bandar owned an estate with a 32-room house in aspen, colorado. he bought the land in 1989 and built the residence in 1991. on 12 july 2006, it was reported that prince bandar was seeking to sell his mansion in aspen, colorado, for us$135 million. the palatial vacation home, called hala ranch, is larger than the white house, is perched on a mountaintop of , and includes 15 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms featuring 24-karat gold fixtures. in december 2006, the mansion was still listed for sale at $135 million. in december 2007, the guesthouse was sold for a reported $36.5 m. the purported reason for the sale is that bandar was too busy to enjoy the mansion. finally, he sold his aspen ranch for $49 million to starwood mountain ranch llc in june 2012. it is reported that billionaire john paulson bought hala ranch, and paulson confirmed this.