Take a tour of the clifftop Hawaiian estate Justin Bieber rented for US$10,000 a night – Waterfalling Estate has also been the centrepiece of reality shows like Love Island and Ex on the Beach

Sep 15 , 2022

Waterfalling Estate, one of Hawaii’s most exclusive oceanfront estates, gets its name from the cascading waters in the neighbouring valley, a key selling feature of the property. Photo: Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions

The estate on the Hamakua coastline of Hawaii’s Big Island, beside the waterfall that gives it its name, has just been sold by Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions, with a reserve price of US$5.75 million

The house spans nearly 11,000 sq ft across three floors and includes three helipads, a traditional lanai, nine-hole golf course, tennis stadium and cinema

Hawaii’s island chain is no stranger to glamour, drama or stunning beauty. Its incredible coastline has made it a playground for the rich and famous for decades, from the classic surf breaks on Oahu’s north shore, to the five-star resorts on Maui, and the quiet, off-the-grid calm of Hana.

One of the state’s most famed and photographed single homes – indeed currently listed in toptenrealestatedeals.com’s “Top 10 Celebrity and Spectacular Homes” – is Waterfalling Estate, on the island also named Hawaii, usually called The Big Island. As the name suggests, the estate is popular for its view of a pair of neighbouring waterfalls.

The property overlooks the Hamakua coastline of Hawaii’s Big Island. Photo: Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions

The estate, until now an in-demand holiday rental, made headlines in 2016 when singer Justin Bieber rented it for his entire entourage for two weeks – at US$10,000 per night – and it’s also regularly been the centrepiece of guilty pleasure reality television series like Love Island and Ex on the Beach.

Waterfalling Estate has just been sold by Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions in an auction with a reserve price of US$5.75 million. As of September 15 though, the winning bid had yet to be announced.

The five-bedroom house is set in almost four hectares of land, which includes a nine-hole golf course. Photo: Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions

The secluded property sits on almost four hectares (9.44 acres) on the northeast Hamakua Coast, a stretch of 80km on the Pacific Ocean between Hilo (served by an international airport) and Waipi’o, with the world’s tallest mountain (as measured from the seabed), Mauna Kea, at the coast’s back. Perched on a cliffside, its dramatic views are some of the most spectacular in the state, overlooking Manaloa Stream, which drops a shimmering 75 metres in two falls to tumble into the ocean.

Even the tennis and basketball courts have sea views. Photo: Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions

But it’s the rambling, tiered house and complementing ohana – guest house – that really seals the deal for Waterfalling Estate. Built in 2005, its modern architecture boasts an entirely travertine (limestone) exterior, and incorporates amenities designed for the peak of luxury living, including your own private sporting venues – a floodlit tennis stadium that accommodates 450; a nine-hole golf course; a cliffside aquatics centre with a three-lane, 25-metre swimming pool and Duraflex diving boards – and no less than three helipads on top of the main residence. Elsewhere are a spa, a children’s lap pool, a two-storey waterslide (from a balcony), plus an outdoor jacuzzi, bar, grill and dining area.

All-in-all, the private, gated property has enough amenities to ensure that once there, you’ll have no need to leave.