Everyone needs to take a vacation every once in a while, especially during the summer months.
But vacation means something a little different when you're a millionaire or even a billionaire.
From massive island retreats to private superyachts, these tech executives' second homes take luxury to the next level.
When Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen isn't cruising the high seas on one of his yachts, he can relax at one of his many luxurious retreats.
In addition to an island in Washington and a beachfront Hawaiian estate, Allen owns a hilltop mansion on the Côte d'Azur, called the Villa Maryland. He employs a staff of 12 and counts Bono and Andrew Lloyd Webber as neighbors.
Source: Curbed
In October 2014, news surfaced that Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg had bought a 750-acre property on the North Shore of Kauai. He reportedly paid more than $100 million for the estate, which includes a white-sand beach and former sugarcane plantation.
Source: Forbes
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff loves all things Hawaii. He wears Hawaiian shirts to work and even named his dog "Koa," after a type of Hawaiian tree. He also owns a 5-acre estate on the Big Island, which he purchased for $12.5 million in 2000.
Source: Wall Street Journal, Honolulu Magazine
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