOOR POOL
SHOWS OFF ONE INCREDIBLE FEATURE.
AT 13,000 SQUARE FEET, 7 BEDROOMS AND 16 LEVELS,
THE SUNSTORM ESTATE'S SEAMLESS LINES
AND UNIQUE LAYOUT WAS DESIGNED
SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE STANDING IN THE HOUSE,
YOU CAN ENJOY ALL ASPECTS AND ROOMS OF THE HOME,
MAKING IT A STUNNING ARCHITECTURAL WORK OF ART.
BUT THE MILLION DOLLAR ROOM IN THIS AMAZING ESTATE
IS THE CUSTOM 20,000-GALLON INDOOR POOL AREA
FOUND ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
DECORATED WITH AN ELABORATE MOSAIC FLOOR
AND SURROUNDED BY EXOTIC VEGETATION,
THE SKILKEN FAMILY HAS SPARED NO EXPENSE
TO CREATE THIS STUNNING 3,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE.
MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE OHIO STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM
AND HE'S GROWN UP IN A POOL, AND HE WANTED A POOL IN THE HOUSE.
HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SWIM 25 YARDS,
WHICH IS WHAT THE POOL IS,
BUT HE DIDN'T WANT A TYPICAL LAP POOL.
HE WANTED SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING.
IT EXTENDS THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE HOUSE.
AND IN THE POOL YOU'LL SEE AN UNDERWATER STORY.
WE DIDN'T WANT A POOL THAT WAS JUST BLUE OR BLACK.
WHEN YOU'RE SWIMMING EVERY DAY,
YOU WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING TO LOOK AT.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE, FROM THE PICTURES OF THE CORAL
IN THE MOSAIC TILE TO THE SWORDFISH TO THE MERMAID,
IT'S OVER A MILLION LITTLE PIECES OF TILE.
WE HAD TWO MEN-- THEY LIVED ON THE PROPERTY
FOR TWO AND A HALF MONTHS,
AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT WORK ON THE POOL.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
THE POOL HAS A LITTLE FORM TO IT, KIND OF A FREE FLOW,
AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE HOUSE.
MOST PEOPLE THINK IT CURVES, AND IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T.
YOU WILL SEE A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THIS END TO THE OTHER.
AND YOU'LL SEE, SURROUNDING THE POOL
WE HAVE OVER 80 TYPES OF TROPICAL PLANTS.
WE'LL HAVE BANANAS. WE'VE HAD PINEAPPLE, PAPAYA,
AND WE LOVE IT. YOU JUST--IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE ON VACATION.
SO MANY PEOPLE ASK US, WHAT ROOM DO YOU SIT IN MOST?
WHERE DO YOU SPEND MOST TIME IN YOUR HOME?
IT'S THIS LEVEL.
AND A FEATURE YOU CAN'T MISS
IS THE MASSIVE SANDSTONE WALL SURROUNDING THE POOL,
ENHANCING THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FEEL OF THE ROOM.
ANOTHER FEATURE THAT WAS PRETTY ASTRONOMICAL
IS THE STONE THAT TAKES UP MOST OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S CALLED BLACKHAND SANDSTONE.
AND WHEN WE WERE DIGGING THE BIG LAKE,
WHERE MY HUSBAND LIKES TO WATER SKI IN THE SUMMER,
WE FOUND STONEWORK.
SO IT WAS JUST SO NICE TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM THE LAND HERE
AND BUILD THE HOUSE.
IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR THE MASONS, BECAUSE THEY'RE
SO USED TO PUTTING EVERYTHING NICE AND STRAIGHT AND NEAT.
BUT WE WANTED IT TO FLOW.
WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE LINEAR.
THE WHOLE HOUSE HAS A FLOW,
AND WE WANTED IT TO CARRY THROUGH INTO THE STONEWORK.
AFTER A SOAK IN THE POOL,
YOU CAN REJUVENATE IN A PERSONAL SAUNA.
THE SAME GENTLEMAN WHO BUILT THE POOL
ALSO DID THE MOSAIC TILE IN HERE.
YOU CAN FEEL IT, AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE LITTLE PIXELS,
AND IT JUST CREATES A NICE LITTLE STORY.
YOU'VE GOT THE LITTLE PALM TREE. YOU'VE GOT THE OCEAN BELOW.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO LOOK AT
AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND ENJOY THE STEAM.
WHEN YOU'RE STEAMING IN HERE, SOMETIMES YOU GET A LITTLE WARM,
BUT YOU WANT TO STAY IN AND RELAX.
SO WE HAVE THESE LITTLE QUARTER-SIZE THINGS UP HERE
THAT WILL MIST AND JUST REFRESHES YOU A LITTLE BIT,
SO YOU CAN CONTINUE STEAMING.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE RAIN SHOWERHEADS.
AND YOU CAN JUST COME IN HERE AFTER A SWIM
AND JUST RELAX IN A STEAM ROOM.
WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING GOING HERE--THE STEAM'S GOING,
THE RAIN SHOWERHEADS, THE LITTLE MISTING--
IT JUST FEELS LIKE PARADISE IN HERE.
WHEN BUILDING THIS AMAZING AREA,
THE HOMEOWNERS PAID ATTENTION TO EVERY DETAIL,
INCLUDING THIS UNIQUE,
AND PROBABLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE FEATURE IN THE ROOM.
EVERYONE'S HUNGRY AFTER THEY'VE BEEN SWIMMING FOR A WHILE.
AND INSTEAD OF RUNNING UP TO THE HOUSE
AND GET EVERYTHING WET OR TRIPPING GOING UP,
BY A FLICK OF A SWITCH,
WE HAVE ONE OF THE COOLEST FEATURES IN THE ROOM.
THIS IS OUR KITCHEN ELEVATOR.
IT'S THE KITCHEN THAT WE USE UPSTAIRS.
IF WE'RE HAVING A PARTY, WE'LL LOAD IT UP,
BRING IT DOWN SO WE CAN SET UP FOOD DOWN HERE.
AND IT'S JUST--IT'S FUN.
THE KIDS GET A BIG KICK OUT OF SHOWING IT.
THEY'LL COME DOWN AND PUSH THE BUTTON.
WE HAD SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY RODE DOWN THE ELEVATOR ONCE.
IT WAS PRETTY TIME-INTENSIVE. IT WAS LABOR-INTENSIVE.
AND IT WAS COSTLY TO TRY TO TAKE AN ELEVATOR
AND FIT IT TO HOLD A REFRIGERATOR
AND MICROWAVE AND ALL THE SNACKS
AND GO BETWEEN THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
IT'S A GREAT FEATURE.
FROM DESIGNING THE POOL TO INSTALLING THE POOL,
IT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING. IT COST A LOT OF MONEY TO DO.
WE HAD ONE PERSON QUOTE US $8 MILLION.
BUT WE USE IT EVERY DAY, ALL YEAR.
SO WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT IS ENORMOUS.
IT WAS WORTH EVERYTHING THAT WE PUT INTO IT.
THIS IS THE HEART AND CENTER OF THE HOUSE.
THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES DOWN HERE.
THIS POOL HAS JUST BEEN SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR LIVES.
THIS NEXT MILLION DOLLAR ROOM
IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF PURE ENTERTAINMENT.
WE HAD A VERY BIG BUDGET.
OUR CLIENTS WANTED THE VERY BEST OF EVERYTHING,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GAVE THEM.
(man) THERE'S A WINE STORAGE FOR OVER 1,500 BOTTLES OF WINE.
(woman) THIS WINE ROOM WOULD COST AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS.
OUR TOUR OF THESE MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS
TAKES US TO PARKER, COLORADO,
WHERE DESIGNERS ROBERT AND DOLORES ZIMMER
WALK US THROUGH A MASSIVE 2-STORY RECREATION ROOM
DESIGNED WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS.
AS IF A 42,000-SQUARE-FOOT, 9-BEDROOM, 9-BATH ESTATE
WASN'T ENOUGH, THE OWNERS WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE
TO ENTERTAIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
SO THEY SPARED NO EXPENSE TO BUILD
THE ULTIMATE 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT RECREATION ROOM.
COMPLETE WITH A LUXURIOUS WINE ROOM,
A BOWLING ALLEY, MOVIE THEATER,
AND AN EXTRAVAGANT INDOOR SWIMMING POOL,
THIS ENTERTAINMENT SPACE HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
WE HAD A VERY BIG BUDGET.
OUR CLIENTS WANTED THE VERY BEST OF EVERYTHING,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GAVE THEM.
THE FIRST FLOOR IS MAINLY USED TO HOST PARTIES AND EVENTS.
WITH CUSTOM-MADE, FULLY STOCKED BAR,
A POOL TABLE, AND AN AMAZING WINE CELLAR,
THE FUN NEVER ENDS.
THIS IS THE FUN PART OF THE PROJECT.
IT IS THE REC ROOM, LEVEL ONE.
THE IDEA HERE WAS TO TIE THIS ROOM INTO SOMETHING
REALLY SPECIAL, A LITTLE MORE FUN,
A LITTLE MORE CASUAL THAN THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
YOU HAVE SEATING FOR AT LEAST 30.
THIS WHOLE WING OF THE HOUSE IS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT.
THE BAR IS CURVED, AND IT'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL FORM TO IT.
IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE,
DUE TO THE UNIQUENESS OF THE BRAZILIAN GRANITE,
THE MOLDING IN THIS BEAUTIFUL MAHOGANY.
WE PUT IN THE SHELVING THAT YOU SEE, FOR THE LIQUOR,
SO IT REALLY JUST BALANCES THE ROOM.
AND I THINK IT JUST MAKES FOR A GREAT ROOM.
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED NEXT TO THE BAR
IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND ANTIQUE POOL TABLE.
(Dolores) WE HAVE A WONDERFUL BILLIARD TABLE HERE.
IT'S AN ANTIQUE FROM THE 19th CENTURY.
THIS HAS GORGEOUS INLAY.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT MANY WITH THAT MARQUETRY DETAIL.
IT'S REALLY LOVELY.
THE OWNERS ALSO INSTALLED A MASSIVE 100-GALLON FISH TANK,
WHICH ENDED UP BEING THE MAIN FOCAL POINT OF THE SPACE.
THE OWNERS LOVE THE SEA,
SO THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE THIS TANK LIT.
THAT REALLY IS THE FOCAL POINT OF THE WHOLE ROOM
AND THE BACKDROP TO THE BAR.
WE WERE WORRIED IT DIDN'T WORK, BUT IT DID,
AND THEY JUST LOVED IT.
THE COST OF JUST THIS AREA ALONE WAS $2 MILLION,
BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO SEE.
SO LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE WINE ROOM.
JUST A QUICK WALK DOWN THE HALL FROM THE BAR
IS A BEAUTIFULLY CONSTRUCTED, 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT WINE ROOM
DESIGNED TO REPLICATE A FIRST-CLASS ITALIAN WINERY.
THIS IS THE WONDERFUL WINE ROOM THAT YOU'RE SEEING.
WE DESIGNED THESE SPECIAL DOORS WITH THE VINEYARD
AND THE METAL AS WE GO IN.
IT'S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL ROOM.
THERE'S WINE STORAGE FOR OVER 1,500 BOTTLES OF WINE,
AND IT'S REALLY ORGANIZED.
FROM REDS TO WHITES, EVERY BOTTLE IS ORGANIZED,
EASILY LETTING THE OWNERS ENJOY A NICE GLASS
OF THEIR FAVORITE WINE WHENEVER THEY WANT.
THIS WINE ROOM WOULD COST AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS
TO BUILD AND FURNISH.
AND THE CEILING ALONE WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUILD,
BUT WE WANTED THIS TO FEEL LIKE ITALY,
VERY COUNTRY AND ORGANIC,
AND SO THE CEILING IS A BIG PART
OF THE DESIGN AND THE DETAIL.
AND WHAT WOULD AN ENTERTAINMENT ROOM BE
WITHOUT A HOME MOVIE THEATER?
COMPLETE WITH CUSTOM SEATING FOR UP TO 14 GUESTS
AND A FULLY STOCKED BAR, WATCHING ANYTHING
ON THIS 172-INCH SCREEN
IS TRULY A MILLION DOLLAR EXPERIENCE.
(Robert) ALL THE CHAIRS ARE CUSTOM ITALIAN LEATHER.
WE'VE GOT A 6-FOOT SCREEN, BEAUTIFUL SOUND SYSTEM,
AND A NICE COFFER IN THE CEILING.
AND THEN THERE'S ADDITIONAL SEATING UP AT THE BAR.
THIS ROOM IS BUILT FOR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT.
THIS IS SUCH A COMFORTABLE ROOM
YEAH.
OBVIOUSLY QUITE EXPENSIVE.
THE SOUND SYSTEM ALONE WAS AT LEAST $200,000.
THE SPECIAL FINISHES ON THE CEILING,
THE CUSTOM FURNITURE, CUSTOM FINISHES--
IT'S PROBABLY AT LEAST $750,000
TO DO A ROOM LIKE THIS.
BUT IT'S SO WORTH IT,
BECAUSE IT'S THE CENTER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT.
THIS ENTERTAINMENT ROOM'S NEXT MILLION DOLLAR FEATURE
TAKES FAMILY GAME NIGHT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
THIS IS ALL COMPUTERIZED,
JUST LIKE IF YOU WERE AT A NORMAL BOWLING ALLEY.
CONTINUING OUR TOUR OF THIS AMAZING RECREATION ROOM,
WE HEAD TO THE GROUND FLOOR.
COMPLETE WITH A BOWLING ALLEY, A THEATER,
AND A STUNNING INDOOR POOL, THIS SECOND FLOOR
REALLY TAKES ENTERTAINMENT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
(Robert) WE ARE NOW COMING DOWN INTO THE FUN ROOM
AND THIS WONDERFUL THEATER.
WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL STAGE.
THE WHOLE FAMILY-- THEY'RE ALL MUSICAL
AND CREATIVE AND TALENTED,
AND THEY LOVE TO PUT ON SHOWS.
AND THIS IS A GREAT STAGE.
(Robert) IT'S A BANDSTAND.
THEY PUT ON THEIR OWN THEATER DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
IT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY FOR FUN, MUSIC.
THE FAMILY LOVES TO DANCE.
IT JUST FLOWS PERFECT AS AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.
AND JUST ADJACENT TO THE THEATER
IS AN ARCADE ROOM FOR GUESTS OF ALL AGES.
THIS IS THE KIDS' FAVORITE PLACE,
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT PLAYROOM
WITH THIS BUBBLE CAPSULE SPACESHIP
AND VARIOUS BOARD GAMES.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE.
(laughs)
WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS.
FROM THE ARCADE,
WE HEAD TO THE PROFESSIONAL 2-LANE BOWLING ALLEY.
THIS IS THE BOWLING ALLEY, SCREENS AND ALL, TWO LANES.
THIS IS ALL COMPUTERIZED,
JUST LIKE IF YOU WERE AT A NORMAL BOWLING ALLEY.
BUT IT'S A REALLY FUN THING TO DO.
AND THE KIDS, OF COURSE, LOVE IT.
IT WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND TO DO THE BOWLING ALLEY,
INCLUDING THE MECHANICS OF IT.
AND NOW WE COME TO THE NAUTICAL RECREATION.
A DOORWAY OFF THE BOWLING ALLEY
LEADS TO THE ATRIUM-STYLE INDOOR POOL AREA,
COMPLETE WITH JACUZZI AND WATERFALL.
WE'RE COMING INTO OUR AMAZING DOLPHIN POOL.
IT'S AROUND 75 FEET LONG,
AND THE OWNERS JUST LOVE DOLPHINS,
SO WE PUT PLAYFUL DOLPHINS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL.
IT HAS A JACUZZI.
THE POOL IS LINED WITH ITALIAN GLASS TILE
AND IS VERY IRIDESCENT
AND GIVES A LOT OF LIFE TO THE SPACE.
THE POOL ITSELF IS ABOUT 75 FEET LONG
AND ABOUT 35 FEET WIDE.
AND YOU ADD THAT WITH 1-INCH TILE,
AND MY GOSH, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF TILE.
SO IT JUST ADDS A LITTLE DETAIL TO IT
THAT MAKES IT SPARKLE.
THE LIGHT THAT GIVES THE POOL'S UNIQUE LOOK
COMES FROM THE GLASS WINDOWS
OF THE BEAUTIFUL 3-STORY ATRIUM.
WE WANTED SOMETHING WITH A LOT OF LIGHT,
AND SO THIS ATRIUM IS ALMOST 30 FEET IN HEIGHT.
WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS ROOM, TOO,
IS BECAUSE WE'RE FACING ALMOST SOUTHWEST
HERE ON THIS END OF THE WALL,
THAT THE SHADOW PLAY OF LIGHT
AND THE SUNLIGHT THAT HITS THIS ROOM
IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
WE WANTED TO BREAK UP THE POOL
SO THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE PASSAGE HERE
AND THE STREAM COMING INTO THE HOT TUB,
SO THAT WHEN YOU CAME IN HERE
THERE WAS THIS WONDERFUL FLOW OF WATER.
JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BREAKDOWN OF THE COST--
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FLOORING, WHICH IS AN IMPORTED STONE,
WHICH IS $200,000.
OUR POOL--AT LEAST ANOTHER $200,000.
THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS TO GET THIS 30-FOOT HEIGHT,
THE ATRIUM GLASS--
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS
IN THIS POOL HOUSE.
NOW I THINK WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS 2-LEVEL SPACE
IS THE FACT THAT THERE'S THE ADULT LEVEL WITH THE BAR.
IT'S FUN. IT'S CASUAL.
AND IT REALLY BECAME THE SOCIAL CENTER.
AND THEN ON THE LOWER LEVEL,
WE HAVE "THE CHILDREN'S AREA,"
BUT IT REALLY ISN'T.
IT'S THE ADULT CHILD THAT WANTS TO STILL PLAY.
VERY RARELY DO YOU GET SPACES LIKE THIS TO CREATE IN.
WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND $5 MILLION TO CREATE THIS.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT,
AND I FEEL VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF IT.
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