Home of the Day: An ‘Ultimate House Hunt’ in Jurassic Park has Kauai estate up for auction

Once used as a shooting location for the film “Jurassic Park,” the verdant Hawaiian isle of Kauai is also home to this luxury estate designed by Matthew Schaller.

The ocean-bluff retreat in a gated community is a lot to hula about. Set beneath a double-pitched roof, living spaces are surrounded by walls of sliding glass for natural indoor-outdoor flow.

Outside, grounds once featured on HGTV’s “Ultimate House Hunt” include an al fresco kitchen, multiple lanais and a 50-foot saltwater swimming pool complete with a waterfall and swim-in grotto.

Address: 4727A/4727B Hanalei Plantation Road, Princeville 96722

Price: $3 million reserve at auction

Built: 2011

Lot size: 1.5 acres

House size: 5,752 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms

Features: Furnished; gourmet kitchen with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances; butler’s pantry/safe room; master suite with radiant heated bathroom floors, private terrace with hot tub; home office; family wing with separate laundry area; Sonos wireless audio system; remote-controlled sun shades; guest residence with separate laundry; 20-foot stamped tin and mahogany ceilings; outdoor kitchen; indoor-outdoor koi ponds; 50-foot saltwater pool with waterfall; outdoor shower

About the area: According to data taken from Hawaiian Information Services and MLS Sales Data, the median sale price for single-family homes in Kauai in May was $495,000 based on 34 sales.

Notes: Auction scheduled for noon HST on July 23

Agents: Platinum Luxury Auctions, (800) 530-9026

To submit a candidate for Home of the Day, send high-resolution color photos via Dropbox.com, permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to [email protected].

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