this Sri Lankan “island with its neo palladian mansion has played host to kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers, aristocracy, writers and eccentrics, giving it a very colorful history, which guests can now share,” according to airbnb.com, is $1000 per night and fits 10 people! that’s $100 per night (go, math!) to luxuriate on “2 ½ acres of sheer tropical fantasy with nothing between it and the South Pole.” seriously, who’s in? and it COMES WITH A LIVE-IN CHEF WHO TALKS TO YOU ABOUT YOUR CULINARY PREFERENCES AND PREPARES YOUR MEALS.

[images via airbnb.com]