Guidebook for Kiawah Island

Paul
Guidebook for Kiawah Island

Everything Else

The Sanctuary Hotel, bar, restaurants and spa. The resort owns the 3 on island public golf courses and 1 nearby off island. I am not a big fan of the resort but they have some very popular programs.
12 recommandé par les habitants
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
1 Sanctuary Beach Dr
12 recommandé par les habitants
The Sanctuary Hotel, bar, restaurants and spa. The resort owns the 3 on island public golf courses and 1 nearby off island. I am not a big fan of the resort but they have some very popular programs.
Let me know if you want to go out there, I can help you out. Go there, browse around the Pro Shop, order something at the bar or just sit out on the oceanfront deck and feel like a 1%'er...
7 recommandé par les habitants
Ocean Course Clubhouse
1000 Ocean Course Dr
7 recommandé par les habitants
Let me know if you want to go out there, I can help you out. Go there, browse around the Pro Shop, order something at the bar or just sit out on the oceanfront deck and feel like a 1%'er...
You will have to stop here to pick up your vehicle pass to enter the island.
KICA Main Security Gate
Kiawah Island Parkway
You will have to stop here to pick up your vehicle pass to enter the island.
This company handles the majority of real estate sales on the island. Let me know if you are interested and I will recommend my favorite agent.
Kiawah Island Real Estate
1 Kiawah Island Pkwy
This company handles the majority of real estate sales on the island. Let me know if you are interested and I will recommend my favorite agent.
I recommend this water park if you would like to take a break from the beach. Also explore the nearby Folly Beach area.
31 recommandé par les habitants
Parc aquatique de la zone d'éclaboussures au parc du comté de James Island
871 Riverland Dr
31 recommandé par les habitants
I recommend this water park if you would like to take a break from the beach. Also explore the nearby Folly Beach area.
Folly Beach has a fishing pier and several "beachy" restaurants. Interesting walkable town to investigate if time permits.
93 recommandé par les habitants
Folly Beach Pier
101 E Arctic Ave
93 recommandé par les habitants
Folly Beach has a fishing pier and several "beachy" restaurants. Interesting walkable town to investigate if time permits.
Eclectic, gourmet sandwich and Neapolitan style pizza shop. Has that certain "hole in the wall" style that I really like.
8 recommandé par les habitants
The ' Wich Doctor
8 recommandé par les habitants
Eclectic, gourmet sandwich and Neapolitan style pizza shop. Has that certain "hole in the wall" style that I really like.

Sightseeing

Nature center, Kamp Kiawah, playground, basketball court, Frisbee golf course, open playing fields. Note: The pools are not available to my guests. Check the nature center for activities available.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Night Heron Park
Kiawah Island Parkway
7 recommandé par les habitants
Nature center, Kamp Kiawah, playground, basketball court, Frisbee golf course, open playing fields. Note: The pools are not available to my guests. Check the nature center for activities available.
Well, it's the home of the "Angel Oak, a gigantic old Live Oak Tree. Your going to drive right past it. Might as well take a look...
440 recommandé par les habitants
Angel Oak Tree
3688 Angel Oak Rd
440 recommandé par les habitants
Well, it's the home of the "Angel Oak, a gigantic old Live Oak Tree. Your going to drive right past it. Might as well take a look...

Food Scene

Restaurant, ice cream shop, souvenir shop.
Straw Market
Restaurant, ice cream shop, souvenir shop.
Very good off island restaurant specializing in seafood with a French Twist. They also sell fresh seafood.
Chez Fish
3966 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy
Very good off island restaurant specializing in seafood with a French Twist. They also sell fresh seafood.
This place is wildly popular with the locals (as well as the rest of us). Very serious kitchen putting out excellent low country cuisine. They seem to be able to handle the massive crowds they get.
88 recommandé par les habitants
Fat Hen
3140 Maybank Hwy
88 recommandé par les habitants
This place is wildly popular with the locals (as well as the rest of us). Very serious kitchen putting out excellent low country cuisine. They seem to be able to handle the massive crowds they get.
Serious Italian place. Male waiters only, just like Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Very good!
184 recommandé par les habitants
Wild Olive Restaurant
2867 Maybank Hwy
184 recommandé par les habitants
Serious Italian place. Male waiters only, just like Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Very good!
Quirky bar / sandwich shop. Very enjoyable. I go for the Cu-Banh Mi, my wife, the traditionalist, goes for the Southern Shrimp Po Boy. Actually, everything looks good! Getting myself hungry...
22 recommandé par les habitants
The Southern General
3157 Maybank Hwy
22 recommandé par les habitants
Quirky bar / sandwich shop. Very enjoyable. I go for the Cu-Banh Mi, my wife, the traditionalist, goes for the Southern Shrimp Po Boy. Actually, everything looks good! Getting myself hungry...
Go here for your South Carolina BBQ fix. I've only been there for lunch. It gets crowded with locals. This is very casual. Buffet, foam plates and cups, plastic forks, plastic table cloths.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Jb's Smokeshack
3406 Maybank Highway
7 recommandé par les habitants
Go here for your South Carolina BBQ fix. I've only been there for lunch. It gets crowded with locals. This is very casual. Buffet, foam plates and cups, plastic forks, plastic table cloths.
From Zagat: Authentic old fish house fare" in a "rustic" "Lowcountry dive" setting where the "rave"-worthy, all-you-can-eat oysters are so "fresh" they might be accompanied by "a little mud".
171 recommandé par les habitants
Bowens Island Restaurant
1870 Bowens Island Rd
171 recommandé par les habitants
From Zagat: Authentic old fish house fare" in a "rustic" "Lowcountry dive" setting where the "rave"-worthy, all-you-can-eat oysters are so "fresh" they might be accompanied by "a little mud".
Very casual local hangout. The freshest seafood served on disposable plates. Kind of a fun place. Other very good seafood places nearby as it is a commercial fishing port.
41 recommandé par les habitants
Wreck of the Richard & Charlene
106 Haddrell St
41 recommandé par les habitants
Very casual local hangout. The freshest seafood served on disposable plates. Kind of a fun place. Other very good seafood places nearby as it is a commercial fishing port.
Reputed to have the best breakfast in the area. Swamped with locals in the morning.
38 recommandé par les habitants
Sunrise Bistro
1797 Main Rd
38 recommandé par les habitants
Reputed to have the best breakfast in the area. Swamped with locals in the morning.
Everything is very good. But the Fried Chicken...O.M.G! By the way, it is nowhere near the Angel Oak.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Angel Oak Restaurant
3669 Savannah Hwy
28 recommandé par les habitants
Everything is very good. But the Fried Chicken...O.M.G! By the way, it is nowhere near the Angel Oak.

Shopping

Groceries, restaurants, shopping, etc.
Aubergine Home Collection, Inc
635 Beachwalker Dr
Groceries, restaurants, shopping, etc.
The closest one to Kiawah. People have asked where it is.
47 recommandé par les habitants
Walmart Supercenter
4920 Centre Pointe Dr
47 recommandé par les habitants
The closest one to Kiawah. People have asked where it is.

Entertainment & Activities

Water craft rental, guided fishing trips, ice cream, bars, restaurants, shopping.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Marina et marché de Bohicket
1880 Andell Bluff Blvd
28 recommandé par les habitants
Water craft rental, guided fishing trips, ice cream, bars, restaurants, shopping.
For those who don't care for the "resort" style courses (and "resort" style prices). A very reasonable neighborhood course.
Shadowmoss Plantation Golf Club
21 Dunvegan Dr
For those who don't care for the "resort" style courses (and "resort" style prices). A very reasonable neighborhood course.
A great (less expensive) alternative to the on island resort courses.
452 recommandé par les habitants
Patriot's Point
40 Patriots Point Rd
452 recommandé par les habitants
A great (less expensive) alternative to the on island resort courses.

Arts & Culture

489 recommandé par les habitants
South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf
489 recommandé par les habitants

Getting Around

Island Bike & Surf Shop
3665 Bohicket Rd