Greene says these are fantasies cooked up by disgruntled former workers, or reporters trying to blame him for the lifestyle of some of the yacht's "colorful guests".
But it was a house (actually four buildings with 165 rooms, two swimming pools on 250,000 acres of land 1,600 feet above sea level) enlivened by William Randolph Hearst's love of the place and by the many colorful guests (not to mention objects) that he and his mistress, Marion Davies, imported to their remote outpost.
The large, colorful guest rooms, with wood-beam ceilings, antiques and local artwork in a vibrant Southwestern style, are $259 to over $600.
Clearing the way for O.J. Simpson's colorful house guest to take the stand, a lead detective in the murder case concluded his testimony Tuesday by detailing how authorities explain two enduring mysteries: why there was no cut on a glove at the murder scene and no blood leading up to a similar glove at Simpson's estate.
Consider sourcing locally produced spirits or having a bar stocked with a single liquor (whiskey is pretty popular), bitters and colorful glassware so guests can help themselves.
Pavel Dryomov, one of the most prominent, pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, was celebrating his wedding in the rebel-held town of Stakhanov with his new wife and a colorful array of guests, including men drawn from the ranks of his own Cossack militia.
It has colorful DJs, live special guests, commercials and devoted listeners.
In the garden, 250 guests waved colorful flags and cheered as the couple pledged to "build a community" and "throw radical parties".
Leon Dobkowski's costumes are mostly casual contemporary, but he gets a chance to show off with the guests' wildly colorful and festive attire (Mardi Gras meets the '80s) for the Capulets' party.
In the colorful, modest dining room, guests feast on unusual dishes like luscious cream of pistachio soup flavored with cilantro and roasted tomatillos and chilies, which is really a traditional mole, or sauce, from southern Mexico.
In my hotel, the Brahmaputra Grand, glass cases displayed antique guns, swords, armor, metal utensils, Tibetan masks, and statues, while the mostly Chinese staff, dressed in colorful Tibetan costume, greeted guests with an exaggerated bow and a heavily accented "Tashi delek".
