Hilton Head Island Beachfront Rentals
Hampton Place, Villamare, Windsor Place and Captain’s Walk sit on the sand in Palmetto Dunes; every oceanfront complex is listed with who rents it.
See villas and pricesTop 20 rated villas
See all 621 villas, top rated first
Beachside Tennis VillasOceanfront
Villa 1895
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 8
$298–$708 a night
All fees included
Find a villa by type
Villas in Sea Pines
See all 53 villas in Sea Pines
HHI.com partner
South Beach VillasOceanfront
Villa 1425
4 bed · 3 bath · Sleeps 10
$438–$960 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
Bluff VillasOceanfront
Villa 1690
3 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 8
$263–$538 a night
All fees included
Beachside Tennis VillasOceanfront
Villa 1895
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 8
$298–$708 a night
All fees included
Beachside Tennis VillasOceanfront
Villa 1877
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 6
$298–$709 a night
All fees included
Beachside Tennis VillasOceanfront
Villa 1878
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 7
$281–$1,048 a night
All fees included
Villas in Palmetto Dunes
See all 169 villas in Palmetto Dunes
Pet-friendly villas
See all 5 pet-friendly villas
Hampton PlaceOceanfront
Villa 5102
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 4
$404–$1,026 a night
All fees included
Jan–Feb: 28-night minimum
Villas that sleep 10+
See all 49 villas that sleep 10+HHI.com partner
South Beach VillasOceanfront
Villa 1425
4 bed · 3 bath · Sleeps 10
$438–$960 a night
All fees included
1-bedroom villas
See all 143 1-bedroom villas
HHI.com partner
The BreakersOceanfront
Villa 336
1 bed · 1 bath · Sleeps 6
$253–$435 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
The BreakersOceanfront
Villa 340
1 bed · 1 bath · Sleeps 4
$220–$623 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
The BreakersOceanfront
Villa 312
1 bed · 1 bath · Sleeps 4
$177–$435 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
The BreakersOceanfront
Villa 332
1 bed · 1 bath · Sleeps 4
$160–$391 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
The BreakersOceanfront
Villa 309
1 bed · 1 bath · Sleeps 6
$250–$623 a night
All fees included
2-bedroom villas
See all 319 2-bedroom villas
HHI.com partner
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
Villa 537
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 6
$336–$676 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
Villa 503
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 6
$339–$712 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
Villa 433
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 6
$310–$676 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
SeaCrestOceanfront
Villa 2208
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 8
$287–$712 a night
All fees included
HHI.com partner
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
Villa 339
2 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 6
$231–$600 a night
All fees included
3-bedroom villas
See all 134 3-bedroom villasHHI.com partner
Bluff VillasOceanfront
Villa 1690
3 bed · 2 bath · Sleeps 8
$263–$538 a night
All fees included
Barrington ArmsOceanfront
Villa 205
3 bed · 3 bath · Sleeps 8
$450–$1,035 a night
All fees included
Snowbird stays welcome
4-bedroom villas
See all 21 4-bedroom villasHHI.com partner
South Beach VillasOceanfront
Villa 1425
4 bed · 3 bath · Sleeps 10
$438–$960 a night
All fees included
5-bedroom villas
See all 4 5-bedroom villas
Sound VillasOceanfront
Villa 1452
5 bed · 5 bath · Sleeps 15
$719–$2,058 a night
All fees included
Snowbird stays welcome
Oceanfront Villas with Prices
621 villas from $90 a night with taxes and fees.
621 villas
The BreakersOceanfront
- 1 bed
- 1 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
Only 1 open week left in February
$153–$391
a night
All fees included
The BreakersOceanfront
- 1 bed
- 1 bath
- Sleeps 4
HHI.com partner
Only 2 open weeks left in January
$220–$623
a night
All fees included
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
$227–$676
a night
All fees included
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
$231–$600
a night
All fees included
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
$310–$676
a night
All fees included
Ocean Club VillasOceanfront
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
$331–$600
a night
All fees included
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
Only 1 open week left in March
$336–$676
a night
All fees included
Shorewood VillasOceanfront
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- Sleeps 6
HHI.com partner
Popular: 27 of 48 weeks booked
$339–$712
a night
All fees included
Not sure which rental fits?
John Alagna, CEO, HHI.comHilton Head, SC
Hilton Head Oceanfront Condo Rentals and Villas
These oceanfront rentals in Hilton Head sit on the sand, with their own boardwalk or path to the beach. Most are in Palmetto Dunes, along its three miles of beach. Each villa is owned separately and rented by more than one company, so the same building turns up on several sites.
Villas with prices
Two five-story oceanfront buildings just inside the Palmetto Dunes south gate, with an oceanfront pool and a private boardwalk.
Villas with prices
Two- and three-bedroom villas between the Hilton and Captain’s Walk, with a private boardwalk and an outdoor shower.
Villas with prices
Windsor Place I and II, two oceanfront buildings with two large pools, a kids’ pool and a boardwalk to the sand.
Villas with prices
Most villas look at the ocean from the living room, the balcony and the main bedroom. Two pools and a cabana.
Villas with prices
The oceanfront one of the three Barrington buildings: five stories, balconies facing the Atlantic, a boardwalk to the beach.
Villas with prices
A gated complex on South Forest Beach with a zero-entry saltwater pool on the sand, a short stroll from Coligny Plaza.
Villas with prices
A gated oceanfront condo building at 50 Starfish Drive in Folly Field, with a beachfront pool and a boardwalk.
Villas with prices
A five-story oceanfront building at 11 South Forest Beach Drive: two- to four-bedroom villas, a heated pool and fire pits.
Villas with prices
About 30 gated villas at 37 South Forest Beach Drive, mostly three bedrooms, with a zero-entry pool and a private boardwalk.
Villas with prices
A gated complex at 31 South Forest Beach Drive with direct beach access: two-bedroom villas and three-bedroom townhouses.
Villas with prices
A small gated community of two-bedroom, two-bath villas at 15 South Forest Beach Drive, with an oceanfront pool and private beach access.
Villas with prices
Individually owned villas on the beach at Folly Field, rented through the front desk, owners or rental companies.
Villas with prices
An oceanfront condo building inside the Beach & Tennis Resort at 40 Folly Field Road: one- and two-bedroom units and the resort’s pools and courts.
Where Only Some Villas Face the Ocean
In these complexes the beach access and the pool are the same for everyone, but the view changes from one villa to the next. A listing that says “oceanfront complex” may still be a lagoon or golf view, so check the unit before you book.
Villas with prices
Next to the shared oceanfront pool. Its villas range from oceanfront to ocean view, so check the unit.
Villas with prices
Two five-story buildings beside Hampton Place. Some units are oceanfront; others look over the resort, golf or lagoon.
Villas with prices
Beside The Dunes House, with direct beach access. Some villas face the Atlantic and others have an ocean view.
Villas with prices
On the beach at the south tip of Sea Pines, where the ocean meets Calibogue Sound. Most units look over the sound.
Villas with prices
SeaCrest Oceanfront Resort, across from Coligny Plaza. Villas are oceanfront, ocean view or garden view, so check the unit.
Villas with prices
One-bedroom villas next to Coligny Beach Park. Two of the nine buildings face the ocean; the rest ring the pool or the gardens.
A Short Walk to the Sand
These are one row back, a short walk or a boardwalk from the beach, and some are closer to the water than that sounds. None of the Shipyard villa complexes sits on the beach: the oceanfront building there is the Sonesta Resort.
Villas with prices
On the ocean side of South Forest Beach Drive, with its own gate and boardwalk, about 70 yards from the water.
Villas with prices
A four-story building at 43 South Forest Beach Drive, about 70 yards from the sand by a private walk, with a pool heated all year.
Villas with prices
Two-bedroom townhomes around a courtyard pool, about a block from the ocean across South Forest Beach Drive.
Villas with prices
Villas and townhouses on DeAllyon Avenue, one to two blocks from the beach, with two pools and the Van der Meer Tennis Center next door.
Villas with prices
A gated villa community at 34 South Forest Beach Drive, a three- to five-minute walk to the beach, with tennis and pickleball on site.
Villas with prices
Two-story villas just inside the north gate, steps from the beach and The Dunes House. No elevators.
Villas with prices
Near-ocean and ocean-view villas with screened porches, about a three-minute walk to the beach.
Villas with prices
Lagoon-side townhomes on South Forest Beach with a short walk to the complex’s private oceanfront cabana.
Villas with prices
Shipyard’s closest villas to the sand: a five- to seven-minute walk to the Shipyard Beach Club.
Oceanfront, Ocean View or Near the Beach?
Rental listings on the island use four phrases for how close you are to the water, and they don’t mean the same thing. This is how our complex pages read them.
| In the listing | What it usually means | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Oceanfront | The building faces the Atlantic, with its own boardwalk or path onto the sand | Hampton Place, Sea Cloisters |
| Ocean view | You can see the water from the unit, but the building is set back from the beach or faces another way | Wendover Dunes, part of Beach Villas |
| Near ocean or steps to the beach | A row or two back, usually a short walk on a path or boardwalk | The Moorings, Carolina Beach Club |
| Oceanside | On the ocean side of the road; it says nothing about the view | South Forest Beach Drive addresses |
Hilton Head Beachfront House Rentals
Oceanfront houses are spread along the island’s whole Atlantic side. Palmetto Dunes files its rental homes by what they look out on, oceanfront first. In Sea Pines, the homes nearest the beach and the Beach Club are called Oceanside. Outside the gates, houses on the beach roads of Forest Beach, Folly Field, Singleton and Burke’s Beach rent through the island companies below, and each area page covers the beach access and parking.
Homes with prices
Palmetto Dunes house rentals on Hilton Head: oceanfront, golf-course, lagoon and marina-view homes, mostly three bedrooms and up, plus pet and pass rules.
Sea Pines vacation rentals by area: every villa complex, the homes, who rents them, and what a resort booking includes that other companies do not.
Choosing a rental on Forest Beach near Coligny? North and South Forest Beach, where to park for the beach, its complexes and the companies that list homes.
Choosing a rental at Folly Field on Hilton Head Island? The area, the beach park and its parking, nearby places to eat, and the companies that list homes.
Renting on Singleton Beach Road on Hilton Head Island? There is no lot at the beach, so here is where to park, what is nearby, and who lists homes here.
Homes with prices
Renting on Burkes Beach Road on Hilton Head Island? Where the beach access is, where to park, what is nearby, and the companies that list homes here.
Rental Companies With Hilton Head Beachfront Rentals
Each of these island rental companies keeps an oceanfront or beachfront section on its own site. Tap a card for the company’s page here, with its rentals and reviews. Companies marked HHI.com partner are listed first.
About 100 rentals, with digital check-in and a guest app.
Forest Beach company with homes and condos across the island.
Villas and houses in Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes and Forest Beach.
Oceanfront homes and villas in Sea Pines, Forest Beach and Palmetto Dunes.
One- to seven-bedroom rentals with free bikes and beach chairs.
Homes, condos and villas in Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes and Forest Beach.
Houses and condos across the island, from an office on New Orleans Road.
Houses, villas and condos from Sea Pines to Shelter Cove, since 1985.
Family-owned since 2006, renting in Palmetto Dunes and Forest Beach.
The resort’s own rentals, with its golf, tennis and beach amenities.
Every company that rents on the island is in the rental company directory. A rental company with oceanfront homes that isn’t listed here can get in touch through HHI.com.
Before You Book an Oceanfront Rental
Ask about the unit, not the building
In a mixed complex the pool and boardwalk are shared but the view is not. Ask whether the unit itself is oceanfront or ocean view.
Check the floor and the elevator
The five-story buildings in Palmetto Dunes have elevators. Beachwalk and The Moorings have none, so upper villas mean stairs.
Lights out from May to October
From May 1 to October 31, outside lights seen from the beach go off at 10 p.m. and blinds close, for nesting sea turtles.
Leave the beach bare at night
Don’t leave chairs, umbrellas or toys on the sand overnight, and fill in any holes before you go: the Town’s sea turtle rules.
Ask when the pool is heated
Oceanfront pools are seasonal. Shorewood heats its pool in spring and fall, and the Sea Pines Resort’s complex pools close from October to April.
Ask how the gate pass works
Palmetto Dunes resort guests get one car pass at check-in. With another company, or in Sea Pines, ask how your pass is issued.
The sea turtles guide has the Town’s full lighting rule and how to report a nest, and the beach guide covers parking and lifeguards for every beach.
Watch: Condos on the Beach on Hilton Head: The Oceanfront Complexes
An oceanfront rental on Hilton Head faces the Atlantic with its own path or boardwalk onto the sand; ocean view means the building is set back. Most oceanfront rentals are in Palmetto Dunes (Hampton Place, Villamare, Windsor Place, Captain’s Walk, Barrington Court), with more on Forest Beach and in Folly Field.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated
What is the difference between oceanfront and ocean view on Hilton Head?
An oceanfront rental is in a building that faces the Atlantic, with its own path or boardwalk onto the sand. Ocean view means you can see the water from the unit, but the building is set back from the beach or faces another way. Some complexes, such as Barrington Arms, Windsor Court and the Beach Villas at Palmetto Dunes, have both.
Which Hilton Head condo complexes are on the beach?
In Palmetto Dunes: Hampton Place, Villamare, Windsor Place, Captain’s Walk and Barrington Court. On Forest Beach, Shorewood Villas, and in Folly Field, the Sea Cloisters and Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort. Beachside Tennis Villas in Sea Pines is on the beach where the ocean meets Calibogue Sound.
Are there oceanfront rentals in Shipyard?
Not among its villa complexes: Beachwalk, the closest, is a five- to seven-minute walk from the Shipyard Beach Club. The Sonesta Resort is Shipyard’s oceanfront hotel.
Which rental companies list oceanfront rentals on Hilton Head?
More than 20 island rental companies keep an oceanfront or beachfront section on their own sites, including HHI.com partners Island Rentals of Hilton Head and Coastal Vacation Rentals. The Palmetto Dunes resort rents its own beachfront villas and homes.
Do I have to turn off the lights in an oceanfront rental?
From May 1 to October 31, yes. The Town’s sea turtle rule has outside lights that can be seen from the beach switched off at 10 p.m., and blinds closed or inside lights off where they shine onto the sand.
Where can I find an oceanfront rental on Hilton Head Island?
Most oceanfront rentals are in Palmetto Dunes, with more on Forest Beach and in Folly Field. The complex-by-complex list on this page shows which buildings sit on the sand. Rental sites also write it as ocean front rentals; the meaning is the same.
More Places to Stay on the Beach
Hilton Head vacation rentals: beach houses, condos and villas by beach area and complex, who manages them, dog-friendly homes, and how renting works.
Hotels and resorts with their own frontage on the Hilton Head beach, from Coligny to Port Royal, with the ones a few blocks back left off.
Hilton Head rental companies grouped by what each rents, from resort programs to Sea Pines specialists, with phone numbers and links to each one.
Palmetto Dunes rentals on Hilton Head: oceanfront, golf and lagoon villas, condos and homes, with pet rules, minimum stays, gate passes and how to book.
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.
When do sea turtles hatch on Hilton Head? Nesting and hatching months, nests by year, Sea Turtle Patrol HHI and the lights-out rule for beach homes.
Keep exploring
Braddock Cove Club at South Beach, Sea Pines: townhomes on the cove, a few minutes on foot from the beach and the marina. Who rents them.
Fairwood Villas in Sea Pines: two-bedroom villas at 17 Lawton Drive, near the Forest Preserve and a short ride to the beach. Who rents them.
Spinnaker Resorts on Hilton Head: Egret Point, The Carolina Club, The Cottages and Spinnaker at Shipyard, plus how ownership, exchange and rentals work.
The Hilton Head rental companies with luxury collections, where the homes are, and what to check before you book a large luxury house.
Your beach week starts here
Compare villa and beach home prices from local rental companies side by side, and catch last-minute deals before they’re gone.
Property manager? Partner with us