A Maui estate previously owned by Pat Benatar and Neil “Spyder” Giraldo is back on the market, this time on the eastern coastline of Maui outside the serene town of Hana. The residence where the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers got married back in the early 1980s is being offered for sale through Compass for under $5 million.
With amazing views of the Big Island and Haleakala crater, the property is above a rocky cove and provides privacy and drama. It includes both a main house and guest suite, featuring three bedrooms and four baths in about 3,300 square feet. The couple owned the property for almost 20 years before selling it in 2017 for $3.1 million. In early 2020, the property changed hands for $3.2 million, so this listing price is a sizable leap.
An Alluring Combination of Luxury and Nature
Constructed in 2002, the home engages Hawaii’s raw beauty through extensive glass usage, wooden paneled walls, and travertine floors that capture the light of skylights. The great room invites guests with its vaulted ceilings, a wet bar of bamboo accents, and dining space with a built-in buffet. The island kitchen offers Viking and Sub-Zero appliances, granite counters, and a sleek subway tile backsplash. White folding doors fully open to a breezy lanai dining space.
The primary suite feels like a sanctuary of its own, showcasing a pedestal soaking tub, an oversized outdoor lava rock shower, as well as a cupola with a pair of decks. Aside from the residence, the house’s detached two-car garage happens to be a recording studio for a guest suite. Coconut palms, manicured gardens, and paths of stones cut between the luxuriant vegetation; with the roaring ocean surf seen just over the cliffs.
The bonuses of history and proximity are alluring
Benatar and Giraldo originally purchased the land in 2000 for $550,000 and they constructed the main residence. In 2005, they purchased the adjacent lot for $400,000, using it for barbeques, bocce ball fun, and golf practice. Beyond the gated private tenant, just minutes away are some of Hawaii’s most celebrated natural attractions; including the Waioka Pond also named the Venus Pool, Hamoa Beach, waterfalls, hiking trails, and freshwater pools in nature’s embrace, providing a serene thrill.
The couple eventually relocated to California, where they own an equestrian ranch in Malibu and a property in Hidden Hills, but this Hana estate continues to be an exotic note of rock history and Hawaiian luxury elements in their past, as both a personal sanctuary, and potentially a paradise for the next potential owner.
