Where do contestants stay for the first two weeks of filming ?
The Agoura Hills , California mansion was not used during a few seasons including season 7 that was filmed New York City , where Charlie O'Connell , who had appeared in " Sliders " with his brother Jerry O'Connell , lived , Paris , France for season 8 ; Rome , Italy for season 9 , where Lorenzo Borghese lived who is half - Italian .