Peek inside Santa's secluded $1.15M North Pole home
NORTH POLE (WNCN/KTVI) — As the story goes, every Christmas Eve, Santa Claus dons his wooly red suit, climbs aboard his magical sleigh and delivers presents to children all around the world in a single night. But now it's our turn to get a glimpse inside his North Pole retreat.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus claimed the home on Zillow in 2016, according to the online real estate marketplace, giving those who believe a chance to view the cozy cabin. According to Zillow's Zestimate, there are no similar homes anywhere in the world.
Six years ago, Zillow experts valued the Claus home at $650,000, basing the estimate on "comparable homes in remote locations" on the coast of Alaska and by adding a "Santa premium" of 78%, the percentage of respondents in a survey that called Christmas their favorite holiday.
This year, Zillow estimates the snowy home to be worth over $1.15 million, up from slightly more than $1 million last year. If you were hoping to claim the home, you're out of luck - the home, which appears without an address on Zillow, is off the market.
The Claus’ home was first built in 1822 and has undergone a few recent remodels.
Some of the home's most special features include an oven with 12 different cookie settings, a floor-to-ceiling fireplace and a study where Santa makes his naughty and nice list, the Zillow listing said.
It's tucked among giant fir and spruce trees on 25 sprawling acres, along with a state-of-the-art toy workshop, reindeer stables, a sleigh garage, and a litany of cabins for the elves.
New this year, Zillow is offering a 3D tour of Elf Village, where elves live on-site in their own private family accommodations.
The fictitious Claus home has been one of the most viewed homes on Zillow's website, according to the company.