The Bachelormansion is located in Agoura Hills of Southern California, home to reality dating show sensationThe Bachelor.
The house has become a television landmark since its season 11 debut back in 2007.
Haraden started building the home in 2001, which completed construction in 2005 (viaCheatSheet).
When asked if he’d approve of his kids going on the show, Haraden had a cheeky response.
The Haraden family lived elsewhere six years so the children could continue through their middle school years uninterrupted.
Fortunately for the curious, host Chris Harrison revealed the secret behind the driveway in an interview.
There’s no other reason than it looks pretty on TV," he toldEntertainment Weekly.
Contestants do have full access to the kitchen atThe Bachelormansion.
That means they have to get creative when it comes to exercise.
To that end, everything the Haraden family owns gets completely moved out so that make room for production.
The Bachelortakes up residence in the mansion twice a year, each time for 42 days apiece.
The first part of each session is dedicated to remodeling, according to Marshall Haraden.
So what do they do during those first two weeks?
Haraden says they completely strip down his home.
“Curtains, TVs, pots and pans, clothes everything in one day goes out.”
So the house we’re seeing on TV is nothing like the one the Haraden family lives in.
Specifically, sometimes fans will find their way toThe Bachelormansion when Haraden and his family are living there.
Haraden opened up about the experience in a chat withGood Morning America.
Then, whenThe Bachelormansion was done, production sent over an agent to survey the newly-built home.
Interestingly enough, the flowers that are given to the contestants also come with a hefty price tag.
According toPopSugar, throughout 38 seasons,The Bacheloris estimated to have spent over $25,000 on roses alone.
However,Entertainment Weeklyrevealed that not all of the flowers you see around the estate are real.
Season 16 winner Courtney Robertson opened up about her time in the mansion in an interview.
“I gained weight through the process,” she confessed toAllure.
“There’s a lot of food and alcohol at your disposal, which is hard.”
Jaclyn Swarts, also from season 16, detailed the snacks that were at their disposal.
Not surprisingly, renting out an extravagant Malibu mansion for a party isn’t going to be cheap.
And these are just prices for untelevised cocktail parties!
In fact, the mansion has also made appearances in another big name show.
The promotion was filmed inside the mansion, making Chopra one of the biggest stars grace the mansion halls.
That’s definitely one ofthe weirdest contestant entrances inBachelorhistory!
On an episode ofThe Bachelorette, Ravitz fell from the top of a bunk bed while he was sleeping.
The chicken-suit-guy fell face-first on the ground, earning himself a bloody nose and a trip to the hospital.
Nevertheless, production made sure history wasn’t doomed to repeat itself.
Fortunately, the show wasn’t filming atThe Bachelormansion during the time of the fire.
“The back patio was burning and the flames were moving toward the house,” a source confirmed.
The lower guest house that is used by production was also burned down in the fire.
