Hilton Head Resorts
Hilton Head Island’s beachfront resorts are the Omni, the Westin, Hilton Beachfront, Sonesta and Beach House; Marriott runs seven villa resorts here.
Top-rated Hilton Head resorts
The ten top-rated resorts on Hilton Head Island with at least 200 guest reviews, highest rating first. Each one also appears in its section below.
Multi-room villas styled after a 1940s hunting and fishing lodge, with family activities.
Marriott Vacation Club’s oceanfront resort on South Forest Beach Drive.
Sea Pines’ inn at Harbour Town, by the lighthouse and the yacht basin.
A Marriott Vacation Club resort on Grasslawn Avenue in Port Royal, on the beach.
Spinnaker villas on Skull Creek with a private dock, kayaks and a lazy-river pool.
Spinnaker villas around a zero-entry fountain pool, two blocks from the beach near Coligny.
Hilton Grand Vacations villas along the Atlantic shoreline, with private balconies and beach views.
Oceanfront resorts
Resorts directly on the Atlantic beach, from Port Royal down to Shipyard.
The oceanfront resort in Palmetto Dunes, with private beach access, pools, a spa and three golf courses close by.
A AAA Four Diamond resort with a spa and three outdoor pools, steps from the beach in Port Royal.
Hilton’s full-service resort and spa, set directly on the Atlantic beach.
A 340-room oceanfront resort inside the Shipyard gate, with two new pools, a spa, five places to eat and drink, and golf and tennis next door.
A boutique oceanfront resort directly on Coligny Beach, with garden-view and oceanfront-balcony rooms and a Southern kitchen on site.
Marriott Vacation Club resorts
Marriott Vacation Club runs seven resorts on Hilton Head, in Sea Pines, at Shelter Cove and along the ocean. With the Westin, Courtyard and SpringHill Suites, that makes ten Marriotts on the island.
Marriott Vacation Club’s oceanfront resort on South Forest Beach Drive.
A Marriott Vacation Club resort on Grasslawn Avenue in Port Royal, on the beach.
Marriott Vacation Club villas inside Sea Pines, on North Sea Pines Drive.
Marriott Vacation Club villas in Sea Pines, on Lighthouse Road at Harbour Town.
Marriott Vacation Club villas at Shelter Cove, with Sunset Pointe next door.
Marriott Vacation Club villas on Lighthouse Lane in Harbour Town.
Villa and suite resorts
Palmera Vacation Club operates timeshare resorts across the island, and Palmera Inn & Suites is its hotel on Park Lane.
A Palmera Vacation Club resort on Pope Avenue in the Forest Beach area.
A Palmera Vacation Club resort of villas and cottages in Shipyard, next door to the Van der Meer tennis center and a short walk from the beach.
A Palmera Vacation Club resort of two- and three-bedroom townhouses and cottages on ten acres inside the Shipyard gate, with a heated pool and a short trip to the beach.
Suites with kitchenettes around a courtyard pool, tucked away on Park Lane.
Spinnaker Resorts and Shipyard resorts
Spinnaker Resorts runs timeshare villas and townhomes in and around Shipyard Plantation: Egret Point, The Carolina Club and The Cottages, with Spinnaker at Shipyard on Barcelona Drive. Each has its own page here. Southwind II, on Colonnade Drive, is in the same family; Brigantine Quarters is the other Shipyard resort below.
Two-bedroom townhomes on the lagoons and fairways of Shipyard’s Brigantine course, at a timeshare resort that also rents to the public.
Two- and three-bedroom townhomes backing onto the Galleon nine at Shipyard Golf Club, at a Spinnaker Resorts timeshare that also takes rental bookings.
Two- and three-bedroom villas and townhomes on Colonnade Drive, looking over lagoons and fairways, at a Spinnaker resort that Hilton Head Accommodations rents to the public.
Two- and three-bedroom cottages on quiet cul-de-sacs among Shipyard’s lagoons and fairways, at a Spinnaker Resorts timeshare that also takes rental bookings.
Spinnaker Resorts townhomes on Valencia Road in Shipyard.
Spinnaker villas on Skull Creek with a private dock, kayaks and a lazy-river pool.
Spinnaker villas around a zero-entry fountain pool, two blocks from the beach near Coligny.
More resorts and villa resorts
Disney’s villas, the Sea Pines inn at Harbour Town, Hilton Grand Vacations, a tennis resort, a wellness resort and a motorcoach resort.
Multi-room villas styled after a 1940s hunting and fishing lodge, with family activities.
Sea Pines’ inn at Harbour Town, by the lighthouse and the yacht basin.
Hilton Grand Vacations villas along the Atlantic shoreline, with private balconies and beach views.
A beach-side resort on Folly Field Road with tennis courts and pools.
Island Club’s second timeshare resort, with one- and two-bedroom villas on the lagoon.
A family-sized timeshare resort of three-bedroom villas in the Port Royal resort area, about a five-minute walk from the beach.
An all-inclusive wellness and weight loss resort for adults, where a stay is a program: room, meals, classes and talks all come together.
A gated resort of 401 privately owned motorcoach sites, about a mile from the beach, with a pool, tennis and pickleball courts and a dog park.
Bed and breakfasts and inns
Hilton Head has very few bed and breakfasts on the island itself. The two closest inns are across the bridge in Bluffton.
A 6,000-square-foot manor on five and a half wooded acres off Old Miller Road, with six guest suites, a saltwater pool, breakfast cooked from scratch, and the grounds for small weddings and gatherings.
A three-story, locally owned inn on May River Road with fourteen individually decorated rooms, a Southern breakfast and an all-day pantry, a short walk from Calhoun Street and the river.
Find the right kind of stay
Resorts sorted by what you are after.
Every hotel on the island, from beach hotels to budget inns.
The island’s most upscale resorts and spas.
Hotels and resorts directly on the beach.
What all-inclusive means on Hilton Head, and where to find it.
Hotels and resorts that take dogs.
Hotels and villa resorts with a kitchen in the room.
Resorts and villas beside the courses, and the ones that include greens fees.
Kids' programs, big pools and room for the whole group.
Lazy rivers, waterslides, heated and indoor pools, and splash pads.
Which resorts let you buy a pool or beach day pass.
Resort ballrooms and meeting rooms for groups; the island has no convention center.
About Hilton Head resorts
Resorts in Hilton Head are mostly built around a beach, a golf course or a marina, and they cluster by plantation: Palmetto Dunes and Port Royal on the ocean, Shipyard in the middle, Sea Pines and Harbour Town at the south end, and Shelter Cove on Broad Creek. That is why this page groups them by who runs them and where they sit, not by star rating.
Most of the family resorts here have pools, tennis and bike paths, and several sit next to golf courses, so the golf resorts and the beach resorts overlap. The Marriott Vacation Club and Palmera groups are timeshare resorts that also rent rooms and villas to visitors, so check the resort’s own site for what is open to non-owners.
Want a single-building hotel instead of a resort with grounds? The hotels page lists every hotel on the island. For a whole house, see vacation rentals.
More ways to choose where to stay
Hilton Head vacation rentals: beach houses, condos and villas by beach area and complex, who manages them, dog-friendly homes, and how renting works.
Places to stay on Hilton Head Island: how resorts, hotels, rentals, timeshares and RV sites compare, with a guide to each kind of stay.
Every hotel in Bluffton, SC: Old Town Bluffton Inn, May River Manor, Spark by Hilton, the US 278 chains near Sun City, and Montage Palmetto Bluff.
Golf in Hilton Head Island, SC: resort courses like Harbour Town and Palmetto Dunes, Bluffton tracks, golf deals & packages, and home of the RBC Heritage.
Every named beach on Hilton Head Island — Coligny, Driessen, Folly Field, Burke's, and more — with parking, amenities, and which one is right for your trip.
Watch: The Best Resorts on Hilton Head Island, Compared
Five Hilton Head resorts sit right on the Atlantic: the Westin, Hilton Beachfront, the Omni, Sonesta and Beach House. The Westin and Sonesta are AAA Four Diamond; the Omni is the oceanfront resort in Palmetto Dunes; Beach House is a boutique resort on Coligny Beach.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best resorts on Hilton Head Island?
It depends on what you want. For the beach itself, the oceanfront resorts on this page (the Omni, the Westin, Hilton Beachfront, Sonesta and Beach House) sit right on the Atlantic. For a suite or villa with a kitchen, look at the Marriott Vacation Club and Palmera resorts. For golf, the Inn & Club at Harbour Town is beside the Harbour Town Golf Links and the Omni sits in Palmetto Dunes. Each card shows the guest rating, so you can compare before you book.
What is the nicest resort on Hilton Head?
For a published rating, the Inn & Club at Harbour Town in Sea Pines is the island’s only Forbes Four-Star hotel, and the Westin and Sonesta are AAA Four Diamond resorts. On the beach, the Omni and Hilton Beachfront are the other full-service resorts with a spa. Montage Palmetto Bluff, across the bridge in Bluffton, is Forbes Five-Star. See luxury resorts.
Which Hilton Head resorts are best for families?
Sonesta runs Kids Crew for ages 5 to 12, and Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort has organised activities for children. The Omni has a children’s splash pad and Marriott’s Grande Ocean has a lazy river. For a big group, Royal Dunes’ three-bedroom villas sleep up to eight. See family-friendly resorts.
How many Marriott resorts are on Hilton Head Island?
Marriott Vacation Club runs seven villa resorts on Hilton Head Island: Grande Ocean, Barony Beach Club, SurfWatch, Monarch at Sea Pines, Harbour Club, Harbour Point and Sunset Pointe, and Heritage Club. With the Westin, the Courtyard and SpringHill Suites, that makes ten Marriott properties on the island.
When are Hilton Head resorts cheapest?
December through February, outside the holiday weeks, when rental and hotel rates are at their lowest. Summer and the RBC Heritage week in April are the most expensive. For the lowest nightly price at any time of year, see cheap hotels.
What is the difference between a resort and a hotel on Hilton Head?
On the island a resort is a property with grounds, several pools and usually villas or suites, often inside a plantation such as Palmetto Dunes or Shipyard. A hotel is a single building with rooms. Every hotel is on the hotels page.
Which Hilton Head resorts are directly on the beach?
The Omni, the Westin, Hilton Beachfront Resort & Spa, Sonesta and Beach House are all on the Atlantic beach. Several Marriott Vacation Club resorts, such as Grande Ocean and Barony Beach Club, are oceanfront too.
Can anyone stay at the Marriott Vacation Club and Palmera resorts?
They are timeshare resorts, but many rent unsold weeks and rooms to the public. What is open to non-owners changes by resort and by season, so check the resort’s own site before you plan around it.
Is there an all-inclusive resort on Hilton Head?
Hilton Head Health is the island’s all-inclusive wellness resort, for adults, with meals, fitness classes and a spa in the rate. The other resorts on this page charge for meals and activities separately.
Are there bed and breakfasts on Hilton Head Island?
Very few. The closest inns are in Bluffton, across the bridge: May River Manor and Old Town Bluffton Inn.
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