eWire
September 28, 2004
TEA OFF TO PARADISE
About Judy Florman:
As an award winning free-lance writer, I’ve traveled the world and shared these experiences in publications from England to the Philippines, as well in the major newspapers across the country. My credits include, Coastal Living, Westways, Relax, USAirway’s Attache, Califia, Courier, eOutdoors, Metro, Family, Life Today, Bird Talk, Britain’s Anabel and Philippine Airlines’ Mabuhay, the St. Petersburg Times, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Philadelphia Inquirer, Long Island Newsday, Buffalo News, Houston Chronicle, Orlando Sentinel, Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald and Alameda News Group Newspapers.
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TEAOFF TO PARADISE
A winding canopied avenue of towering live oaks leads you to the newly opened refuge of hushed tranquility. The Sanctuary strips mind and body of rational world pressures, bestowing a feeling of absolute seclusion from the concrete jungle and fast lane living. From the moment you enter its lofty lobby, you are encompassed with a sweeping view of breaking waves and soaring pelicans, attesting to its claim of being "closest to ocean of any grand hotel in America."
Located on the golfers paradise island of Kiawah, along 10 miles of pristine beach just 30 minutes from Charleston, South Carolina, the 125-million luxury resort and spa has been heralded as one of the top destinations in the world. EliteTraveler has named it “Best New Resort.” Travel + Leisure Golf raved, “If Kiawah’s Ocean Course is the jewel of the coast, The Sanctuary is now its crown;” while the New York Daily News announced, “Just 30 minutes from downtown Charleston, S.C, a vast rambling pleasure ground has risen Venus-like from the sea, putting all rivals to shame.”
The 255-room hotel evokes the old world charm of a grand southern seaside mansion of a century ago with its colonnaded entrance, southern porches, lavish expanse of Charleston brick, slate and copper roof and wrought iron detailing. The Sanctuary's at-one-with-nature ambience is enhanced in its painting and sculpture wild life art, culminating in the 30-foot murals flanking the grand staircase. The collection of antiques and art is so extensive that, upon arriving, guests receive a brochure highlighting artifacts.
Further harmonizing with this milieu of refuge, a 15,000 square-foot spa features cascading waterfalls for shoulder massages, a mineral water whirlpool, seaweed facials and exfoliating sea salt scrubs. Achy golf afficionados, who have options to the resort’s five championship courses, will be treated to the “Golfer’s Haven” of self-healing mineral rich sea muds which promise to soothe weary muscles. In addition to the hotel’s two outdoor infinity-edge pools, the spa features a 65-foot long indoor pool and a special studio for yoga, pilates and tai chi.
In my article, “TEE OFF TO PARADISE,” I propose to lead your readers on a tour of this unique resort, which has been ten years in conception, dedicated to capturing the ultimate of the celebrated southern hospitality. “Guests will be pampered without stuffiness,” according to managing director Prem Devadas, “in over-sized rooms outfitted with four-poster beds, his and her closets and ocean-view bathtubs.”
I look forward to hearing from you and working with you on The Sanctuary.