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 locals recommend
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
1 Sanctuary Beach Dr
12 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Ocean Course Clubhouse
1000 Ocean Course Dr
7 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Splash Zone Waterpark At James Island County Park
871 Riverland Dr
31 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Folly Beach Pier
101 E Arctic Ave
93 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The ' Wich Doctor
8 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Night Heron Park
Kiawah Island Parkway
7 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Angel Oak Tree
3688 Angel Oak Rd
440 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Fat Hen
3140 Maybank Hwy
88 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Wild Olive Restaurant
2867 Maybank Hwy
184 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Southern General
3157 Maybank Hwy
22 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Jb's Smokeshack
3406 Maybank Highway
7 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Bowens Island Restaurant
1870 Bowens Island Rd
171 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Wreck of the Richard & Charlene
106 Haddrell St
41 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Sunrise Bistro
1797 Main Rd
38 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Angel Oak Restaurant
3669 Savannah Hwy
28 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
4920 Centre Pointe Dr
47 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Bohicket Marina & Market
1880 Andell Bluff Blvd
28 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Patriots Point
40 Patriots Point Rd
452 locals recommend
A great (less expensive) alternative to the on island resort courses.

Arts & Culture

489 locals recommend
South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf
489 locals recommend

Getting Around

Island Bike & Surf Shop
3665 Bohicket Rd