March 3, 2009
S.C. makes ‘Affordable Beach Resorts’ list
Pawley’s Island up the coast was the only S.C. resort to make the ‘Affordable Beach Resorts’ list this time around, so congratulations!
Just south of Myrtle Beach is Evans Pelican Inn, an informal antebellum beach house. All nine of the simple rooms have ceiling fans and screened windows to make the most of the salty sea breeze (there is air-conditioning, too).
The Southern-style breakfast includes biscuits, grits, and crab salad. The inn fills up fast during the summer months, but spring is actually the most pleasant time to go, because average temperatures range between 68 and 83 and the humidity is low.
February 6, 2009
SCPRT launches new website devoted to S.C. coastline
The S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism has launched a new Web site devoted specifically to the Palmetto State’s 200 miles of coastline. The site is so new in fact that it took a minute to load, and when it did, it just redirected to a sub-domain off their existing site. Here’s the direct link: SCPRT’s new beach site.
The Web site at www.SCBeaches.travel provides up-to-date travel information on three distinct areas – the Lowcountry and Resort Islands, Historic Charleston and Myrtle Beach & the Grand Strand – along with interactive games for kids, weather, maps and a photo album.
December 4, 2008
Kiawah Island Makes Exclusive ‘Top 10 Golf Resorts’ List
The only feature preventing Kiawah Island from making the exclusive Top 10 Golf Resorts list in the past was that it didn’t have super-luxury accommodations – until The Sanctuary opened anyway.
In Coastal Livings newest rankings, Kiawah Island’s Golf Resort now has every reason to make the designers of it’s 5 championship golf courses happy: Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, and Gary Player, and we’re certainly proud of it here in Charleston too.
UPDATE: Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course makes #25 in 2009
Other South Carolina courses in the top 100:
- #73 – Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island
- #75 – Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island
November 19, 2008
S.C. Ranks High In Condé Nast Traveler 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards
Condé Nast Traveler readers have spoken up, and here is the result: their 21st annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Here is a breakdown of the South Carolina standings:
| Charleston - | #2 USA City |
| Kiawah Island - | #2 North American Island |
| Hilton Head - | #7 North American Island |
| Kiawah Island’s Sanctuary Hotel - | #3 Top Resort, mainland USA. |
Isle of Palms Boardwalk Inn – #30 Top Resort, mainland USA.
images courtesy of Condé Nast Traveler
