6 of the San Antonio area's wildest luxury real estate listings

In San Antonio and its neighboring communities, the appetite for over-the-top luxury amenities is sure to raise some eyebrows.

The Express-News compiled a list of some of the wildest real estate listings spotted in and around Alamo City so far this year. Among them are a private water park, a lazy river and a wine cellar built into a rock bluff.

Tony Parker’s splashy mansion: The 53-acre estate near Boerne owned by the former Spurs player Tony has a waterpark. The mansion is still on the market for $19.5 million.

The property, at 9 Rue Parker, includes 10 bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and four half-bathrooms.

The home’s impressive amenities include a tennis court, a sand volleyball court, a greenhouse, an herb garden, a fruit orchard, and a tortoise enclosure. The private water park includes body slides, lazy rivers, grottos, and a diving platform. The property also features a 5,922-square-foot gym.

Own a cave near George Strait: The $54.5 million, 2,269-acre Less Ranch in Kendall County is less than five minutes from Strait’s Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort and borders the Kronkosky State Natural Area on the southwest.

The Less Ranch, a 2,269-acre tract of land just off Texas 46 comes with creeks, springs and a "dramatic cave" has hit the market for $54 million, according to a listing by Robert Dullnig of Dullnig Ranch Sales. — The Less Ranch, a 2,269-acre tract of land just off Texas 46 comes with creeks, springs and a “dramatic cave” has hit the market for $54 million, according to a listing by Robert Dullnig of Dullnig Ranch Sales.

Courtesy of Robert Dullnig of Dullnig Ranch Sales

Among the ranch’s most impressive features is its “dramatic” cave, with an Artesian-type water feature discharging an estimated 19,000 gallons of water a day and captured for decades in a 40,000-gallon cistern. Large lakes and creek tributaries are found throughout the property.

A private runway: Famed architect Victor Hugo Salas Sr., who is known for his custom-made wood and iron constructions and precision millwork, is selling his Pleasanton mansion for $4.9 million. The 6,243-square-foot estate sits on 147 acres in the city of Pleasanton, just south of San Antonio.

The property is so massive that it has its own runway for an airplane.

Lazy River Ranch: About an hour from San Antonio and seven miles from downtown Boerne is the $7.3 million Lazy River Ranch. The name says it all. The ranch contains its own private lazy river, according to listing agent Kris Forks with Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty.

The main house overlooks a canyon that has live water springs and a custom-built 1,400-square-foot pool house with one bedroom and one bath.

To go along with the lazy river is an Olympic-sized swimming pool with a slide and waterfall.

Wine cave built into rockbluff: A $1.9 million home billed as ‘truly one-of-a-kind’ in New Braunfels comes with a wine cave built into a rock bluff.

Situated on 14-acres, half of the 3,561-square-foot home is on stilts and hangs over the edge of a hill. The hot tub was also built into the rock bluff.

A private view of the Tower of the Americas: The $1.5 million, three-bedroom, three-bath penthouse occupies the 33rd and 34th floors of the Grand Hyatt hotel in downtown San Antonio. The “breathtaking views” of the Tower of the Americas and downtown San Antonio can be seen through the floor-to-ceiling windows.There’s also a private balcony.