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.
Bill and Melinda Gates wanted to announce split in March but lawyers stopped them while they negotiated - so she fled to a $130k-a-night private island with the kids - but he wasn t invited
Bill and Melinda Gates wanted to announce split in March and she had rented Calivigny Island in Grenada
It is owned by French millionaire Georges Cohen, who bought it for his wife Martine in 2000
Her plan was to announce then flee to the Caribbean with their three kids to hide from the media
He was not invited - sources cited by TMZ on Thursday say the kids are very angry with him but don t say why
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.