The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island sits oceanfront on Kiawah Island, about 21 miles from Charleston, a Forbes Five-Star resort designed as a grand Southern seaside mansion at the heart of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort. It has 255 rooms and suites, all with balconies, from garden and ocean-view rooms to the roughly 3,000-square-foot Presidential Suite, plus a Club Level. Dining includes the Forbes Five-Star steakhouse the Ocean Room, the Lowcountry Jasmine Porch, the poolside Loggerhead Grill, the piano-led Lobby Bar and a coffee shop and ice-cream parlour, with many more venues across the resort. There is a Forbes Five-Star spa with aqua retreats and solariums, a fitness centre, two outdoor pools plus an indoor pool, and direct Atlantic beach access with a beach concierge. Golf is central, with five courses including the major-championship Ocean Course, plus tennis. Experiences span a Treehouse activity centre, nature programmes and weddings. Part of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, it suits golfers, families, couples and wedding groups who want a full-service oceanfront resort near Charleston.