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'The Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss is selling the 'plantation-style' Hawaii home he bought from Julia Roberts

Debanjali BoseFeb 23, 2021, 05:54 IST

The home, which has an asking price of $34.5 million, sits on two acres of land in Kauai, Hawaii, and enjoys over 200 feet of beachfront.

Listing agent Neal Norman, of Hawaii Life, describes the property as a "historic plantation-style home with a sprawling beachside lawn, sprinkled with swaying coconut trees."

"Bachelor" head honcho Mike Fleiss is not the home's first famous occupant.

According to marketing materials cited by Variety in 2016, sugar plantation tycoon Hans Peter Faye bought the original lot in 1915 to build a beach house.

Almost a century later, in 2011, Hollywood A-lister Julia Roberts bought the property for $13.375 million.

Roberts put the home on the market a few years later for just under $30 million, ultimately selling it to Fleiss for $16.2 million in 2016.

At the time of the 2016 sale, Variety called Roberts' original $29.85 million asking price "preposterously optimistic" and the two buildings on the property "humble but charming."

Five years later, Fleiss has put the home on the market at an even higher price than Roberts' original ask.

The property has two already-built structures: the main house and the guest house. The main house has four bedrooms, and there are four bathrooms across both houses.

The master bedroom of the main house has all-white decor and a lanai, or porch, with a view of the green lawns and the ocean.

The view from the lanai shows palm trees and blue waters dotted with yachts and boats.

The other bedrooms also have all-white decor, large windows, and vaulted ceilings.

One of the bedrooms has a nook with a smaller bed, possibly meant for a child, with bookshelves built into the wall.

The home's fifth bedroom is in the guest house.

Back in the main house, the open kitchen and the living room share the same space. The separate dining area is located near the kitchen.

Just beyond the living room is another lanai with space for entertaining and enjoying the views.

The lanai opens up to a huge, green lawn that stretches between the home and the beach. It has a hammock and a volleyball net.

The home is bordered by the beach on one side and hills on the other. According to the listing, "world-class golf" is "just up the hill."

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