The 10 most expensive Luxury chalets in the world for 2017

This winter season, amazing new private, serviced chalets have opened around the world to complement the existing offering of luxury rental properties.
Catering to an ever growing HNWI community, the 10 chalets listed below are the crème de la crème and rather strikingly demonstrate the predominance of 2 resorts: Courchevel in the French Alps and Aspen in Colorado, USA. While Aspen largely attracts a domestic audience, Courchevel’s ultra-luxury market is driven by Russian and Middle Eastern demand. If you haven’t booked your lodge yet, read on, some of these still have availability this winter season!

Chalet Titania, Megève (France) – $240,000 per week

This 2,000sqm chalet nestled on the heights of historic Megève can accommodate 25 guests in 12 VIP suites. It also includes game rooms, home cinema, library, wine cellar, conference room for up to 30 people, pool, spa facilities, gym and an 11m climbing wall. The luxurious rustic property comes complete with the services of a full team of chalet staff, including chef and butler.

Chalet Serena, Aspen (USA) –  Euro 227.860 ($255,000) per week

Located in one of Aspen’s best neighborhoods, Chalet Serena is only a minute drive from the main resort and its extensive shopping, dining and ski slopes. With 760sqm of living space, it can accommodate 14 guests in 7 bedrooms. There’s also a media room, wine room, gym and Jacuzzi, all in a traditional chalet-style decor with towering ceilings, exposed beams and classic furnishings.

Chalet Elisa, Aspen (USA) –  Euro 242.100 ($255,000) per week

Contemplate Red Mountain and the Hunter Creek Valley from the comfort of Chalet Elisa’s rustic American interior. Oversized windows, vast living spaces and landscaped outdoors make this chalet unique. This superlative property can accommodate 16 people and boasts amenities like a billiard room, spa, media center, gym and a lavish 16m infinity pool. Bodyguard service is also included!

Chalet Eugenia, Klosters (Switzerland) – Euro 246.850 ($260,000) per week

This stately retreat of 1,400sqm with historical and traditional value evokes a bygone era of effortless elegance and style. The chalet offers 6 individually designed ensuite bedrooms set over 4 floors, sleeping up to 12 guests, attended by a staff of 6. Walk down to the fabulous, local Vereina Spa to which guests have privileged access – free of charge.

Chalet N, Lech (Austria) – Euro 256.350 ($270,000) per week

Attracting guests such as Tina Turner and Rihanna, Chalet N boasts 11 suites (including the 180sqm master suite), a live-in staff of 23, bulletproof windows, wine cellar, cinema and Hermès bathroom products. The chalet itself perfectly combines a traditional architecture with a decadent, luxurious interior complete with thoughtful, personal touches. Oh, and ski passes are complimentary, one less line in your budget.

Chalet Atlantique, Courchevel (France) – Euro 299.070 ($315,000) per week

Chalet Atlantique is a stunning property, combining typical Alpine rustic charm with sophisticated and polished luxury. Practically ski-in-ski-out and yet only a short 5-minute walk to the heart of famous Courchevel 1850 ski resort with its bars and restaurants. Chalet Atlantique is spread over 405sqm and offers 5 bedrooms with breathtaking views of the Alps.

Chalet Owens, Courchevel (France) – Euro 329.450 ($347,000) per week

Chalet Owens is a smart combination of contemporary design, traditional materials and furniture of world best brands. Covering 1,500sqm and with 6 enormous suites, the property provides world-class ski-in-ski-out accommodation and service. The spa is exceptional with a 15×3 indoor swimming pool and a 5×3 outdoor swimming pool with mobile floor. You will also find sauna, hammam, a 250sqm party hall, cinema room, hair and beauty salon, a Technogym fitness centre, 2 massage rooms, 3 lifts and much, much more.

Chalet Jane, Aspen (USA) – Euro 337.050 ($355,000) per week

Chalet Jane has 6 bedrooms, comfortably welcoming 12 guests. The 1,500sqm chalet is equipped with an indoor swimming pool along with 2 Jacuzzi’s, a steam room, sauna and a gym. Other facilities include a wine cellar, 3 bars and a large recreational room. Chalet Jane conveys modern luxury with contemporary decor, eye-catching artwork and enviable views.

Chalet Edelweiss, Courchevel (France) – Euro 351.285 ($370,000) per week

The property is epic in proportions covering 3,000sqm over 7 floors; a car lift provides access to a large underground garage that can park 20 cars; there’s also a nightclub that can host 100 guests. Chalet Edelweisshas 8 bedrooms sleeping a total of 16 guests and one of the most superb spas in any chalet around with a 16m swimming pool, Jacuzzi, bar and surrounding loungers. The spa also features two massage and therapy suites for in-house treatments, a fully-equipped gym and of course hammam and sauna.

Chalet Bellevue Courchevel  (France) – Euro 379.770 ($400,000) per week

Chalet Bellevue’s generous volumes open onto the exceptional panorama of the mountains of Courchevel. This 1,300sqm chalet offers accommodation for 10 people in 5 bedrooms. The general living area has a double height vaulted ceiling and impressive floor to ceiling windows allowing for striking views. The ground floor entertainment area is what makes this luxury chalet unique. Besides a lovely cinema room, there is an extremely spacious bar and nightclub area with dancefloor, lounge, DJ box and amazing lighting system. Side windows look down on a huge indoor swimming pool with a relaxation area, Jacuzzi, cold bath, hammam and sauna.

Submolition: the world’s most expensive restaurant

A truly unique multi-sensory experience…

See… a modern environment where everything- floor, walls and table- is transformed into a virtual show with multiple moving pictures and themes. Some of these scenes are: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, North Pole, The Sea in the Mouth, Versailles, and Hell.

Taste… interesting molecular meals with Mediterranean flavors and amazing dishes such as foie gras doughnut, Nitrogen-frozen olive oil parcels, lemon meringue ice cream and sprinkles of coconut flakes.

Feel…the excitement! While the restaurant does not reveal which dishes make up the menu, the mystery and the curiosity remain until the last minute. The whole dining experience includes the combination of technology, art, and food.

The chef                  

          

Paco Roncero earned two Michelin stars with his restaurant Terraza del Casino de Madrid. He won La Real Academia de Gastronomía's National Gastronomy Award in 2006, and he was a judge on the reality television show MasterChef Colombia. 

“I am very excited and convinced that those who visit us will enjoy a totally new experience", said Roncero during the presentation of Submolition restaurant, adding, “I chose Ibiza as the best location because it is one of the most international destinations in the world, with an increasingly demanding public, eager for new and evolving culinary offerings.” 

Submolition offers the one-of-a-kind theatrical dining experience and it is located inside the HardRock Hotel Ibiza. The exclusive dinners are limited to 12 costumers per shift and you can reserve one seat or the entire table. The cost is 2,000€ ($2,972) per person.

The 10 most expensive cars in the world

In life, you get what you pay for. And for some very wealthy gearheads, forking over the big bucks means getting ludicrous amounts of speed, industry-leading technology and a whole lot of prestige. Hit the track in any one of these supercars and you’ll quickly understand why these vehicles cost as much as they do.

Take a look at the 10 most expensive cars in the world below.

Pagani Huayra — Euro 1.243.800 ($1.3M)

Named after Huayra-tata, a god of the winds that was worshipped by the Inca people, the Pagani Huayra certainly does fit the bill with its wind-swept body. The Italian supercar is propelled by a twin-turbo Mercedes-AMG V12, six-litre engine which produces 730 horsepower and 740 lb.-ft. of torque. It has a top speed of 372 km/h and can accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in only 3.3 seconds.

McLaren P1 — 1.291.600 ($1.35M)

The McLaren P1 is the epitome of hybrid insanity. Powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V8 engine paired to an electric motor, the P1 pumps out a whopping 903 horsepower. After debuting as a concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the first P1 hit the road in September 2013. Since then, a total of 375 McLaren P1s have been produced, with the last rolling off the assembly line in December 2015. When it comes to sheer hybridized power, the P1 may very well stand in a class all its own for a while to come.

Ferrari LaFerrari — Euro 1.530.800 ($1.6M)

Ferrari‘s first hybrid supercar comes packed with track-tested technology. The La Ferrari is capable of a combined 950 horsepower, when taking into account its 6.3-litre, V12 engine that produces 789 horsepower and a 161-horsepower electric motor; all of this amounts to a 40 per cent decrease in fuel consumption. Ferrari says the car has a top speed exceeding 350 km/h, reaching 100 km/h in less than three seconds.

Aston Martin One-77 — Euro 1.530.800 ($1.6M)

Arguably one of the most beautiful cars of all time, only 77 copies of the supercar were ever built (hence the name). The award-winning One-77 features a naturally aspirated 7.3-litre V12 engine that produces 750 horsepower. The top speed is estimated to be around 320 km/h and it’s capable of going from zero to 100 km/h in about 3.5 seconds.

Ferrari F60 America — Euro 2.392.000 ($2.5M)

Ferrari decided to commemorate 60 years in North America with this rear-wheel-driven, V12-powered, 730-horsepower supercar, and is it ever a rare beauty. Based on the F12 Berlinetta, only 10 F60 Americas were slated to be produced when it was announced in October 2014, and, not surprisingly, all 10 copies found deep-pocketed buyers very quickly. The F60 America differentiates itself from the F12 Berlinetta with bolder styling, an open roof and a gussied-up red interior.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse — Euro 2.487.600 ($2.6M)

The former holder of the “fastest car in the world” title, the Bugatti Veyron may be discontinued, but it remains among the most coveted status symbols in the automotive world. The Grand Sport Vitesse convertible is loaded with a neck-breaking 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 lb.-ft. of torque. Compare that with the standard Bugatti Veyron‘s 987 horses and 922 lb.-ft. of torque, and the difference becomes pretty evident.

Koenigsegg One:1 — Euro 2.726.800 ($2.85M)

The One:1 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.0-litre V8, producing a seriously absurd 1,340 horsepower and 740 lb.-ft. of torque. And how to explain the odd name? The One:1’s extensive use of carbon fibre lends a curb weight of just 1,340 kilograms, which matches the horsepower output. All of this translates to blistering performance on the track. The supercar can reach 300 km/h from a standstill in just 11.922 seconds.

Lykan HyperSport — Euro 3.253.100 ($3.4M)

The brainchild of Dubai-based W Motors, the Lykan is the first supercar made by a company located in the Middle East. It was featured in the film Furious 7 and has already built up its supercar cachet as one of the most expensive and limited production cars ever — W Motors plan to produce only seven units of the car. So, what makes the Lykan so special? Well, in addition to being powered by a 3.7-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six engine that produces 780 horsepower and 708 lb.-ft. of torque, the two-door, rear-wheel-drive supercar can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, and it’s the first car to feature headlights with embedded jewels (buyers have a choice of diamonds, rubies or sapphires). Talk about extravagant.

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster — Euro 4.305.600 ($4.5M)

The convertible version of Lamborghini’s fierce-looking supercar is the most expensive — and exclusive — vehicle in Lambo’s arsenal. Only nine Veneno Roadsters were produced, beginning in 2014. Those lucky to get their hands on one of these exclusive cars surely forgot about the hefty price tag as soon as the 740-horsepower V12 engine hit its top speed of 355 km/h.

Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita — Euro 4.592.600 ($4.8M)

When it comes to ultra-rare vehicles, the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita stands above the rest. The Swedish boutique manufacturer only built two of these things, and one of them happens to be owned by boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who made headlines in August 2015 by announcing he paid $4.8M for the privilege. The company describes the hypercar as a “diamond on wheels.” It’s not just hyperbole, either; the CCXR Trevita’s specially designed and coated carbon fibre body actually sparkles a silvery white under sunlight. The company originally planned to produce three copies of this car, but the process for manufacturing the white carbon fibre proved to be so difficult that the decision was made to limit production to just two.

The Trevita, which is a Swedish abbreviation meaning “three whites,” features a double carbon rear wing and a 4.8-litre V8 under the hood, pumping out 1,018 horsepower and 796 lb.-ft. of torque. It can hit 100 km/h from a standstill in a scant 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of over 410 km/h. Impressive, indeed.

MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH IN THE WORLD

This is the most expensive watch you can own in the whole world!

Its all about the unique Phatek Philippe's watch that was made for the greatest watch collector in the 20th century in the world, Hentry Graves Jr. This 1933. watch took 8 years to make and recently it was sold for 18.526.400 Euro,15 million £ (or 23.62 million $) at the Sotheby Geneva auction of the famous and important watches on the November 14th. This is the most expensive, most complex and most beautiful watch in the world, and is also known as the „Holy Grail“ of watches. However, it is far less known that this watch comes with a myth of its own, a legend of a curse that it brings to its owners, a curse that still lives to this day: as evident from the fact that the last known owner suddenly and inexplicably died only couple of hours prior to the auction.

A few hours before the unknown purchaser bought the watch, Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al Thani, former owner and one of the richest people in the world, died mysteriously at his home in London.

This 48-years-old member of the royal dynasty of Qatar, bought the watch 15 years ago for staggering 8.836.600 Euro or11 million $. From that point on, the watch has been a part of a priceless private collection.

Although his death was announced after the auction, until now nobody has been able to verify the exact cause of death. Moreover this watch has a story of its own, that’s been following it since the very beginning.

Specifically its first owner Henry Graves, a famous banker, commissioned the watch in complete secrecy from the renowned Patek Philippe in 1925. Graves wanted to get “the world’s most expensive watch”, that would feature two faces, as well as none less than 24 additional features and options. One face supposedly shows phases of the moon, while the second shows rise and set of the Sun in New York. Also the watch had alarm, stopwatch and a calendar.

Still, seven months after Graves received the watch, his best friend died. A couple of months later, his son George also died in a car accident, and to make matters even worse, Henry’s younger son also lost his life in the same exact manner.

Among other things, the 1930s were the years of Great Depression in the US, making Graves a character that was frowned upon by the public, that had a hard time understanding how this man could „waste“ so much money on a mere watch, while people were literally starving to death.

Graves soon started to suspect that the watch was simply bringing him bad luck. One day, while on a yacht with his daughter he said: „This thing has brought me only misery“ attempting to throw the watch into the sea, but his daughter Gwendolyn stopped him saying: „Don't throw it, maybe one day I might wish to have it“.

From that point on, the watch remained in Gwendolyn's possession, while her father later lost all interest in it. After the death of Graves, Gwendolyn officially inherited the watch, that was later donated to Reginald Fullerton who sold it to an Illinois industrialist for 160.700 Euro,$200.000, which is roughly comparable to 803.300 Euro, 1 million $ in today’s value.