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Beach Front Vacation Rentals in Kiawah Island, Charleston SC
Beach front means the day starts with coffee over the dunes and ends with the sound of surf through an open window — no car, no parking hunt, just a boardwalk between you and the Atlantic.
The Collection
Vacation Rentals in Kiawah
Ten miles of hard-packed sand, bike trails threading the maritime forest, and championship golf — seclusion with every amenity handled. Our Kiawah Island beach front collection is curated around exactly that pairing — homes chosen because the beach front promise holds up in person, hosted by locals who answer by name.
True beach front books earlier than anything else in the Charleston market; summer weeks are often reserved six months out. Second-row homes with ocean views make excellent value alternatives when front-row sells through.
Bikes cover the island's 40-mile trail network; downtown Charleston is a scenic 45-minute drive for a city day. Join the guest list, tell us your dates and party size, and we'll match you with the right beach front home in Kiawah Island the moment calendars open.
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The Ocean Course
Host of the 2021 PGA Championship
10 miles of beach
Hard-packed sand made for bikes
Maritime forest trails
40+ miles under the live oaks
Freshfields Village
Shops and dining at the island gate
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Restaurants, Bars & Things to Do in Kiawah Island
Around Kiawah Island
The Ocean Room
Steaks behind The Sanctuary's grand doors
The Ryder Cup Bar
Cocktails over the Ocean Course 18th
The Ocean Course
PGA Championship host on the dunes
Beachwalker Park
One of America's top-ranked beaches
Kiawah Bike Trails
30 miles of paths under the oaks
Jasmine Porch
Southern brunch at The Sanctuary
Freshfields Village Café
Morning espresso at the village square
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Resort polish, wild edges
Kiawah Island is Charleston's luxury bookend — a gated barrier island thirty miles south of downtown where championship golf courses thread between maritime forest and ten miles of pristine beach. The Sanctuary hotel anchors the resort core, but the island's real character lives in the bike paths under the oaks, the alligators sunning on lagoon banks, and the dolphins that hunt the tidal creeks at dawn.
Beachwalker Park at the island's west end is consistently ranked among America's top beaches — wide, shell-strewn, and uncrowded even in peak summer because the gate limits access.
Golf, dining, and the outdoors
The Ocean Course hosted the 2021 PGA Championship and remains one of the country's most dramatic coastal layouts — every hole plays along or over the dunes. Off the links, thirty miles of paved bike trails wind through the forest, and the Kiawah River offers kayak routes into undeveloped marsh.
Dining leans upscale: The Ocean Room for steaks behind The Sanctuary's grand doors, Jasmine Porch for Southern brunch, and Freshfields Village (the commercial hub just outside the gate) for casual pizza and coffee.
Staying here
Our Kiawah homes offer the resort experience without the resort price — private pools, marsh views, and bike-to-beach convenience. Filter by pool or beach front, or join the guest list and we'll match you to the right villa.
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