Hong Kong

Surrounded by lush green hills and overlooking Stanley Bay, Regalia Bay offers the perfect respite from the Hong Kong hustle. The waterfront townhouse has five en suite bedrooms, separate living and dining rooms, as well as two rooms for household staff. Residents can watch the world go by on the rooftop terrace in their private garden. The luxury commune also features a clubhouse area of more than 30,000sqft with full facilities, including pool, gym, sauna and a children’s play area.

Priced at US$64.5M.
Landscope Christie’s International Real Estate, tel: +852 2866 0022, www.landscope-christies.com

New York

Own a home with the full service of a five-star luxury hotel at The Sherry-Netherland, located at 781 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 59th Street. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to own a full-floor residence in the historic 1927 high-rise, with 15 floodlit rooms offering incomparable views.

Five of the rooms and the expansive western terrace directly overlook Central Park, another six rooms, including the eat-in kitchen and formal dining room, overlook the bustling heart of midtown Manhattan, while the master bedroom suite and private terrace look north to Central Park and the Upper East Side. Residents have access to daily housekeeping and turndown service, 24-hour concierge, security, attended lifts, as well as room service provided by Harry Cipriani Restaurant downstairs.

Priced at US$95M.
Brown Harris Stevens, tel: +1 212 906 9258, www.bhsusa.com

Courchevel

High on glitz and glamour, Courchevel is known as being the winter playground for the rich and famous. The St Tropez of winter sports regularly attracts A-list celebrities and royalty, such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, George Clooney and Roman Abramovich among many others. Skip the five- and six-star hotels, and instead, head to your own Chalet Marine.

The 20,000sqft luxury chalet boasts floor-to-ceiling windows looking over the mountain range, eight expansive bedrooms, gym, spa area complete with pool and hot tub, home cinema, wine cellar, as well as staff quarters and a three-car garage.

Priced at US$80.3M.
Sotheby’s International Realty, tel: +33 4 50 91 74 38, www.sothebysrealty.com

Milan

This lavish residence boasts a prime position on Via Dei Giardini in Italy’s most stylish city, just a stone’s throw from the Golden Triangle of designer shopping. The current owner is Santo Versace, president and co-CEO of Versace, politician, and brother to Donatella and the late Gianni.

Designed by Carlo de Carli and Antonio Carminati between 1953 and 1954, the building is a fine example of post-war rationalist residential architecture. The 22,600sqft villa has four floors, a rooftop terrace, a self-contained basement for staff and a 4,760sqft garden.

Priced at US$65.2M.
Milan Sotheby’s International Realty, tel: +39 02 8707 8300, www.milan-sothebysrealty.com

 

California

Located just north of Silicon Valley, this colonial-style estate in Woodside was built circa 1941, and has never before been on the market. The town is among the wealthiest communities in the US, with prominent residents from both the tech and entertainment industries, such as Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle; Gordon E Moore, co-founder of Intel; and actress Michelle Pfeiffer.

Bordered on one side by Huddart Park, the 37ha plot is surrounded by rolling oak-studded hills and open meadows. The main house covers 9,000sqft and comprises nine bedrooms. Also on the estate are a caretaker’s cottage, gatehouse, outdoor pool and pond.

Priced at US$80M.
Alain Pinel Realtors/Luxury Portfolio International, tel: +1 650 543 1175, www.luxuryportfolio.com

 

 

London

A magnificent Grade II-listed building, this corner-terraced town house is a real rarity on the market, and one of only a handful of complete houses on the prestigious Mount Street of Mayfair. The 10,220sqft property has six floors and boasts eight bedrooms in the principle part of the property, seven of which are en suite.

Self-contained staff accommodation is on the lower ground level, and the property has the much sought-after advantage of a private garage in central London. The house has retained a wealth of period details and grandeur, such as the finely carved wood panelling in the reception rooms.

Priced at US$51M.
Wetherell, tel: +44 20 7529 5566, www.wetherell.co.uk