The Obama family’s Hawaiian vacation home

www.sfgate.com ^ | Dec 26, 2012 | Jenny Pisillo

[Lonely Bull]

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The property is 6,000 square feet with 5 bedrooms, 6 baths and an contemporary Asian theme. Supposedly it was to be listed after the Obamas vacationed there last year for $7.9 million. It’s unknown if plans changed to sell the house or if the property just never sold. Either way, the Obamas are sure to have had a good time in this luxury beachfront home.

[al baby]

Nice place to good for the bus boy

[nascarnation]

America’s version of Chavez.
After 4 more years, the transformation to a progressive paradise will be complete....

[freekitty]

That house sucks for what we the tax payers are forking out.

[combat_boots]

W went to Camp David or to his own house. He worked both places.

This vacation stuff is crap icing, made to shove in our faces.

[Just another Joe]

2000 square feet more than what I plan on building as a retirement home.
3 1/2 more bathrooms, 2 more bedrooms, and I will tell you that mine will ot cost NEARLY as much.

[Bedford Forrest]

So it seems the pencil-wristed Nancy boy from Nairobi and his menage just can’t make the social cut in Siasconset these days. In fact, he couldn’t make the cut as a busboy at the Chanticleer - maybe passing out towels in the mens room at The Harvard Club, now there’s a good fit.

[fatnotlazy]

Our tax dollars at work.

[CrazyIvan]

Is there such a thing as a tropical Dachau?

[deweyfrank]

I thought he bought a house there. Did that fall through?

[garjog]

King and Queen Obama looting the treasury, curtsey of the low info voters.

[rawcatslyentist]

What you don't want your cake?

[Little Pig]

A lot of the “cost” is the price of the land. Hawaii is probably the most expensive place to buy actual property in the US, excepting maybe NYC.

[Terry Mross]

6000 s.f. and only 5 bedrooms? They must be some HUGE rooms.

[garjog]

Nice place.

Obumer could have stayed at a VIP house on the Navy base in Oahu for no cost to taxpayer.

[Liberty Valance]

[Little Pig]

Not really. If you figure there are probably at least two separate “living room” areas, plus a large “luxury” kitchen and probably a “great hall”-type room for entertaining, in addition to the dining room and probably a study, and the Master bedroom no doubt has dual walk-in closets, a sitting area, and a large bathroom (as is typical of “luxury” houses), all that can account for a LOT of floorspace. The other bedrooms (aside from the Master) could be fairly ordinary. It’s also possible that the large patio area shown in the photos is counted.

[Little Pig]

Based on the photos in garjog’s post, looks like I was pretty much spot-on, with the exception of the “great hall” room.

[jughandle]

Please don’t insult Gilligan like that...

[bgill]

Jenny must have got a phone call because the page is blank. Can’t get to it even from the newspaper’s page or her name.