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The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Independent · Grand Luxury
Pete Dye's Ocean Course, next door, hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup and the PGA Championship in 2012 and 2021, the last of those won by Phil Mickelson. The Sanctuary itself is a 255-room seaside mansion on Kiawah Island, twenty-one miles from Charleston, with about ninety percent of rooms looking at the Atlantic. The spa works marsh and maritime-forest botanicals in twelve rooms of its own.
- 255 rooms
- Opened 2004
- Neighborhood: Kiawah Island
About The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond sit on both the hotel and The Spa at The Sanctuary.
- About 90 percent of the 255 rooms face the Atlantic; the house opened in 2004.
- Pete Dye's Ocean Course next door has hosted the Ryder Cup (1991) and two PGA Championships (2012, 2021).
The setting
On Kiawah Island, 21 miles from Charleston. Pete Dye's Ocean Course is next door.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Private beach
Awards
- AAA Five Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- Andrew Harper Editors Choice (2025)
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