It's not an illusion! Inside magician David Copperfield's exclusive Caribbean resort, where parrots pick up litter, an outdoor cinema magically appears on the beach... and guests pay £24,000 a night
David Copperfield's tropical getaway is not just a millionaires' playground and celebrity haven.
While
Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, and Johnny Depp are all rumoured to have
spent time on the lush property in the Bahamas where Penelope Cruz
married Javier Bardem, it is also available to rent... at a cool £24,000
a night.
The
world's most successful magician has a second life in real estate with
the chain of 11 Bahamas islands he turned into an exclusive Caribbean
resort, which has everything from a giant drive in movie theatre on
Coconut Beach to 'The Houdini Room' filled with memorabilia from his
hero.
'Run us a bath would you love? Flower petals optional': A bathing experience at Copperfield's resort
What d'you mean we're sleeping outside tonight? White sand beaches are perfectly manicured for guests
In
2006, the famed magician bought the 150-acre island of Musha Cay and its
surrounding chain for a reputed £30 million, and with £25 million and
five years of remodeling, made it into his own personal Fantasy Island
complete with a staff of
30, with furniture
flown in from all over the world - including Harry Houdini's pool table.
All told, the 11 islands comprise 700-acres and are worth upwards of
$100 million (£60million), and Copperfield describes his resort as 'the most magical vacation destination in the world.
It's
been widely reported that Copperfield found the main island after
apparently drawing criss-crossing lines between Easter Island and
Stonehenge, and the Pyramid of Giza and the Pyramid of the Sun in the
Yucatan, and determining the exact spot at which the two intersected.
Daily
rates for 2014 are £24,000 for up to 12 guests with each additional
guest up to 24 (resort capacity) charged an extra £900, which includes
all meals and drinks such as fine wines and champagnes.
Select
extras range from spectacular fire work events (£15,000) and a
multi-island treasure hunt created, written and scored by David
Copperfield and his creative team.
'Peaceful here isn't it?' Celebrities are no doubt tempted by the islands which are far from the prying lenses of the paparazzi
Secluded spot: The magician named his archipelago, which he began buying in the early 2000's, the Islands of Copperfield Bay
The
treasure hunt takes guests across Musha Cay and the Islands of
Copperfield Bay covering 700 tropical acres. Winners and all
participants receive gifts and every hunt has graphics including
treasure maps personalised and handmade specifically for the event.
(£15,000 for up to 24 guests)
Copperfield
named his wild mini-archipelago in the Bahamas the Islands of Copperfield Bay and they are also reputed to have a fountain of youth, a secret underground city,
and a treasure hunt bearing pirate booty.
'The
island experience is the creation of every great place I’ve ever been
combined with the imagination that I have in my theatre work,' he told Forbes Magazine recently.
Copperfield
has described Musha as his most important project to date - presumably
not including the birth of his daughter Sky four years ago and his
engagement to long-term partner Chloe Gosselin.
'The island experience is the creation of every
great place I've ever been combined with the imagination that I have in
my theatre work,' Copperfield says
Night dining: The islands are reputed to have a fountain of youth and a secret underground city
Apparently
the magician oversees even the tiniest of details, from selecting the
board games made available for guests to designing the users' manuals
for phones and items of technology.
'Because
of my work I have the privilege of living in extraordinary places
around the world,' he says. 'I wanted to recreate the details of those
experiences here - from the water pressure in the shower to the thread
count in the towels.'
‘The
island experience is the creation of every great place I’ve ever been
combined with the imagination that I have in my theatre work,’
Copperfield said in a recent Forbes interview. ‘People on the cover of
your magazine come there a lot.’
The resort counts among its staff a crew of macaws which are specially trained to clean debris from the beach.
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