North Bay Nugget (Ontario)
Final Edition
Canadian Press
ENTERTAINMENT; Entertainment Digest; Pg. B5
LONDON (CP) — If you’ve always wanted to sleep in a castle, and you’ve got $3,000 a week (per person) to spend, has Jane Seymour got a deal for you.
The rental fee for the actor’s 1,000-year-old manor house — St. Catherine’s Court — in Bath, England, [...]
The Houston Chronicle - Sunday 2 STAR EDITION
MAXINE MESINGER
THE Sunday snooper: Are you ready for this? The National Basketball Association’s new catalog offers a basketball fan a chance to step on the same court as the league’s elite players. The NBA is selling the 2001 All-Star Game court, and the price tag is . . [...]
Chicago Tribune - Sunday, CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION
By Elizabeth Bernstein, Wall Street Journal.
Looking for a special place to unwind with friends recently, Joy Evans chose to rent a private villa in Acapulco, Mexico. But it wasn’t just the stunning view of the bay or the opulent decor that lured her. It was the home’s owner: singer [...]
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Monday
Want to sleep in a movie star’s bed or romp in a rock star’s Jacuzzi?
You can, for a price, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that more celebrities than ever are renting their homes to strangers. Of course, the celebrity doesn’t come with it, but if you rent [...]
The Houston Chronicle - Sunday 2 STAR EDITION
BYLINE: MAXINE MESINGER
THE Sunday snooper: Momentum Securities CEO James Lee surprised his wife, Amy, with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to London. Tours of Enchantment’s Gregory Patrick made all the arrangements, including a full-time butler flown in from Amsterdam. They had lunch at the House of Lords with a high-ranking [...]
Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada) -Saturday Final Edition
HARRY SHATTUCK, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Some travelers prefer budget motels for overnight accommodations.
Others splurge for Ritz-Carltons and Four Seasons.
And then there are those who luxuriate at Mick Jagger’s vacation retreat on the private Caribbean island of Mustique, at Jane Seymour’s castle in England or in an Acapulco mansion staffed by [...]
The Houston Chronicle - Monday 2 STAR EDITION
MAXINE MESINGER
I’VE had a bone to pick with an element of Hollywood and its so-called big stars for a long time, and a story in Thursday’s Chronicle got me to the point that I’m going to address it today. Clint Eastwood is coming to town to direct and [...]