Hotel
Kiawah Island Resort
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort is an oceanfront hotel and spa and is part of Kiawah Island Golf Resort, which features five championship golf courses, two tennis centers, nine restaurants and a variety of recreation and nature programs.
The new Sanctuary Hotel anchored by the world class Pete Dye masterpiece, "The Ocean Course." has recently been rated as the toughest golf course in America.
The Sanctuary, which features 255 rooms and suites and opened in 2004, also joins its sister properties The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA, and The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, TN, in achieving the coveted Mobil Five Star rating, creating an unrivalled portfolio of independent hotels. All three properties also hold the AAA Five Diamond rating, placing them on an elite list of 31 hotels, resorts and inns in North America and Mexico to hold AAA's and Mobil's highest awards.
Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report ranks The Sanctuary as top resort hotel in America, while readers of Travel + Leisure currently rate it as the top family resort, second best golf resort, second best hotel spa and fifth best hotel respectively. It is a member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide.
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Located along the pristine shores of Kiawah Island, South Carolina, this exquisitely designed luxurious oceanfront hotel is ranked as one of the top in the country.
The Sanctuary has 255 rooms and suites, including the 3000 square foot Presidential Suite. All hotel rooms are uniquely designed to include such exquisite amenities as a handcrafted desk and armoire, an elegantly appointed sofa and chair, and custom made beds.
Charleston Place
Charleston Place offers a blend of 18th century style and 21st century comfort, Charleston Place is situated in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina, one of America's oldest cities.
The hotel is famous for its traditional southern hospitality. Charleston offers horse-drawn carriage rides, mansions and museums, and nearby, historic monuments such as Fort Sumter and Middleton Place.
Mobil Travel Guide Five Star Award
KIAWAH ISLAND, SC – For the first time, the Mobil Travel Guide awarded The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort the coveted Mobil Five Star Award.
According to Mobil Travel, it is one of only four new properties on the list of 41 North American and Mexican hotels, resorts and inns that will hold the Five Star distinction for 2008. Mobil also recognized The Sanctuary’s spa with its separate Five Star rating for hotel spas, making it only the third spa to achieve this designation.
The Sanctuary is now one of only two properties with separate hotel and spa Five Star ratings, the other being the Mandarin Oriental in New York.
