Inside ‘Billion Dollar Playground's' huge demands and luxury stays
Caviar tins, Dom Perignon and luxury holiday homes is just another day in the billion dollar playground.
If you've ever wondered how the top 1 per cent travel, BINGE's new TV series 'Billion Dollar Playground' offers a front-row seat, lifting the curtain on the ultra-exclusive world of luxury vacation rentals, following real life luxury holiday rental company Luxico.
See the video inside a 'billion dollar playground' experience.
Forget five-star hotels as the wealthy check into private mansions featuring tennis courts with stadium grade lighting, resort style pools, and bespoke furnishings.
For up to $30,000 a night, guests stay in some of the city's prime real estate but not only that – they come with staff that cater to the extravagant wishes of the global elite.
Luxico's stays are all across Australia, from Sydney's Eastern suburbs all the way to Palm Beach, Port Douglas and Noosa.
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On the show we meet the real life luxury concierge's Heaven and Jasmin, private chef's, Aussie brothers Matt and George, French Butler JB and a bunch more of the luxury staff.
Where their rule of thumb is 'if it's legal, we'll make it happen,' – the Luxico staff have seen their fair share of multimillion dollar homes.
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Speaking to cast member Heaven, one of the concierge staff, she said what made a 'billion dollar playground' property for her was opulent gates, tall ceilings and tree-lined winding driveways.
'This particularly property I'm thinking of there was something like 200 olive trees … it was a flex,' she said. 'There was a glass wall that by the touch of a button it went down into the floor,' she added.
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'Another thing with ultra wealthy properties, there is a really nice interior and exterior flow. this one even a floor to ceiling aquarium.'
For George being a private chef, it was all about the kitchen.
'(A) property had three combi-ovens, that are about $60,000-$80,000 each … that for me as a chef is mind blowing, because the amount I can pump out is mind blowing.'
The cast also hinted to drama that unfolds between not just the demanding guests, but the service team themselves.
'It's another day at the office,' George said. 'For us a reality TV show is so far from reality … but this show is reality. It's just another day at work.'
Heaven added that there was often some clashes in personalities that unravelled under pressure.
'My experience before moving to Australia was that I worked independently,' Heaven added. 'So the biggest challenge sometimes, is working with different personalities.'
But the two both had some crazy stories of the demands of the ultra-wealthy guests.
'I once had a last minute dinner party that had to happen, it was a 10 person dinner party and they wanted a $20,000 flower installation flown in … that's the most stress I've ever had I had a moment of doubt.'
'However we figured it out, from the West Coast to the East Coast it came,' Heaven said.
'Mines very much the same but it's a helicopter,' George said.
'It was a two-day stay and the guests decided they wanted a particular caviar not from this country, so it was a plane ride and a helicopter … I tell you what, when money isn't an issue and there is no such thing as shallow pockets, the mind can run wild, anything is possible.'
Viewers can expect plenty of luxe properties, unique requests, and the pressures of delivering the unforgettable.
The first episode of the 8-part series is available now to stream on BINGE, with new episodes dropping weekly.
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