Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kiawah Island, S.C.
800-654-2924, kiawahresort.com
After breaking into the upper echelon of golf resorts in 2004 with the opening of the superb Sanctuary Hotel, Kiawah Island shows no signs of slowing down. The resort has just opened a 24,000-square-foot clubhouse at the Ocean Course, the signature layout that is ranked No. 28 in GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the U.S. Off the course, ten miles of private beach, countless bike paths through moss-draped oaks and a nature-based spa round out the genteel enticements at this Charleston-area retreat.