The flagship hotel at Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms, with two Tom Fazio courses and a shorter drive to downtown Charleston.
The Sweetgrass Inn is the flagship hotel of Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms, managed by Hyatt under the Destination by Hyatt brand. Its 156 rooms occupy an oceanfront position with direct beach access, a pool, a restaurant, fitness facilities, and bike rentals available on-site. Hyatt loyalty members earn and redeem points, which adds a practical incentive for travelers already within that ecosystem.
The golf case is straightforward. Two Tom Fazio courses operate within the resort: the Links Course, which was Fazio's first solo design commission in 1980, and the Harbor Course, which opened six years later along the Intracoastal Waterway. Both are accessible on foot or by a short resort shuttle. Green fees range from $63 to $279 depending on course, season, and time of day, and golf packages that bundle rooms with rounds offer measurable savings over booking separately. The geographic position distinguishes Wild Dunes from Kiawah. Isle of Palms sits 15 to 20 miles from downtown Charleston, roughly half the distance of Kiawah Island. A golfer who wants resort-based golf in the morning and access to Charleston's restaurants and historic district in the evening will find the commute considerably shorter. The trade-off is that the Fazio courses at Wild Dunes, while well maintained and enjoyable, do not carry the same competitive pedigree as The Ocean Course at Kiawah.
At $200 to $400 per night, the Sweetgrass Inn occupies a meaningful price tier below The Sanctuary while retaining the essentials of a resort golf experience: on-site courses, oceanfront rooms, and package pricing that consolidates the booking process. For golfers who value proximity to Charleston as much as proximity to the first tee, Wild Dunes offers a balance that Kiawah's more isolated setting does not.