Best beach?

We are thinking about booking a big beach house in either South Carolina or Georgia for a family get-together. Our daughter will be the only child (9 months old) so kids%26#39; activities are not a priority. Looking for nice swimmable beaches, good restaurants, stuff to do (no one is really into golf), and decent access to a major airport (at least within 3 hours by car). Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Best beach?

If it were just the two of you coming with your baby I would recommend Kiawah as absolutely the best beach for babies ... and the reason we started coming here years ago. Ten miles of clean, firm packed sand, shallow slope, light surf, warm water, and no crowds make Kiawah tops for crawling, learning to walk, and getting aquainted with the water.

Activities on Kiawah do include golf (of course!), as well as tennis, bicycling, kayaking or canoeing, and enjoying nature. There are properties of all sizes available for rent. Instead of one, big beach house, you might consider renting several smaller places all in the same area.

On the down side for some groups, Kiawah has fewer restaurants and other night time activities than some other locations. On Kiawah, evening entertainments are pretty simple. Lots of owners and guests prefer to enjoy some wine on the beach, followed by a simple dinner on the screened porch. When we feel like an evening out, we usually head into Charleston.

Best beach?

Our favorite is Garden City or Surfside. They run into one another. Very family oriented. Mild surf lots to do in the area for kids of all ages. I don%26#39;t think you can get away from golf no matter where you go in MB. This end of MB has many of restaurants near by and MB International Air Port is a 15 min drive just off 17 bypass. ( a very easy drive) Where ever you stay I%26#39;m sure you will have a wonderful time. Keep us all posted!

I agree w/Villa, Kiawah is the place, been going there for almost 25 yrs.

We take our bikes and kayaks (if you don%26#39;t have your own, you can easily rent). I can give you the names of several resources for kayak trips for small groups. Bikes are the best way to get around the island and to see all there is to see. You can rent those little baby things (I don%26#39;t know what they are called, long ago!!!) that pull behind your bike, too.

We like to do lunches out, then back to Kiawah for ';wine time'; on the beach before a leisurely dinner, no dressing up this way either!

If we do dine out, we too mostly head for Charleston, but we will usually do it at the end of a day already spent in the city, unless we are specifically meeting friends.

If you have those who just have to shop, there are some neat little places at Freshfields (along w/a grocery store) just off the island.

We%26#39;ve had plenty of guests to Kiawah over the years and no one has ever been bored (in fact they always say the time goes by too fast).

Beth