You should visit the Inner Toob (Toobworld.blogspot.com) -- Toby has an amazing daily blog connecting the TV universe. He's done a lot with Columbo and regularly IDs prop products, houses, and other crossover gimmicks in shows.
Interesting … I was just about to sign in to an email account when I was greeted by a subject line asking “Do you recognize this estate?“ Naturally the Kennicut house immediately popped into mind and after reading through the article, I was right. They posted quite a few photos, but I selected the ones any Columbo fan would know right away. The thought tickling me is wondering who on earth would pay $600,000 a month to RENT anything?
Last month, we brought you the nation's most expensive home for sale, Dallas' $135 million (or so the owner hopes!) Crespi-Hicks estate. Not to be outdone, the Beverly House in Beverly Hills, Calif., is muscling its way into the stratosphere with what is believed to be the most expensive rental home in the nation: a staggering $600,000 a month.
You probably know the house without even realizing it: Remember the scene from "The Godfather" where a Hollywood mogul finds a horse head in his bed? That was filmed at the Beverly House. But the home has an illustrious history beyond that, too: William Randolph Hearst left San Simeon -- the California setting of his never-finished Hearst Castle -- to move into the Beverly House, which paramour Marion Davies bought for him in 1946. And John F. Kennedy honeymooned at the Beverly House with Jackie. Plus, the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston vehicle "The Bodyguard" was filmed there.
Some vital statistics: The 50,000-square-foot estate, at 1011 North Beverly Drive a few blocks above Sunset Boulevard, has 17 bedrooms and 29 bathrooms on 3.7 acres. The compound includes a guesthouse over an eight-car garage, a security cottage, a separate two-bedroom apartment, a four-bedroom gate lodge, two projection rooms, spa facilities and even an Art Deco nightclub. An outdoor terrace seats up to 400. The billiard room contains a massive stone fireplace mantle brought from San Simeon.