Neighborhoods
Cassique
Homes here draw architectural accents and landscaping themes from the distinctive classic 19th-century English country home design of the clubhouse and its surrounding gardens. Colors reflective of natural vegetation, are emphasized to reflect and blend with the natural surroundings, and native plantings, such as those found in common areas, are encouraged.
Cassique property owners enjoy the convenience of fine dining and championship golf all within proximity. Other neighborhood amenities include the privacy of a security gate accessible only by Club Members and their guests, English-style evergreen hedgerows, ponds with perimeter flowers, and low-level street lighting. A homeowners' association provides landscape maintenance and security.
Cassique Garden Cottages
Cassique Garden Cottages were carefully designed to reflect the English Arts and Crafts movement of the 19th century with craftsman-quality construction, top-line finishes, and convenient one-floor elegance throughout. Each of these homes surrounds a private garden courtyard for luxurious indoor and outdoor living.
This prestigious Kiawah Island Club neighborhood offer unmatched amenities: Tom Colicchio inspired dining at Voysey's, Tom Watson's acclaimed links course, and the new Sports Pavilion with tennis, swimming, squash, and state-of-the-art fitness facilities.
West Beach Village
Located near the main security gate, West Beach Village offers residents a classic island lifestyle in an established neighborhood. Homes, villas, and cottages were developed with convenience in mind. Nearby amenities include golf at Cougar Point golf course, shopping and dining at the Straw Market, and the property owner's beach and recreation center.
East Beach Village
Located a short distance from your favorite amenities, the homes, villas, and cottages in East Beach Village offer dramatic backyard views of the maritime forest, Atlantic Ocean, and serene lagoons. In the center of it all is Night Heron Park, a 21-acre recreational park, which includes a nature center, fitness trails, picnic facilities, and children's playground. And just steps away is the Five-Diamond Sanctuary Hotel, acclaimed Roy Barth Tennis Center, Jack Nicklaus-designed Turtle Point golf course and clubhouse plus the Golf Academy.
Maritime
Set within a majestic oak forest, the Maritime luxury villas feel secluded yet are adjacent to the Sanctuary, Roy Barth Tennis Center, and Kiawah's superb golf courses. Maritime's ideal location on Green Dolphin Way just across Turtle Point from the beach and a short walk to Kiawah Island amenities.
With four bedrooms and four baths, the multi-family villas reflect the essence of shingle-style architecture with its requisite porches, shutters, and eye-brow windows. Each home's interior features a sophisticated, classical design with spa-inspired baths, fireplaces, and professional-grade kitchens.
Residents enjoy a private pool and outdoor kitchen facilities. All homeowners also have the opportunity to apply for membership in The Kiawah Island Club.
Vanderhorst Plantation
With an additional security gate at its entrance to provide exclusive access, Vanderhorst Plantation offers stunning homes, dramatic beaches, and captivating views. Home to the private Kiawah Island Club, Osprey Point golf course, The River Course, and The Ocean Course, Vanderhorst Plantation provides homeowners distinctive amenities for an exceptional lifestyle, including golf, fitness, spa, tennis, and dining.
Whether you prefer ocean, maritime forest, golf, marsh, lagoon, or river views, there is a home or homesite in Vanderhorst Plantation to suit your taste.
Falcon Point
Comprised of three streets winding among scenic lagoons and affording long views of green and golden marsh savannas, Falcon Point is a unique set of homes and homesites located on the northeastern tip of Kiawah Island. Bordered by both Cinder Creek and Bass Creek, this neighborhood features a community pier offering deep-water access. With Osprey Point golf course and other Island amenities minutes away, Falcon Point is the perfect neighborhood for those seeking privacy and convenience.
Ocean Green
The homes at Ocean Green front the 10th, 13th, and 18th fairways of the Jack Nicklaus designed Turtle Point golf course and is just across the 18th green from the Turtle Point clubhouse. A lovely stroll along the lagoon bridge gives you direct access to the ten miles of beautiful beach and the expansive Atlantic. Residents will also enjoy a private swimming pool, sunning decks, a shaded area, and a cabana.
Ocean Oaks
The homes at Ocean Oaks have been positioned to preserve views of grand live oaks and a dozen varieties of palms. Each home features a piazza and private garden with fruit trees and camellias, gardenias and roses adding intense color and fragrance to this stylish setting. These homes at Ocean Oaks embrace an unmatched setting one near so many of Kiawah's treasures: the Atlantic, tranquil marsh savannas, championship golf at The Ocean Course or Osprey Point, and the private Kiawah Beach Club.
Ocean Palms
Ocean Palms, Kiawah's new luxury construction, recalls romantic, Old World Mediterranean retreats. Beautiful stucco exteriors, limestone columns, loggias, a palm colonnade, and a 300-foot water garden leading to the sea highlight this premier seaside neighborhood. Residents of Ocean Palms will enjoy the beauty of living in an oceanfront neighborhood just minutes from Charleston. Unique amenities, ocean vistas, and luxurious appointments make living at Ocean Palms a truly rare opportunity. Kiawah Island Club membership opportunities are also available with purchase.
Osprey Point
A bird's eye view of Osprey Point resembles a finger-like peninsula pointing toward the marsh and the serenity of Bass Pond. Magnificent marsh vistas surround this neighborhood from three sides, ensuring all homes offer superb views. Osprey Point is also situated close to many of Kiawah's finest amenities including Tom Fazio's Osprey Point golf course. Also in the neighborhood are The Ocean Course and The Kiawah Island Club's Beach Club on the Atlantic.
Otter Island
At Otter Island, the crystal waters of the Atlantic are the backdrop for views of Ibis Pond, centuries-old water oaks, and a variety of birds and wildlife. Perhaps the most spectacular view is the breathtaking back nine of Pete Dye's ultimate creation, The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. With sweeping views of the Atlantic and the Ocean Course, the homes and homesites at Otter Island are truly one-of-a-kind. Just down the street, the Kiawah Beach Club offers exquisite dining and fantastic views of the Kiawah coastline.
Rhett's Bluff
Flanked by Bass Pond and the Kiawah River on Kiawah's northern shore, Rhett's Bluff is an established neighborhood oriented on deep water. Once home to prehistoric Indian tribes and in the 18th century to James Shoolbred, America's first British consul, Rhett's Bluff's charm is as timeless as the land itself.
Canopies of live oaks, deep covered porches, flower boxes brimming full of geraniums, and utmost attention to landscaping highlight the homes at Rhett's Bluff. A pavilion and private boat landing provide easy deep-water access for neighborhood residents to enjoy the beauty of the Kiawah River. Tom Fazio's acclaimed River Course, set alongside Bass Pond and the Kiawah River, is also a part of this spectacular neighborhood.
Summer Islands
Summer Islands is a private neighborhood reached solely by a charming wooden bridge. Seeming to float amid vast acres of marsh savannas, Summer Islands is truly a unique neighborhood. Offering private docks or slips for ease of deep-water access, each home or homesite provides inspiring combinations of maritime forest. And all are oriented to catch southern breezes off the Atlantic and Bass Creek. This neighborhood is made for those who love both nature's gaiety and its grandeur, who place a premium on exquisite privacy, and who love the sounds and smells of the sea.
The Preserve
On Kiawah's northeastern tip are several hundred acres of extraordinary property that, in many ways, represents the essence of Kiawah. Known collectively as "The Preserve," this land is notable for its physical splendor and abundant wildlife.
An unparalleled collection of amenities make The Preserve unique among Kiawah's neighborhoods: a bark-clad boathouse with canoe and kayak storage, a covered pier with docks, nature trails through some of the Island's most spectacular forest and wetland areas, and an observation tower that sights down the length of Blue Heron Pond.
The Settlement
Imagine the serenity of living in a private enclave surrounded by pristine golf holes that lace their way through stands of maritime forest and run alongside vast stretches of salt marshes and river. Just a short walk away your private club awaits. This is life at The Settlement, one of Kiawah's most enchanting neighborhoods.
The Settlement offers convenient access to the private Kiawah Island Club's superb amenities, including dining in the Club's handsome shingle-style clubhouse, the Tom Fazio-designed River Course, tennis, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, a Day Spa, and the full-service golf shop.
A homeowners' association, special architectural and landscaping guidelines, and a security gate for privacy are all part of The Settlement's distinctive ambiance.
Villas and Cottages
Beach Townhouses
Sunbleached shingles and the traditional architectural lines of these oceanfront two- and three-bedroom townhouses bring to mind scenes of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Extensive exterior decks overlook Kiawah's wide, sandy beach and scenic Sparrow Pond. These homes offer easy access to The Straw Market, tennis, and all of the amenities of West Beach Village.
Courtside Villa
Overlooking the tennis activity of West Beach Tennis Club, one bedroom Courtside Villas are in close proximity to Kiawah Island's beautiful wide sandy beach, shops, and sports. Floor plans include exterior decks and storage, fully equipped kitchens, quarry tiled foyers, and exposed-beam vaulted ceilings in second-floor villas. An excellent location in the heart of Kiawah's active West Beach Village.
Duneside Villa
Nestled between the dunes and the maritime forest at the Island's western end, these large three- and four-bedroom villas feature open floor plans and expansive views of Kiawah's magnificent beach from all levels. Convenient to West Beach Village, these architecturally intriguing villas offer a fireplace, screened porch, decks on the first and second floors, a well-equipped kitchen, and ocean views from the living and bedroom areas. Many villas feature a wet bar and vaulted ceiling in the living area.
Fairway Oaks Villa
Clustered between the 16th and 17th fairways of Cougar Point and the West Beach Tennis Club, these two-, three-, and four-bedroom units share a quiet, wooded setting. Their convenient location allows excellent access to all of Kiawah's first-class amenities: West Beach Village, the beach, and the Property Owners' Beach and Recreation Center. Fairway Oaks Villas feature slate entry foyers, fully equipped kitchens, decks, separate utility areas, and baths adjacent to all bedrooms.
Greenslake Cottage
These two-bedroom single-family homes feature scenic lagoon and Cougar Point golf views and convenient access to West Beach Village. Architectural details include fireplaces, wet bars, tray ceilings, screened porches, and atriums in some homes. Living areas open onto private screened porches and decks, which capture afternoon breezes. These energy efficient cottages are on individual lots with fee simple ownership.
Inlet Cove Club Cottage
These private three-bedroom, two-bath, single-family cottages feature individual lots with fee simple ownership. Their unique location overlooking the picturesque Kiawah River affords magnificent sunset views. Amenities for Inlet Cove Club Cottages include a 25-meter swimming pool and bathhouse, boat dock, and cookout area. Leisure trails allow quick and convenient access to the beach and to the amenities of West Beach Village.
Mariner's Watch Villa
These fully appointed cypress and cedar-shingled villas are reminiscent of turn-of-the-century seaside cottages. The three-bedroom villas feature views of Kiawah's magnificent beach. Interiors offer exposed beams with vaulted ceilings in second floor villas, along with exterior decks and fireplaces. The one-bedroom villas overlook a scenic lagoon, and all have convenient access to the recreational amenities of Night Heron Park.
Night Heron Cottage
The three-bedroom Night Heron Cottages are located in East Beach Village on individual lots with fee simple ownership. Adjacent to Night Heron Park, these attractive cottages are only a short walk to the beach. And coupled with their private settings, these cottages offer features like screened porches, a deck, wet bar, fireplace, outside shower and storage, as well as parking spaces beneath the cottage. Many are situated to overlook one of Kiawah's picturesque lagoons.
Oceanwoods Cottage
Situated across the street from the beach in the quietude of the maritime forest at the end of Eugenia Avenue, these two- and three-bedroom single-family homes feature individual lots with fee simple ownership. Built as single-story cottages, these homes are close to the 21-acre Night Heron Park and its numerous recreational amenities. Floor plans include a fireplace, skylights, and sliding-glass doors accessing decks from the living room and bedrooms.
Parkside Villa
Situated adjacent to the multiple recreational facilities of Night Heron Park and its adjoining lake, these two- and three-bedroom villas offer custom appointments including vaulted ceilings, fireplaces, quarry tile, skylights, screened porches, and decks. Some even feature a private dock. Just minutes from the beach, Town Center, and the Roy Barth Beach Tennis Center, Parkside Villas provide a great location for families.
Seascape Villa
The three-bedroom, three-bath Seascape Villas are nestled in a wind-pruned thicket overlooking Kiawah's beach. Exterior decks and storage, screened porches, cedar shingle roofs, fireplaces, and fully appointed kitchens make Seascape the ideal beachfront retreat. And the one-bedroom Seascape Villas are just a quick stroll from West Beach Village, the Property Owners' pool, and shopping.
Shipwatch Villa
These oceanfront villas are located adjacent to West Beach Village, shopping, and the tennis center at West Beach. The four-story edifice features elevators and top-floor penthouses. Each fully appointed villa offers balconies, most of which afford expansive views of the panoramic seascape. Just down the street from the Property Owners' Beach and Recreation Center, these one- and two-bedroom units are ideal for those who want to be near the center of activity.
Sparrow Pond Cottage
Just a short walk from the beach, these two- and three-bedroom single-family homes sit adjacent to the shops, dining, and sports in Kiawah's West Beach Village. Floor plans here are designed for comfortable living, including a convenient double carport underneath each cottage. Extensive decking and screened porches afford excellent views of the surrounding maritime forest, many including Sparrow Pond. Residents can enjoy the use of the private homeowners' swimming pool.
Tennis Club Villa
These one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas adjacent to Roy Barth Tennis Center and Town Center are conveniently located for access to the beach, sports, dining, and shopping. Details such as awnings, lattice balustrades, wooden shingles, and bay windows set these homes apart. Most of these villas overlook tennis courts or the nearby lagoon.
Turtle Point Villa
Located along the 17th and 18th fairways of Kiawah's Turtle Point golf course, Turtle Point Villas are ideally situated for relaxing, resort-style living. The two-bedroom flats and three-bedroom townhouses include screened porches, sundecks, skylights, and fireplaces. The three-bedroom layout includes a second level master suite with a balcony that offers commanding views of the finishing holes on this Jack Nicklaus gem. Conveniently located in East Beach Village adjacent to the Roy Barth Tennis Center, these one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas have been conceived with design elements that nicely accommodate the sea island climate and vegetation. With interiors highlighted by bay windows and ceiling fans, most of the villas have screened porches offering alluring views of the lush maritime forest and lagoon that surrounds the neighborhood.
Turtle Cove Villa
Conveniently located in East Beach Village adjacent to the Tennis Club, these one, two, and three bedroom villas have been conceived with design elements that nicely accommodate the sea island climate and vegetation. With interiors highlighted by bay windows and ceiling fans, most of the villas have screened porches offering alluring views of the lush maritime forest and lagoon that surrounds the neighborhood.
Windswept Oceanfront Villa
Tucked away in the dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, these award-winning one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas offer the best of both worlds: a quiet oceanfront retreat, yet convenient to Kiawah's East Beach Village. These luxurious, well-designed villas feature standing-seam metal roofs, private balconies, elevators, fireplaces, wet bars, and fully appointed kitchens.
Windswept Lakeside Villa
Clustered on the shore of beautiful Night Heron Lake, the two- and three-bedroom Windswept Villas feature a sunken living area, fireplace, skylights, vaulted ceilings, and fully appointed kitchens. San Francisco architects Sandy and Babcock incorporated special design elements such as cedar-shingle siding, standing-seam metal roofs, and private exterior balconies into the uniquely beautiful architectural scheme.
Windswept Woodland Villa
Windswept Woodland Villas are conveniently located just one row from the beach in a wooded area near 21-acre Night Heron Park and offer easy access to all resort amenities. Designed by architects Sandy and Babcock of San Francisco, the one-bedroom villas offer private exterior balconies, a fireplace, and a sunken living room. Some units have vaulted ceilings, and all exteriors are plushly landscaped with native Kiawah vegetation.
