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  1. April 25th, 2012

    Gourmet & Grapes Weekend Coming to The Sanctuary May 4th – 6th

    Local and national culinary visionaries, along with award-winning wineries, are combining their talents for a very special fundraising weekend on behalf of the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center. Gourmet & Grapes Weekend kicks off Friday night May 4th with a black tie dinner in The Ocean Room at The Sanctuary. 

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  2. October 19th, 2011

    It’s Official – Charleston, S.C. is #1

    It’s Official – Charleston, S.C. is #1

    Charleston is no stranger to winning awards and accolades. For the past twenty years, the city has been known as one of the best tourist destinations in the country.

    Now, Charleston’s nearly 350-year history has led to one of its proudest moments – being named the #1 Top City in the United States in the 2011 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. But that’s not all. The city has also received the acknowledgement of being the #3 Top City in the World!

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  3. April 21st, 2011

    Calling All Connoisseurs! The Sanctuary to Host ‘Gourmet & Grapes’ Weekend

    Calling All Connoisseurs! The Sanctuary to Host ‘Gourmet & Grapes’ Weekend

    At the end of this month, the Sanctuary will open its doors and welcome celebrity chefs, food and wine connoisseurs, and more to the Island as the five-star hotel hosts its 3rd Annual Gourmet & Grapes weekend. Beginning on Friday, April 29 with a Pro Am Tournament on the Turtle Point golf course, the weekend will consist of a variety of unforgettable – not to mention tasty – events!

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  4. February 16th, 2011

    The Sanctuary on Kiawah Makes Conde Nast’s Gold List

    Congratulations are in order to the staff and team at The Sanctuary, Kiawah Island’s very own five-star hotel and resort. The Sanctuary now has another accolade under its belt as it has been named to Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Gold List of the best places in the world to stay. What an accomplishment!

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  5. November 26th, 2010

    The Sanctuary Once Again Named Five-Star Resort

    The Sanctuary Once Again Named Five-Star Resort

    The Sanctuary has once again been recognized as a 2011 Forbes Five-Star Lodging, the top award from the nation’s leading authority on travel and leisure, the Forbes Travel Guide (formerly Mobil). This is the fourth year that The Sanctuary has received this prestigious distinction since the resort opened in 2004.

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  6. August 5th, 2010

    Charleston and Kiawah Named to Travel + Leisure’s Prestigious List

    Travel + Leisure recently named Charleston, SC the No. 3 city in US and Canada, and The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort was ranked the No. 17 resort. For the fifteenth year, readers of Travel + Leisure voted for the top hotels, destinations, airlines, cruises, outfitters, and transportation companies in the world to create the World’s Best ranking. The 2010 poll received a record number of votes.

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  7. January 7th, 2010

    The Sanctuary Earns Prestigious Awards

    The Sanctuary Earns Prestigious Awards

    The Sanctuary was recently honored with top awards from the nation’s leading authorities on travel and leisure—Five Stars by the Forbes Travel Guide (formerly Mobil) and Five Diamonds by AAA. This is the third year in a row that Forbes has named The Sanctuary to this prestigious list and the fourth time for AAA since The Sanctuary opened in 2004.

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  8. October 12th, 2009

    Sanctuary Named #1 Reader’s Choice

    Sanctuary Named #1 Reader’s Choice

    Readers of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report recently named the Sanctuary #1 hideaway in the golf resort category and the #12 family resort. This year, the poll included favorite places in the US and abroad, as well as the top-twenty beach resorts, food and wine resorts, spas, golf resorts, and family resorts.

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  9. July 27th, 2009

    The Sanctuary Awarded the Mobil Five Star Award

    The Sanctuary Awarded the Mobil Five Star Award

    For the first time, the Mobil Travel Guide has bestowed the coveted Mobil Five Star Award upon The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. The Sanctuary is one of only four new properties on the list of 41 North American and Mexican hotels, resorts, and inns that will hold the Five Star distinction for 2009.

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  10. June 23rd, 2009

    The Kiawah Island Golf Resort Continues to Rank Above the Rest

    In the past few months, Kiawah Island Golf Resort has enjoyed a remarkable run of rankings success from some of the nation’s most respected travel publications. Collectively, these wide-ranging designations have helped substantiate the Resort’s goal of becoming America’s finest resort, within a barrier island that is a wonderful place to live.

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