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The 15 Best Places to Stay and Do in Hilton Head Island

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The best places to stay and do in Hilton Head Island, according to the experts: AAA, the Forbes Travel Guide, and the Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Montage Palmetto Bluff comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Bluffton and Hilton Head Island.

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Spa Montage Palmetto Bluff and The Inn & Club at Harbour Town hold the next two places. AAA shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Forbes Travel Guide next.

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  1. Fifty clapboard cottages built in the Low Country style sit among rivers, marshes, and Spanish-moss-draped maritime forest midway between Hilton Head and Savannah. This sprawling resort holds a Forbes Five Star and two Michelin Keys, and the Southern hospitality is less a policy than a local condition. Screened porches, abundant waterways, and a 13,000-square-foot spa keep guests occupied long after they've run out of excuses to stay.


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    477 Mt Pelia Rd, Bluffton, SC · Bluffton
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  3. The red-and-white striped lighthouse at Harbour Town is practically the symbol of Hilton Head, and this Forbes Four Star inn sits right underneath it. It's a resort stay built around the outdoors, with five miles of private beach, miles of bike trails, an equestrian center, and three golf courses, the most famous being Harbour Town Golf Links, which hosts the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage each April.


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