Sinatra Souvenirs!

Own your own little piece of Ol' Blue Eyes!

On the way into Rock Garden Cafe, Palm Springs, for breakfast I like to grab one of the little 4-color House For Sale magazines and thumb through it daydreaming. I look for "most expensive" and "least expensive" and have a wonderful time. This morning it was deja vu all over again.

Frank Sinatra's hideaway was built by him in 1968 and named "Villa Maggio" for his Oscar-winning role in "From Here to Eternity." It's a 15 minute drive away from El Paseo, Rancho Mirage. It's back on the market. I first read about it 3? 5? years ago? and the then-price was $2.5 million which frankly I thought was a steal.

You get: a private, gated retreat built to entertain the Rat Pack and others. The compound sleeps 16 to 22 people with parking for 24 cars. The helipad is included.

There are three houses -- the main house with three bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, gourmet kitchen, media threater, formal dining room, five stone fireplaces with a pool, spa and tennis courts and barbecue pit.

The attached guest house has two bedrooms, livingroom with a fireplace and a full kitchen.

The detached guest house has three separate suites, each with a mini-kitchen, multiple baths and stone fireplaces.

The pool house has a great room, a mini-kitchen, two saunas, a stone fireplace and satellite dishes.

It's been on the market since April, 2008, and the price is now $4.8 million. The realtor is one Kathleen O'Brien at 760-423-9652 or DreamNowRealtor.com

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

The house Sinatra built for his mother, Dolly, is available for rent ($11,777 per month.) The house is described as a 6,900 sq. ft. place with four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen with a triple stainless-steel refrigerator. The backyard has a pool, a spa and a party island with a cook top overlooking a golf course (which one not specified.) Same realtor as above.

To read all about his houses, visit Sinatra.com and browse your way along.