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Donald Trump's got a $15m problem on his hands
Story by Daniel Coughlin • Yesterday 7:00 pm - 20-4-2023
The former president's lavish Caribbean palace is still for sale
Donald Trump has been trying to offload the sumptuous Château des Palmiers on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin for years now. But despite slashing the asking price by almost half, no potential buyers have ponied up to purchase the manse. Click or scroll through for a tour of the dreamy estate and discover the secrets of this tropical retreat...
Caribbean idyll
Never one to do things by halves, Donald Trump went all out when he purchased the West Indian idyll in 2013. Billed as a world-class estate, the beguiling property is spread across 4.8 acres within an ultra-exclusive gated community on the southwest coast of French Saint Martin, overlooking one of the territory's most beautiful beaches.
Elite location
The estate's prestigious location is matched by its high-end design and amenities. The handiwork of local architect Jean-Paul Goergler, the Château des Palmiers, which translates to 'the Castle of Palms', was designed in 2000 in a grand Provençal style to evoke the luxe residences of the South of France, and has all the trappings of a billionaire's vacation home.
Upscale property
The property wows with an opulent five-bedroom oceanside villa, as well as a less formal four-bedroom garden villa and two-bedroom staff cottage. There's also a wealth of further amenities, ranging from a fabulous heated pool and a tennis court to a fitness centre and a state-of-the-art security system – a must, of course, for the Trumps.
Palatial villa
The oceanside villa is the jewel in the property's crown and contains the most elaborately decorated rooms. Serendipitously, the former owner, Indiana entrepreneur Steve Hilbert, shares Trump's taste for lavish Louis XIV-style furniture and copious bling – the bathroom fixtures in his Indiana manse for instance are plated in gold – and the villa has plenty of this sort of finery. Let's begin our tour here...
Coat of arms
Upon entering the villa you'll see a gilded coat of arms on the double front doors. The emblem bears an uncanny resemblance to the coat of arms registered in 1939 by Joseph Edward Davies, the husband of Marjorie Merriweather Post who built Trump's Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. The two designs are identical, apart from the Latin word for integrity which has been replaced by the Trump name.
Donald Trump's got a $15m problem on his hands
Story by Daniel Coughlin • Yesterday 7:00 pm - 20-4-2023
The former president's lavish Caribbean palace is still for sale
Donald Trump has been trying to offload the sumptuous Château des Palmiers on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin for years now. But despite slashing the asking price by almost half, no potential buyers have ponied up to purchase the manse. Click or scroll through for a tour of the dreamy estate and discover the secrets of this tropical retreat...
Caribbean idyll
Never one to do things by halves, Donald Trump went all out when he purchased the West Indian idyll in 2013. Billed as a world-class estate, the beguiling property is spread across 4.8 acres within an ultra-exclusive gated community on the southwest coast of French Saint Martin, overlooking one of the territory's most beautiful beaches.
Elite location
The estate's prestigious location is matched by its high-end design and amenities. The handiwork of local architect Jean-Paul Goergler, the Château des Palmiers, which translates to 'the Castle of Palms', was designed in 2000 in a grand Provençal style to evoke the luxe residences of the South of France, and has all the trappings of a billionaire's vacation home.
Upscale property
The property wows with an opulent five-bedroom oceanside villa, as well as a less formal four-bedroom garden villa and two-bedroom staff cottage. There's also a wealth of further amenities, ranging from a fabulous heated pool and a tennis court to a fitness centre and a state-of-the-art security system – a must, of course, for the Trumps.
Palatial villa
The oceanside villa is the jewel in the property's crown and contains the most elaborately decorated rooms. Serendipitously, the former owner, Indiana entrepreneur Steve Hilbert, shares Trump's taste for lavish Louis XIV-style furniture and copious bling – the bathroom fixtures in his Indiana manse for instance are plated in gold – and the villa has plenty of this sort of finery. Let's begin our tour here...
Coat of arms
Upon entering the villa you'll see a gilded coat of arms on the double front doors. The emblem bears an uncanny resemblance to the coat of arms registered in 1939 by Joseph Edward Davies, the husband of Marjorie Merriweather Post who built Trump's Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. The two designs are identical, apart from the Latin word for integrity which has been replaced by the Trump name.
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