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Resort Awards and Accolades

The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort

  • Best Beach Resort in the world (#3) – Travel + Leisure (2015)
  • Five Diamond Award – American Automobile Association (2017)
  • Five Star Award – Forbes Travel Guide (2017)
  • T + L Family 10 – World’s best family vacations (#10) Travel + Leisure (2014)
  • Best American Beach Resort (#2) – Conde Nast Traveler (2014)
  • Top Family Hotel in the U.S. (#3) – Travel + Leisure magazine (2014)
  • Gold List Award – Conde Nast Traveler (2014)
  • Top Resorts in the U.S. (#4) – Conde Nast Traveler (2013)
  • Top Beach Resort (#15) – Andrew Harper Readers’ Choice (2013)
  • Top Golf Resort in the world (#4) – Andrew Harper Readers’ Choice (2013)
  • Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary – Audubon International (2012)
  • Superior Deluxe Hotels – Travel Weekly (2012) (one of 30 in the U.S. and 106 world-wide)

 

Kiawah Island Spa (at The Sanctuary)

  • Five Star Award – Forbes Travel Guide (2017)
  • Top Spas in the U.S. (#18) – Conde Nast Traveler (2014)
  • World’s Best Spas – U.S. (#10), World (#30) – Travel and Leisure Magazine (2013)
  • Best Hotel Spas in America (#11) – Travel + Leisure (2011)

Kiawah Island Golf Resort

  • Platinum Resort – Golf Magazine (2014)
  • Top U.S. Resort (#17) – Conde Nast Traveler (2014)
  • One of the “Top 25 Golf Resorts in the World” – Links Magazine (2013)
  • Top U.S. Golf Resort (#3) – Conde Nast Traveler (2012)
  • 10 Best Resorts for Family Reunions (#2) – TripAdvisor’s Family Vacation Critic
  • Conde Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence – Most Excellent Golf Resort (2011)
  • Travel + Leisure’s Top Family Hotels in the U.S. & Canada (#13) (2011)
  • Best U.S. Golf Resort (#2) – Global Traveler magazine (2011)
  • Top U.S. Resort (#1) – Golf World magazine (2010)
  • Top resorts in the South – Conde Nast Traveler (2018)

Kiawah Island Tennis

  • No. 1 Tennis Resort in the World – tennisresortsonline.com (2015 – No. 1 eight of the last ten years)

Kiawah Island Meetings

  • Pinnacle Award – Successful Meetings (10 years)
  • Gold Key Award – Meetings & Conventions (12 years) (M&C Gold Key Hall of Fame)
  • Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions (13 years)
  • “Stars of the South” Award – Meetings South (8 years)
  • Golden Links Award – Corporate Meetings & Incentives (11 years)
  • Planners’ Choice Award – Meeting News (10 years)
  • Greens of Distinctions – Corporate Meetings & Incentives (7 years)
  • One of the “South’s Top 18 Golf Retreats For Groups” – ConventionSouth Magazine (2014)

Kiawah Island Dining

  • One of only Five Forbes 4-star/AAA 4-diamond steakhouse in the U.S. (Ocean Room) (2015)
  • Best of Award of Excellence (Ocean Room) – Wine Spectator
  • Best Down Home Cookery (Jasmine Porch) – Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report
  • Restaurant of the Year (Ocean Room) – Charleston Post and Courier (2010)

Kiawah Island

  • Top 10 beaches in America (#8) – Dr. Stephen Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach) – www.drbeach.org (2015)
  • No. 1 island in North America and No. 2 island in the world (behind Palawan, Philippines) – Conde Nast Traveler (2014)
  • No. 5 island in North America – Travel + Leisure (2014)
  • Happiest Seaside Town – Coastal Living (2012)
  • No. 3 Island in the US – Conde Nast Traveler (2018)