Bill and Melinda Gates’ Xanadu 2.0 is a lavish pleasure dome. The 66,000-square-foot facility is in Seattle. Jeff Bezos, another wealthy citizen, lives in the same luxurious neighborhood. Its value exceeds $130M.

An estate like this may have the following extravagances: The hill was chiseled out for twenty garage parking places, according to a 1995 New York Times story. The sixty-foot indoor-outdoor pool incorporates a water-playing sound system.

The location has trampolines. 250-square-foot gym. Art deco-themed theater. Each room has a touchpad for climate, lighting, and music settings. Bedroom-to-bathroom ratios are unclear. Seven bedrooms and 24 bathrooms are available for tenants. 24!

An intern who worked at the property in 2007 said he saw the beach near the lake and that the sand was from Hawaii. The intern’s residence visit prompted this statement. Microsoft released the intern’s report on the estate BBQ. They wrote, “This gorgeous orangey wood is used throughout the entire house.” The entire house uses this wonderful orangey wood. Everything about the landscape is ridiculous.

Gates staff did not answer questions about the mansion or who would inherit it in a divorce.

Bill was working on the house when he met Carol. For various reasons, Melinda struggled to master it. “If I do move in,” she promised Bill, “it’s going to be like I want it to be—our house where we have our family life.” Fortune magazine interviewed him in 2008 and he pledged this.

She hired a separate architect to remodel it to her liking. After a long time, she seemed concerned about the house’s size.

In 2019, Melinda told the Times, “We will not have that house forever.” I cannot wait to move into Bill and my 1,500-square-foot house. To clarify, the house was under construction when I arrived. I’ll take responsibility anyway.