Kiawah Island
Kiawah Island Real Estate
Kiawah Island Resort. Miles of sandy white beaches make the communities of Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island world class.
Kiawah Island is home of the world renowned Oceans Course: 1991 Ryder Cup and future host of the 2012 PGA Championship. Upscale dining and shopping, and a wealth of family-friendly activities, make Kiawah Island Real Estate one of the Charleston area's best-kept secrets.
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.
2012 PGA Championship
Kiawah Island's Ocean Course will become the fourth course in history to host all three PGA major championships when the famed Pete Dye-designed oceanfront layout welcomes the 2012 PGA Championship.
Ocean Course: The PGA of America's major championships -- the Ryder Cup (1991), the Senior PGA Championship (2007) and the PGA Championship (2012).
Ocean Course
Located on Kiawah Island, the Ocean Course was designed by architect Pete Dye. Host of the 1991 Ryder Cup Matches and the 1997 World Cup of Golf.
According to Pete Dye, "There's no other golf course in the Northern Hemisphere that has as many seaside holes."
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.
Cougar Point Golf Club
Cougar Point is the resort’s Gary Player design and offers one of the most dramatic vistas on the Kiawah Island. This par-72 layout features broad expanses of tidal marsh, offering panoramic views of the Kiawah River.
Cougar Point was recently awarded a near-perfect 4½ stars in Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play” reader’s poll.
Turtle Point Golf Club
This Kiawah Island Resort course was selected to hold many important championships including the Carolinas’ Amateur, the Carolinas’ PGA, the South Carolina Amateur and the 1990 PGA Cup Matches, the club professionals version of the Ryder Cup.
An early Jack Nicklaus design, Turtle Point is steeped in the finest traditions of classic golf course architecture.
Oak Point
Often described as a Scottish-American style course, Oak Point is an example of the diversity of Kiawah Island and the Lowcountry. Oak Point borders on Haulover Creek covering fresh water wetlands and winding creeks along the way.
Built on the grounds of a former indigo and cotton plantation Oak Point is rich in Lowcountry history.
Osprey Point
Designed by Tom Fazio, Osprey Point opened in 1988 and quickly earned its place as one of "America's Top 75 Resort Courses."
The course emphasis on moguls make for challenging play. Osprey Point features a variety of settings including Kiawah Island marsh front views, lagoons and a forest of pines, palmettos, oaks and magnolias.
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.
