Our Neighborhoods

A Kiawah vacation includes experiencing 10-miles of pristine award winning beach, 10,000 acres of coastal maritime forest and a choice of neighborhoods and villages that make up the residential, commercial and recreational fabric of the area. For an overview of each area, read on:

West Beach Village

West Beach, Kiawah’s first pedestrian scale village, offers a choice of cottage, villa and home lodging in a variety of beautiful settings, including lush forest and lagoon views, courtside and link side settings, sunset views over the marsh, and incredible river and oceanfront views. West Beach is home to Gary Player’s challenging Cougar Point Golf Course and the West Beach Tennis Center. Between tennis and the beach lie a dozen island shops and boutiques. Several villa and cottage neighborhoods include their own pool complexes.

East Beach Village

Just down island, East Beach combines superb cottage and villa accommodations with Kiawah Island Resort’s wonderful variety of outdoor sports and recreation opportunities. Jack Nicklaus’ Turtle Point Course features three incredible oceanfront holes and a golf academy. East Beach Tennis Center offers both soft and hard courts, and 21-acre Night Heron Park has a pavilion, nature center, playground, volleyball court, soccer field, lighted basketball court and recreation programs for the whole family.

Vanderhorst Plantation

Still further down-island, homes in Vanderhorst Plantation’s private residential seclusion is home to the Tom Fazio-designed Osprey Point and the challenging Pete Dye masterpiece aptly named The Ocean Course. The Ocean Course is hosting the 2012 PGA Championship and has hosted numerous other televised golf events including the memorable 1991 Ryder Cup Matches, the Senior PGA Championship, the World Cup and the UBS Warburg Cup. No matter where you stay on Kiawah, your family will have the privacy and security that only a gated community can offer.