Night at Hearst Castle to be Auctioned on eBay

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  09.11.08 | 4:03 PM ET

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Photo by mbtrama, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

I’m sure the bids will be astronomical, as they should be. Hearst Castle‘s beds haven’t seen overnight visitors in 50 years, and the winner of the auction—and his or her companion—will have the run of Julia Morgan‘s hilltop masterpiece in San Simeon, California. Among the things the top bidder will be able to do: Screen a movie in William Randolph Hearst’s private theater. Of course, only one movie should top everyone’s must-watch list: Citizen Kane.

The auction will raise money to help preserve 25,000 pieces of art and antiques in the Castle. Bidding runs Sept. 17-27.

I envy whoever wins this opportunity.



2 Comments for Night at Hearst Castle to be Auctioned on eBay

Ling 09.12.08 | 4:37 AM ET

Read a couple of days back that JetBlue was auctioning vacations and flights on eBay. Now a night at Hearst Castle. What’s next? A night in the Lincoln Bedroom because the White house needs some new curtains?

fdeblauwe 09.23.08 | 3:09 AM ET

Ironic that Mr. Hearst is nowadays barely more famous than his architect, Ms. Morgan. See my Word Face-Off blog post with several photos (http://wordfaceoff.blogspot.com/2008/09/hearst-castle-vs-william-randolph_22.html).

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