The Best Hotels Near Salt, by the Record
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A mid-century-styled beach hotel right where the Jacksonville road runs out at Atlantic Beach, close enough to the Atlantic that you catch the sunrise over the water from your room. The spa, a tiki bar called Soothsayer, a full restaurant, a breakfast café, and an ice cream shop mean you could plausibly never leave the property, which is either a feature or a warning depending on your disposition.
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Three championship golf courses roll right up to the guestrooms at this Forbes Five Star lodge on St. Simons Island, styled after an English manor with hardwood floors, exposed beam ceilings, and private balconies facing either the fairways or the Atlantic. Forty-three rooms and suites keep things intimate, and the Golf Performance Center draws the kind of guest who brings their own glove. Sister property The Cloister, just nearby, adds a spa and beach club to the itinerary.
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Spanish-revival arches and Turkish rugs set the tone at this Forbes Five Star resort on its own private island off the Georgia coast. The original building came from Addison Mizner, the architect who shaped Palm Beach, and the Mediterranean bones are still intact. A raw bar handles the post-beach oysters; the Georgian Room handles the formal Southern dinners. Families with sandy kids and couples in linen share the same long driveways without it feeling awkward.