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Smyrna, Del., Estate of the Day

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A million-and-a-half dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to ... unless you consider moving to gentle Smyrna, Del., in the the First State -- home of tax-free shopping -- to scoop up this one-year-old home set on five acres with a pond. Selling for what Luxist readers might consider a bargain-basement price of $1,490,000, the home was created by a custom builder for himself. It features five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, five fireplaces, a home theater, soapstone countertops, a pastry cabinet with a cooling rack, and an exercise room and sauna. The property also includes an inground pool, carriage house, decks, and a hot tub. The taxes are a low $1,847 a year.

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Tampa Bay Rays Holed Up At The Hotel Du Pont

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The Tampa Bay Rays may have gotten kicked out of their Philadelphia hotel after the World Series was extended due to rain delay but they ended up in luxurious digs in Wilmington, Delaware. The team stayed at the Hotel du Pont, a historic hotel that has seen presidents, celebrities and its fair share of famous athletes before. How do they like their Wilmington stay? Tampa Bay Rays reliever J.P. Howell told the AP "this place in awesome." It turns out that traveling secretary Jeff Ziegler had to call 21 hotels before finding a hotel with enough rooms for the team and staff. The team found iit a nice place to cozy up and wait out the cold rain that has dogged this Series. Before the Rays moved in the hotel was offering a World Series package touting the fact that the hotel is a half hour drive from the Philadelphia Phillies Home Field, Citizens Bank Park and offering a special package that included valet parking, a la carte breakfast and a Phillies or Rays-themed Chocolate Mousse Baseball Bombe welcome amenity from $149 and up per room. Alas, the change of venue didn't bring the Rays any luck in the Series.

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Greenville, Delaware, Estate of the Day

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Sometimes when I find a luxury enclave I haven't discovered before I get a bit obsessed. That's why we are back in Greenville, Delaware again today. This town is one of the richest towns in the small seaside state. Today's home is the most expensive in the area. It is a 1929 stone home which has been given a major renovation. This home is over 23,000 square feet and sits on 4.5 acres. The home has an elaborate library, an event room and the Brandywine room, a room that looks like a posh private club. The outbuildings include two gazebos, a greenhouse, caterer's prep building, a three-bedroom carriage house and a car barn with a display area for 18 cars. It is listed at $7.5 million. After the jump, a home built for formal parties.

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L'Hermitage, Estate of the Day

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Today's home offers a rather elaborate home in Greenville, Delaware. The elaborate home (yet another with the name Hermitage) has a total of 13,000 square feet of living space. Luxurious features include a lighted tennis court, a pool with a fountain and a waterfall, an English pub room, an exercise room, and many more rooms yet to be customized. The home has a dramatic two-story entry with two circular butterfly staircases leading to the upper gallery. The kitchen area has a butler's pantry, walk-in pantry, modern kitchen and a see through fireplace that divides the table area from the open family room with access to the terrace. The first floor master suite has a fireplace, his and hers bathrooms and massive closets Each wing is divided equally with two suites on each side with one bedroom having an extra sleeping room for your guests. The home is listed at $5.7 million. After the jump, decor that is both dated and deluxe.

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Bethany Beach, Estate of the Day

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A friend tipped me off to today's home, a large oceanfront expanse in a place I might have ignored. It's not often that I cover Delaware homes even though the small state offers some nice opportunities for gorgeous oceanfront. Today's home in the Bethany Beach area is sheltered by a large dune and has a steel-encased structure and hurricane shutters to protect it. The home sits on two acres of prime beachfront and has an expansive network of Brazilian hardwood decks and verandas for enjoying the tranquility of your beach. It has eight bedrooms, a Finished in 2004 to withstand the strongest storms, this steel-encased structure, with its hurricane shuttered frontage and terracotta tile roof, a 50' Great Room, bar, billiard room, den with home theater, playroom, and a hot tub on the roof deck. A three-bedrooms guest cottage is connected by walkway to the main home. Yesterday's house was brilliantly staged, today's looks to be staged too but not nearly as well. The furnishings seems to float randomly in the home. TThe home's finishes don't exactly either wow me (the haphazard furnishings don't help) but the location is beautiful. It is listed at $10 million. After the jump, a house in need of a personality.

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