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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)