Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort celebrates 5 years, part 1, the hotel

 

Fringing the barrier island of Kiawah in South Carolna, a ten-mile stretch of sand slopes gradually into the Atlantic, producing calm, warm surf, ideal for families who love the beach. A private, gated resort community is cleverly tucked into thousands of acres of lush maritime forest and around a vast salt marsh, a veritable wildlife sanctuary inhabited by white-tailed deer and over 200 species of birds––osprey, heron, egrets, ibis, pelicans and gulls. Loggerhead turtles begin their annual egg-laying pilgrimage to the beach in May. And, on the five championship golf courses on the island, the occasional alligator wiggles out of a lagoon to sun itself on a cart path.

Five years ago, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort opened its doors here as a spectacular oceanfront hotel and spa, soon achieving 5-diamond and 5-star status for both the hotel and at the Sanctuary Spa.

The special 5th Anniversary Celebration Package during the month of August, 2009, starts at $555 per room, per night:

     Garden View Accommodations
     Daily buffet breakfast for two at Jasmine Porch
     Nightly dinner for two at Jasmine Porch, Tomasso, Shrimpers or The Atlantic Room
     Welcome amenity
     Resort Credit for multiple night stays ($100 resort credit for 2 night stays, $150 for 3 night stays and $300 for 4 or more night stays)

On 10 miles of beach just south of Charleston, SC, the charming, Southern-style Kiawah Island Golf Resort is racking up the rankings:

     #1 resort in the U.S. by Golf World
     #2 golf resort in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure Golf
     one of top 5 tennis resorts in the U.S. by Tennis Magazine
     #3 resort in the U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler
     #2 island in North America by Conde Nast Traveler

Kiawah Island Golf Resort is comprised of the hotel and spa, 600 private villas and luxury homes, 9 restaurants, 2 tennis centers, and 5 championship golf courses, including The Ocean Course, host of the 1991 Ryder Cup, the 2007 Senior PGA and 2012 PGA championships.

For a charming scrapbook of guests’ stories, pictures and videos of Kiawah, go to www.kiawahmoments.com

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Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She follows the little white ball around the world and blogs golf travel right here at bestgolf.typepad.com/blog/