Get away— or stay put— with these 6 springtime vacation homes.
When the beach is already in your backyard, it may seem silly to plan a vacation around one. But as the days get longer + the temps get warmer, even the peninsula starts to feel a little bit landlocked.
To help you start planning your springtime escape, we’ve rounded up 6 houses along the Carolina coast using Airbnb + HomeAway.
So pick a weekend, group chat the crew, + break out one of those trampoline-based beach games that everyone seems to have but I don’t quite understand.
Take a short trek along I-95:
Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Photo via HomeAway
- 👨👩👧👦 Sleeps 6
- 🛏 2 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms
- 💰$225/night
- 🚘 ~4 hours from Charleston
- 🗺 Known as one of the world’s top surfing and stand-up paddleboarding stops for both professional competitors + beginners, Wrightsville Beach is the perfect stop to ride the waves.
Hilton Head, S.C.
Photo via Airbnb
- 👨👩👧👦 Sleeps 6
- 🛏 2 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms
- 💰$99/night
- 🚘 ~2 hours from Charleston
- 🗺 With over 60 miles of bike lanes + over 200 miles of shared paths, you won’t even need a car to enjoy your stay on this quaint island.
Rodanthe, N.C.
Photo via Airbnb
- 👨👩👧👦 Sleeps 16
- 🛏 7 Bedrooms + 5.5 Bathrooms
- 💰$175/night
- 🚘 ~7 hours from Charleston
- 🗺 Best-known for the Nicholas Sparks’ love story Nights in Rodanthe, the small Hatteras Island Village is one of the few places that still celebrates Old Christmas.
Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Photo via Airbnb
- 👨👩👧👦 Sleeps 6
- 🛏 3 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms
- 💰$150/night
- 🚘 ~5.5 hours from Charleston
- 🗺 Atlantic Beach has more to offer than sand + waves. Take a morning trip to Fort Macon, a perfectly restored Civil War-era fort and museum, then spend the afternoon at the Pine Knolls Shore Aquarium.
Make it a staycation:
For less time on the roads + more time on the beach.
Folly Beach
Photo via Airbnb
- 👨👩👧👦 Sleeps 12
- 🛏 4 Bedrooms + 3.5 Bathrooms
- 💰$150/night
- 🗺 Folly has an abundance of underrated restaurants like Jack of Cups + Chico Feo that are overshadowed by the downtown food scene. And don’t forget to make your Folly Beach vacation complete by picking up a boogie board + a cheesy beach towel at Treasure Island on your way there.
Isle of Palms
Photo via HomeAway
- 👨👩👧👦 Sleeps 10
- 🛏 3 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms
- 💰$230/night
- 🚘 ~35 minutes from Charleston
- 🗺 Don your best Tommy Bahamas button-downs + Lilly Pulitzer sundresses to play tourist for a little while. Or keep it really local by catching a show at the Windjammer.
I’ll be spending the weekend skiing in Steamboat, Colorado. Wish me luck on adjusting to the altitude + tell me about your spring break plans by sending an email to hello@thechstoday.com.
—Jen, Multimedia Producer
