15 Stimulating Facts About Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion

9. There are three thousand volumes of scrapbooks in the Mansion’s library.

Hefner hired an in-house biographer named Steve Martinez who maintains the archives. He collects photos and information each week and on weekends Hefner helps him update the books.

They date back to portraits of Hefner at only six months old!

10. The grotto has a reputation of being quite the cesspool of… bacteria.

In April 2011, 123 people attending a fundraiser party got really sick from the bacteria in the water, which health officials discovered causes Legionnaire’s disease.

11. The mansion hires 80 full-time employees.

This is what it takes to maintain the grounds, cook, provide security, and take care of electrical and plumbing services.

12. They have a giant statue of Frankenstein’s monster.

It hangs out with guests in the Guest Room while they wait for the festivities to get started.