REVEALED: Inside Bill Gates 1,440 sq ft North Carolina love nest with former girlfriend Ann Winblad which rents on Airbnb as a Royal Retreat for Beach Lovers for $600-a-night
Bill Gates and his ex, Ann Winblad, spent a weekend a year at North Carolina royal retreat for beach lovers
Gates, 65, announced on Twitter on Monday that he and his 56-year-old wife Melinda are divorcing
Melinda agreed that Bill could vacation for a long weekend at the beach every year with Winblad
Home in Corolla, North Carolina near Outer Banks is a modest, oceanfront house that measures 1,440sq ft
It boasts four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a gazebo, and a private pathway to the beach
The images show a large and secluded beach house opening up to an oceanfront view in the Outer Banks. According to The Post, the home belongs to Winblad but has been on the rental market since 2016. The home, known as Castle Sween, is billed on Airbnb as a royal retreat for beach lovers.
The exterior view of the modest beachside cabin where the two exes spent one weekend together every year (Outer Banks Vacations)
Following Gates split with his wife of 27 years, a 1997 Time Magazine article detailing his close friendship with Winblad resurfaced. According to the article, Gates had an arrangement with his wife, Melinda, that allowed him to spend time with Winblad at the beach hideaway for one weekend each spring.
Inside Bill Gates North Carolina hideaway with ex Ann Winblad
The North Carolina beach house where Bill Gates spent a weekend a year with venture capitalist ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad while married to soon-to-be-ex-wife Melinda Gates is a modest three-story oceanfront home that is available for a holiday rental. The vacation house in Corolla, just north of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom that has its own gazebo overlooking the ocean as well as a private pathway to the beach. The home, known as Castle Sween, is billed on Airbnb as a royal retreat for beach lovers - starting at $600 per night.
Sun, sea and same time next year! Inside modest Outer Banks hideaway where Bill Gates and ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad would spend one weekend a year
Bill Gates and his ex, Ann Winblad, spent a weekend a year at North Carolina royal retreat for beach lovers
Gates, 65, announced on Twitter on Monday that he and his 56-year-old wife Melinda are divorcing
Melinda agreed that Bill could vacation for a long weekend at the beach every year with Winblad
Home in Corolla, North Carolina near Outer Banks is a modest, oceanfront house that measures 1,440sq ft
It boasts four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a gazebo, and a private pathway to the beach