A glimpse has been given inside a Beauty and the Beast-style chateau worth more than £20million with grounds fit for a Disney princess.
The property comes complete with two acres of private land, a 2,000-bottle wine cellar, movie theatre, gym, spa, pub and staff quarters.
Château de la Roche is a French-inspired limestone manor with mosaic-tiled marble floors and a dramatic 37-foot-high arched cathedral ceiling.
It is set amid two acres of gated grounds on a hilltop in an exclusive enclave of Alpine, New Jersey, US.
Completed in 2017, the 25,700sq ft manor was constructed over four years in a collaboration led by architect Robert Zampolin.
It features a traditional limestone façade, crowned by a mansard roof, which gives the chateau a historic feel despite its modern beginnings.
The floors of the property are mosaic-tiled marble, hardwood, and stone, while a series of large windows brings a lighter airier feel allowing residents to gaze out at the stunning landscaped gardens.
Despite its more antiquated appearance and grand marble fireplaces, Chateau de la Roche is fitted with a number of smart technologies and modern luxuries.
They include a pool and spa as well as a movie theatre with a 120-inch projection screen, digital surround-sound system, and built-in, custom-designed leather chairs.
Ascending the huge double staircase, preferably in a ball gown with a singing tea pot, guests will find themselves spoiled for choice by the seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms on offer.
With its own staff quarters, entertaining is a must – even throwing a ball, perhaps.
As if this chateau weren’t enough, fans of Beauty and the Beast can live out their favourite moments in their own mahogany-panelled library with gold-leaf inlay mouldings, coffered ceiling, detailed carvings and warm parquet floors.
The room also has a marble fireplace, as well as built-in bookshelves and a separate study tucked behind stone columns and pillars.
To the right of the grand entrance is the formal dining room where you’ll certainly have to resist the urge to sing Be Our Guest when you see what this property's incredible state-of-the art kitchen can cook up.
Beyond the main foyer and central corridor lies the great room.
Guests can then move into the comfortable family room with fireplace, coffered ceiling and French doors onto the rear gardens and pool terrace.
The mansion home also boasts a stunning octagonal conservatory with a hand-painted double-height ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the grounds.
Along the central corridor guests can find a mud room, garage and secondary staircase rising to the private quarters and there’s an elevator that will help you climb to all floors.
A long hallway leads to five big bedroom suites on the second floor, accessible via the main staircase in the foyer, a secondary staircase, or elevator.
The owner's suite is fit for a Disney princess and is entered through a vestibule, with a muraled coved ceiling and French doors opening to an elegant sitting room.
It is completed with a vast, spa-like bathroom with mosaic tiles, a free-standing tub, showers, commode, double vanity and two huge dressing rooms with custom-designed closet space, but you won't find any talking chest of drawers.
All the remaining bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, walk-in closets, high ceilings and oversized windows.
One bedroom, with a spiral staircase leading to a loft space, is used as an office.
This floor also includes a laundry room and ample storage areas.
The finished, fourth level traverses the length of the house and could accommodate additional bedrooms or recreation space if needed.
So if you're looking to start a tale as old as time, you might want to take a second look.
The property is on the market with Denise Albanese of Christie’s International Real Estate, northern New Jersey at a price of £20,481,500 ($25,000,000)
