The Villa Casa Casuarina

Description

One-of-a-kind boutique hotel, restaurant and event space. Formerly the Versace Mansion, The three-story villa is an opulent and private oasis in the heart of South Beach. The house now is a boutique hotel with and exciting restaurant, Il Sole. -The 23,000-square-foot mansion has 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and a 54-foot-long mosaic pool lined with 24-karat gold. -It is the only private residence on busy Ocean Drive. -Versace reportedly had the pool made in Italy, broken down in sections, and mailed to U.S. where it was put together by a team of 75. It has over a 100 million Italian mosaic tiles, and the design is shared with a scarf in Versace's South Beach Collection. -Versace brought in the poolside statues from a 16-century chateau in France. -The poolside rotunda's floor is rumored to contain a cryptic code.