Crazy Facts about the Playboy mansion!

Everyone has once wondered how it would be to live a Playboy life in the grand mansion. We can’t say about females but men’s surely dreamt of living this life once, where the mansion is full of beautiful women and champagne all around. Talking about women’s, it’s less about Hugh Hefner, the octogenarian editor of the famous/infamous adult magazine, and more about the pampering and worshipping you’d receive as a female resident.

Here are some crazy facts about the Playboy mansion, which you’d wish to know!

1. Playboy bought the mansion in 1971 from Louis D. Statham, a chess master who also designed spaceships, for a little over $1 million.

2. There have been many reports of old, stained bedding, and unclean mattresses paired with dingy furniture at the Playboy mansion. The playboy bunnies who stay in bedrooms that are pink and have white carpeting, were stained due to all of their dogs running around. Even the curtains aren’t safe from dog stains. Apparently, the girls would replace things like mattresses and bedding out of pocket and could only be reimbursed after they produced a receipt.

3. Hugh has always had atleast two to a dozen girlfriends at a time. However, Playmates are not to be confused with girlfriends. He usually tries to keep girlfriends from being a Playmate, because he is worried that the ladies would collect a Playmate paycheck and be on their way.

4. Each girlfriend had their own room, but one “special lady” was named as girlfriend number one and stayed with Him in his room. The other girlfriends would swing by his room on s*x party nights.

5. Girlfriends who did live at the mansion had to abide by a strict curfew of 9:00 pm. They can only stay out late if they are accompanying Hef on a night out. Staff would take notes as to which girls broke curfew, which would result in them losing their weekly allowance of $1,000. This money is very important to the girls as they can not take any other jobs outside of their Playboy responsibilities. Along with the allowance, the girls also receive a car, medical coverage, and assistance with cosmetic surgery.

6. Now, Hef is married to 2009’s December Playmate of the Month, Crystal Harris, who is 60 years his junior. This is his third marriage. Hef first tied the knot waaay back in 1949 to Mildred Williams, and together they had two children. They divorced in 1959 and thirty years later Hef took vows again, this time to Playmate of the Year Kimberly Conrad. They divorced in 2010.

7. The Playboy Mansion houses dozens of exotic animals and the home actually has a zoo license. Hef is a big fan of birds and keeps peacocks, macaws, flamingos, toucans and ducks on the property.

8. When you think of the grotto, you picture an intimate hideaway so you can get close with someone. However, in 2011, the Los Angeles County Department of Health discovered the bacteria that can lead to Legionnaires’ disease was in the whirlpool after 123 party attendees became ill. Gross.

9. The Playboy Mansion is the only private home in Los Angeles that actually has a permanent fireworks permit, or pyrotechnic license. The fourth-of-July fireworks show is a big hit every year and can be seen for miles around.

10. The mansion is a hot spot for high-profile athletes and (mostly C-list) celebrities. Frequent visitors have included Charlie Sheen, Snoop Dogg, Corey Feldman, Pauly Shore and David Hasselhoff. Ex Playmate and mansion resident Izabella St. James said back in the day, Leonardo DiCaprio pretty much lived at the mansion. Also, several people have been banned from the 29-room mansion over the years, for a few months, years or even for life. Luke Wilson was banned in 2006 when he tried to sneak a friend in with him, claiming it was his brother Owen. Most surprisingly was the near-ban of John Lennon, who drunkenly extinguished his cigarette on a priceless Matisse painting. Apparently, the painting still hangs in the mansion.

11. The original Playboy mansion was in Chicago, where the magazine was founded. It was then purchased by the Art Institute of Chicago in the 70’s and turned into student housing. In the mid 90’s, a developer redid the place and divided it into a seven multi-million dollar family residence. shutterstock_Playboy-Mansion-Party