Professionally managed and privately owned homes and condos across North Carolina and South Carolina, weighted heavily to Hilton Head and the South Carolina low country.
The places our guests return to most, ranked by how many homes we currently represent there.
Two states, and they do not offer the same week. South Carolina carries the great majority of the homes we represent; North Carolina splits between open Atlantic barrier islands and an inland lake.
Where nearly all of our Carolinas homes are. Hilton Head alone accounts for most of them, a low-country barrier island of gated plantations, golf and hard-packed cycling beach. Isle of Palms and Folly Beach sit within reach of Charleston, and Myrtle Beach runs busier and more built-up.
Two very different places under one state. The Outer Banks are a thin chain of barrier islands with open Atlantic surf and wide dunes; Lake Norman is inland freshwater outside Charlotte, for boating rather than beach weeks.
A rotating selection of top-tier Carolinas properties, each one professionally managed and photographed.
Hilton Head accounts for the large majority of our Carolinas book on its own, with Isle of Palms a distant second. If you want a genuine choice of houses rather than a handful, start there. Charleston, Folly Beach, Myrtle Beach, the Outer Banks and Lake Norman are all much smaller books.
Hilton Head and Isle of Palms are barrier islands built around gated communities, golf and cycling. The Outer Banks are a thinner, wilder chain with open Atlantic surf. Lake Norman is inland freshwater outside Charlotte, which suits boating rather than a beach week.
Platinum, Gold, Silver and Value rank a property on its interior furnishings only, not on price or location. A Platinum or Gold home can cost less than a Silver one with a better view, and we move a ranking up or down as a home is upgraded or left to age.
We do not encourage online bookings. Your agent should be someone who knows the area, and every home here is run by a local management company responsible for cleaning, maintenance, and guest support. A call is also the fastest way to find out what is genuinely open on your dates.
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Hilton Head, by a wide margin. It carries the large majority of everything we represent across both states, which makes it the destination where you will find a real choice of houses and condos. Isle of Palms is the next largest, and Charleston, Folly Beach, Myrtle Beach, the Outer Banks and Lake Norman are all considerably smaller.
Yes. Every home on this page is privately owned but represented by an established local property-management company that handles cleaning, maintenance and guest support during your stay. Before a property joins our portfolio it is vetted on location, quality of the accommodation, access to amenities and the reputation and responsiveness of the management company, and it is removed if it stops meeting that standard.
Hilton Head is a low-country island in South Carolina, organised around gated resort communities, golf courses and a flat, hard-packed beach that people cycle along. The Outer Banks are a thin chain of North Carolina barrier islands on the open Atlantic, with bigger surf, taller dunes and a more exposed, less manicured feel.
Some homes accept pets and some do not, and it varies by property rather than by destination. Use the pet-friendly filter above to see the homes that currently allow them, then confirm the type and size limits with your agent at the start of the selection process rather than after booking.
They are our own rankings, and they describe the interior furnishings only - not the price, the view or the location. A newly fitted kitchen can earn a home a Platinum ranking even though a Silver-ranked property nearby is more expensive because it has a better position. We revise rankings over time, up when a home is upgraded and down when it has not been refreshed in a while.
It depends on the destination, the season and how close to the water you are. Where an owner has published a starting rate you will see it on the listing; where they have not, rates are quoted on request, because they change constantly with season and length of stay and we would rather price your exact dates than show you a number that has moved.
Tell us who is travelling and when, and a destination specialist will narrow the whole Carolinas book down to the handful of homes that actually suit you.
