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Luxurious Kiawah Island Vacation Rental Mansion with Private Pool

Steps from Kiawah beach access; this breathtaking Kaiwah Island home for Rent which sleeps 18 is truly one of a kind. Surrounded by cover porches at the front and rear of the home, residents can enjoy lovely wooded views and salt-scented breezes. A spacious screened porch, outdoor fireplace, private pool, teak lounge chairs to enjoy the sun, outdoor bathroom with sink, large enclosed teak shower, and summer kitchen complete with gas grill, sink, prep area, small area with ice cooler; are sure to lure you outdoors.

The interior spaces are exquisite beginning with the grand staircase in the foyer and continuing throughout the home with hardwood floors, high ceilings, and windowed walls. The home offers 3 large gathering areas including the main living room, the bar room, and the basement. A fireplace for enjoying the cool fall nights serves as the centerpiece for the formal living room while floor-to-ceiling windows allow natural light in illuminating this open space. This room is certain to be the gathering place for friends and family during your stay on Kiawah. There is also a library/den area to send off the men! It offers leather seating, a game table, fireplace, mounted TV, an awesome bar equipped with all you’ll need for preparing your favorite beverages, bar stools, glass backing and shelves behind the bar, a sink and ice maker. May we suggest cocktail hour in the den before dinner?

The first floor master suite is truly a tranquil retreat. This large open room has a fireplace, sitting area, king size bed, lots of windows and high ceilings. The master bath with granite counters and gorgeous wood cabinets offers a spa experience with a rain shower head and a separate garden tub. The upstairs includes a second master suite with a king size bed and a private bath, a lounge area with 2 pull out sofas and  chairs providing a wonderful sitting area to watch TV, read, or simply relax. It also has a dining area complete with kitchenette including a fridge, sink, and coffee maker. Additional bedrooms upstairs include 2 king size bedrooms with a private bath each; 2 bedrooms each with full/twin bunk beds and a pop up trundle joined together with a Jack and Jill bathroom.

The gourmet kitchen is both functional and stylish with elegant hardwood floors and granite countertops on wormy maple and walnut custom cabinetry. The kitchen table provides seating for 6 with additional seating for 4 on bar stools. Off of the kitchen is a solarium with sitting area and a breakfast area that leads to a screened porch and opens out to the decks. Enjoy cooking using fresh herbs picked right from the herb garden located on the property. A formal dining room is perfect for entertaining a large group with seating for 12, an intimate dinner for two or for a Lowcountry feast.

To search a complete list of Kiawah Island real estate for sale and view Kaiwah Island rentals, contact Akers and Ellis Real Estate at 843-768-9844

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Kiawah Island Oceanfront Vacation Rental Villa with Community Pool

Relax and rejuvenate in this 2 story, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Kiawah Island Vacation Rental villa which boasts breathtaking ocean views. Imagine being lulled to sleep by the sound of the ocean and waking to the radiant sun rising over the ocean. After a cup of coffee on the second floor deck or first floor screened porch, walk, bike or run along the ten miles of beach – you may even see a few dolphins playing at Captain Sam’s Spit. The beach will captivate all ages, and there is a private pool within the complex for a change of pace. This is a benefit not available to many rental properties on Kiawah. An area to shower off is located on the beach boardwalk as well. There is ample off-street parking in front of the villa for you and your guests.

This Duneside Villa, located in the West Beach area of Kiawah Island, is located just 40 minutes from historic Charleston. The villa is tastefully decorated, with all the beachside charm. The living area with sleeper sofa, kitchen and dining room are on the first floor, and the three bedrooms are on the second level, with two directly on the ocean. The master bedroom offers a king size bed and a newly renovated master bath where you will enjoy a spa experience in the multi head shower. The second bedroom has a queen size bed and the third bedroom has 2 twin beds. The eat-in kitchen is well-appointed and offers the standard cooking equipment, refrigerator, microwave, oven, range and all the utensils you will need for preparing family meals. . . if you decide to cook – or there are many restaurants nearby. Wi-Fi is also available, just bring your laptop!

Akers and Ellis offers Kiawah Island Homes For Sale and Kiawah Island Vacation Rentals including Golf Course, Ocean Front and pool homes.

This is the perfect villa for a family beach escape, but don’t just take our word for it, here’s what our guests have said; “I just wanted to say thank you from our family for a wonderful stay at 1103 Duneside. The villa was simply “Beautiful”!! We enjoyed our morning coffee from the deck outside of the bedrooms with the Awesome view which was breath taking. Once again we thank you for a wonderful weekend getaway!”

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Beautiful Vanderhorst Plantation Kiawah Island Vacation Rental – 2nd Row Ocean Home with Private Pool

Kiawah Island SC Vanderhorst Plantation Vacation Home

Kiawah Island SC Vanderhorst Plantation Vacation Home

This 6 bedroom Kiawah Island Vactaion Rental home, located only 200 steps from the breathtaking Kiawah Island beach, is the perfect vacation getaway. Luxury is at your back door with a large wrap around deck overlooking scenic views and featuring a private pool fully equipped with lounge chairs and a covered eating area. Bring your friends and family; because this elegant home sleeps 12 people including a separate guest house complete with a large king bedroom suite including a small kitchen area and sitting area.

The main floor of the home welcomes you to a small dining area, a desk where you can work with the ease of WIFI, and a living area where you can relax with plenty of seating while watching movies on the flat screen TV or listening to music with the surround sound system.  Also on this floor, is the unbelievably large master bedroom with a king size 4 post bed, sitting area, walk in closet, 2 large sink areas, separate bathtub and a spacious shower with rain head and body spray. This bedroom is luxury at its finest, and we think you deserve it.  

The upstairs of the home has 3 bedrooms with queen size beds, private bathrooms, flat screen TV’s and more. There is also a second master suite with a lavish king size bed, a couch and private bathroom with a huge rain head shower and 2 large sink areas. Additionally, there is another living area for gathering and relaxing with a large sectional leather sofa, large flat screen TV, sound system, and a small kitchen area.  Book Kiawah Island Vaction Homes online!

Once you arrive, you may decide to never want to leave the house (we fully understand); luckily the kitchen allows you to do just that. It has a fully equipped spacious kitchen, perfect for gathering while preparing meals. There is plenty of seating with 4 bar stools and a kitchen table seating 8-9. Everything in this beautiful home has been updated to include hard wood floors, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, a 6 burner gas cooktop, GE Monogram over, separate icemaker, beautifully tiled bathrooms, and a large wrap around deck on the top floor. Whether relaxing at the beach or a game of Marco Polo in your private pool, this home is sure to provide long lasting family memories.

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Kiawah Island Vacation Rental Pool Home

Kiawah Island Vacation Rental Pool Home

Akers Ellis Real Estate is now on Facebook and our page has a lot going on!  Planning a vacation to Kiawah island? Our top 8 lists share our suggestions on what you can’t miss while in the Charleston area.  It features the Islands’ top restaurants, things to do, favorite golf holes, Charleston’s top restaurants and much more.  Visit our wall and let us know your Charleston, Kiawah and Seabrook “must do’s.”  We would love to hear from you and your feedback could really pay off. To show our appreciation for your comments, we are giving an active Kiawah Island Real Estate Facebook friend a free stay on the island every month. October has begun, is it going to be you?

Akers and Ellis has Kiawah Island Vacation Rentals as well as Seabrook Island Vacation Rentals including Ocean Front and beach access homes as well as Golf Course condos.

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November 11-13, 2020 – Kiawah Island Golf Resort will host Grammy-award winning guitarist Earl Klugh as he brings his “Weekend of Jazz” to the island.  The weekend includes three nights of music from various artists which include FourPlay with their renown Jazz, saxophonist Boney James, bassist Kyle Eastwood and, of course, Earl Klugh himself in addition to several other vocalists and composers.  Along with the entertainment, there will also be a Celebrity Golf Outing with John Mahaffey on Osprey Point Golf Course and a Lowcountry themed welcome feast at Mingo Point.  This is a first time event on Kiawah Island and is very popular!  For more information, please call 800-654-2924 or visit www.kiawahresort.com/jazz-weekend-at-kiawah.php.  For Kiawah Island real estate or Kiawah Island Vacation Rentals contact Akers and Ellis at 843-768-9844.

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Kiawah Island Golf

Kiawah Island – As per Golf Digest Magazine, if you live in the Southeast and want to play some of the best golf  courses in the country which don’t require membership in a private club, you can play a dozen of them without having to drive much more than four hours from most areas in the Southeast.  Golf Magazine’s latest list of the top 100 courses you can play in the United States and the #4 spot is held by The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island.  It is a Pete Dye designed course and was home of the 1991 Ryder Cup and the 2007 SR PGA Championship and will host the upcoming 2012 PGA Championship.  The course is located on the eastern tip of the island and offers an unparelled setting on the Atlantic Ocean.  Akers and Ellis offers Kiawah Island real estate for sale and for rent including luxury homes, condos and villas.

Johns Island Real Estate – On October 16, 2011, the fourth annual Dogtoberfest Pet Expo will be held at Freshfields Village from 3 to 6 pm.  It’s a wine tasting event that you can bring your own favorite furry friend to and help area organizations such as Pet Helpers, Great Dane Rescue of SC  and Lowcountry Golden Rescue find homes for less fortunate animals.  There will be a selection of animals to meet and greet for possible adoption and the ability to begin the screening process to place one in your forever home.  Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and may be purchased by phone at 843-768-3875.  All proceeds benefit the rescue organizations and their commitments to the abandoned or surrendered animals.

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Seabrook Island – Kiawah Island Real Estate Update

Seabrook and Kiawah Island Real Estate the bright spots in the real estate market. Charleston’s newspaper the Post and Courier quoting the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, reported that home sales fell 37% in July. The group attributed the drop to the first time home buyers $8,000 tax credit expiring. The Association also said that the median sales price rose to $196,573 in July verses $181,889 a year ago. They attributed the increase in sales price to an increase of sales volume on Seabrook and Kiawah Islands. During the last six months ( Feb. 11- Aug.11) forty homes and eighteen villas have sold on Seabrook.

Akers and Ellis provides Kiawah Island Homes for Sale, Seabrook Island Homes for Sale as well as Kiawah Island Vacation Rentals and Seabrook Island Vacation Rentals.

Charleston County will announce the results of its Johns Island traffic study today, August 12th. This study is expected to announce that a Sea Islands Greenway is one option for improving traffic. The Town of Seabrook Island and the Seabrook Island Property Owners Association, in addition to neighboring Kiawah organizations, support this Greenway as the best option for making Johns Island roads safer. The proposed Greenway would run from the intersections of Maybank Highway and River Road directly to Betsy Kerrison Parkway. Although the proposed Greenway is not a part of the I-526 extension project, it would should it be adopted, connect near the terminus of I-526 making the travel time to and from the interstate much faster. To allay concerns that the Greenway would prompt further residential development on Johns Island the Greenway would have no exit ramps along its route. The full Charleston County Council will review this proposal at its meeting on Tuesday August 17th.

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Kiawah Island real estate and Development Agreements

The Town of Kiawah Island released the tentative Development Agreement between the Town and Kiawah Island Golf Resort.  The properties in agreement include West Beach and East Beach with other smaller properties, but does not include Night Heron Park.  

The preliminary drawings show a possible wing being added to The Sanctuary Hotel and new residential properties next to and behind the Hotel in the location where the East Beach Conference Center and Town Center Market currently are located. 

The drawings also show residential properties in West Beach at the site of the former Kiawah Island Inn.  One alternative plan shows a new small hotel in West Beach and fewer residential properties in West Beach.  While no drawings or plans for Night Heron Park were presented. we assume the Resort Villa Conference Center and Registration will be relocated there.    

Kiawah Island Homes for sale and vacation rentals are provided by Akers and Ellis Kiawah Island real estate.

The process to complete this agreement includes finalizing the written agreement which will then proceed to three public information sessions and two public hearings.  Many are anxious to learn of the upcoming developments in both West and East Beach Villages.

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Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island I-526 Extension

A quicker route to Seabrook Island? The SC Department of Transportation presented their plan for the preferred route to Seabrook and Kiawah Islands to the Charleston County Council. If completed it would finish the I-526 loop. What was proposed was a four lane divided, low speed ( 35-45 MPH) parkway going from the current termination point at HWY 17 through West Ashley across the Stono River with three exits along River Road. Of the three exits one would be at the light at Maybank and River Road and another just south of it near Cane Slash Road.

The benefits to visitors and residents would be quicker access to the Islands as well as quicker access to West Ashley, James Island and downtown Charleston. Some of the issues facing the completion of the loop are cost and getting the residents of Johns and James Islands “buy-in”.

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James Island SC Waterskiing

Trophy Lakes first opened in 1988 and is known as THE Slalom Waterski site.  It was even  voted the best ski site in the world by Waterski Magazine.  World records for both men and women have been set or tied on this site, specifically on Lake 1 of Trophy Lakes.  Using the latest in MasterCraft tournament skiboats, they offer coaching and instruction on a variety of levels and types.  They even have a pro shop stocked with all the gear and accessories you may require for your water sport experience.  If you would like to try a different game of golf, they also offer Charleston’s first Disc Golf Course, which is full of water hazards, difficult pin placements and lots of strategy.  To learn more, please call 843/569-2520 or visit the website at www.trophylakes.com.