Location: Beaufort, Low Country & Resort Islands, South Carolina, USA (As featured in The New York Times 'Escapes') View Map
Accommodations: Home (No Steps), 3 Bedrooms + Bunk Area, 2 Baths (Sleeps 8)
This is Island life in the Carolinas at its best--a spacious ground-level home nestled under beautiful moss draped oaks within an old southern plantation on the coast outside Beaufort, South Carolina. A comfortable non-smoking home with an open plan suitable for a couple or family. NO STEPS inside or out! Hunting Island State Park and beach, just 5 minutes away, is a renowned tropical island, with lighthouse, great fishing pier, bathhouses, museum, and nature center.
Recent renovation includes new wood flooring, appliances, and new furniture throughout (new mattresses!). Decor is "beachy" and suitable for children. Large, fully equipped kitchen with a Five Star gas stove. After a morning walk through the sand roads of the plantation, serve up a big breakfast, swim at the beach, boat, fish, sitesee, and complete the day with a seafood feast--often from your own catch!
Located in a corner of the plantation on a dead end street with plenty of privacy and space for children to play. The surrounding century old oaks really give you a sense of the timelessness of this island.
Enjoy tranquil, panoramic waterfront views of the marsh and creek, including beautiful sunsets and a million stars. You can fish, crab, shrimp, or just hang out in the hammock on the dock. For more excitement, bring a boat or rent our small boat to explore the creek and see more of the area and the wildlife. Frequently, dolphins, osprey, pelicans, deer, otter, and the occasional sea turtle are seen from the dock or from your own boat. A short ride down the creek leads you to St. Helena Sound, the Intercoastal Waterway, or the ACE Basin marine reserve.
Enjoy this restful retreat offering the art, cuisine, and shopping of historical Beaufort, South Carolina, in the setting where the movie "Forrest Gump" was filmed. Savannah, Hilton Head, Edisto, and Charleston are easy day trips from here. Go all you want, then return to this haven within the plantation.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning: Central Air
- Washer: Private washer
- Dryer: Private dryer
- Linens Provided: All beds have 100% white cotton sheets
- Off Street Parking: large yard with circular gravel drive
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- King Bed: New in 2007
- Queen Bed: New in 2007
- Double Bed: New in 2007
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: DirecTV
- DVD
- VCR
- CD Player
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided: Kitchen is fully equipped.
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- View/Location
- Waterfront, not Lake/Oceanfront. Ask for details: Located on a deep water creek, short boat ride to the St. Helena Sound/ACE Basin
- Water View: Gorgeous sunset view nightly.
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet: Upon request (extra charge)
- Other Amenities
- Private dock, pier with hammock and bench under gazebo on pierhead and 30 ft, float for boat dockage or for fishing/crabbing, children must be supervised at all times on dock and owners are not responsible for injury. Hard wood floors throughout,fully stocked kitchen w/Five Star commercial stove, extra ice maker in garage, all linens and towels provided, screened rear porch, picnic table, crab Pot.
- Suitability
- Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations): No steps in or out but bathrooms will not accomodate a wheelchair.
- Kid Friendly: Huge flat yard for play, rope swing, fishing, crabbing, shrimping off the dock. Small children must be supervised on dock at all times.
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters: Minimum age of 25 for all rentals.
- Smoking Not Allowed: No smoking in house.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Sailing
- Boating
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- Walking among all the huge old oak trees on the sandy roads surrounding the house and throughout the plantation.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Monthly Rentals Only, rate is seasonal beginning at $3,000 plus tax
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Private Dock in Old Plantation Under Live Oaks
Year Purchased: 2007
Why the Owner Chose Beaufort
The location is absolutely ideal. Quiet and peaceful, residential, not a resort, 5 minutes to the beach, 20 minutes to historic Beaufort. Dolphin, osprey, otters are regular sightings. The local seafood is abundant and delicious. Life in the lowcountry at its best!
The Unique Benefits at this Home (No Steps)
Morning coffee on the dock. Nightly sunsets on the water. Swiming, boating, walking, shopping, reading a book on the hammock on the dock. Life doesn't get any better than this.
Property Photos
- Nightly sunset view from our dock - Beaufort, SC - South Carolina Vacation Rental - Home near Edisto Island!
- Private sandy roads throughout the plantation - Beaufort, SC - South Carolina Vacation Rental - Home near Edisto Island!
- Our house nestled under the old oaks - Beaufort, SC - South Carolina Vacation Rental - Home near Edisto Island!
- Beach view from lighthouse at Hunting Island State Park - Only 5 miles away!
- Comfortable and Spacious Living Area
- Spacious, Efficient Kitchen with Five Star Gas Stove
- Bedroom with Queen Bed
- Bedroom with 2 Double Beds
- Tree Swing in Large Yard with Huge Oaks
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Heather Stanton , Napa, California
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I just wanted to thank you for sharing your awesome home with us! We had a wonderful trip and enjoyed every minute we spent there. It truly is a magical place.
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We just can't say enough about your wonderful home and our low country vacation. The dock was by everyone's account the best we've ever had. We so loved the unspoiled view of the marsh, watching the tide rise and seeing all of the birds, dolphins and fish. We loved crabbing and gave them all a pardon and set them loose. The ceiling fan and the roof made the dock comfortable morning, noon and night. We really enjoyed the small boat at high tide. We loved the unspoiled beach at Hunting Island. We enjoyed Savannah, going to the Beaufort Waterfront festival and seeing the Wreckers (the teenager's favorite, in spite of the rain) and jet skiing at Hilton Head. I could go on and on. Your house was very comfortable and well equipped. The ice machine was greatly appreciated. All in all, we our two families decided this was the best out of the eight vacations we've taken together. Best wishes.
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This is a wonderful, peaceful place to come down and get to know the Lowcountry and the area around Beaufort while taking a break from the hustle and bustle of life. It's our little piece of paradise. If you are a waterlover it just doesn't get much better than this, and the setting for the house is absolutely breathtaking. You could spend all of your time just out on the dock and learn or see something new every day. If you get in a boat - a whole new world opens up. Please let us know if we can help you.