Want to rent Steve Martin's summer shack?
It'll set you back $28,000 a week.
Of course, we're not talking a two-bedroom in Dennis with foldout couch that sleeps 27. This is a four bedroom, four bath villa on the Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy (St. Barts, to its friends).
The house, located in the hills of Lurin, has a big deck and views of St. Jean Bay and is managed by of the very tony and exotic St. Barth's Properties, based in Franklin, Mass., a bedroom community of Attleborough. It sits on a half-acre lot and comes with a caretaker's house, a pool, a lily pond, and a Balinese-style gazebo. (funny, they don't say whether there's a TV and if it's high-def or not and if you get satellite or cable. Or a barbeque.)
Martin apparently rented the place last winter and liked it so much he bought it, including all the furniture. It wasn't disclosed what he paid but the property was listed for $9 million in spring.
I know. Times are tough, and $28,000 is pretty steep. But what'll really croke you is the airfare.
Thanks to The Wall Street Journal for pointing us to this one.
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