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Opening in 2026 and spanning multiple coastal
locations, Six Senses South Carolina Islands will be conveniently located just
a short distance from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The hotel
management agreement was recently signed by Timothy Pitcher, President of
Whitestone, along with partner Redrock Portfolio, Inc., and Six Senses Chief
Executive Officer Neil Jacobs and Chief Development Officer Omar Romero,
marking the next chapter in a working partnership extending several years.
Hilton Head Island
Voted America’s Favorite Island for the seventh
year running in the 2023 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, Hilton
Head Island is known for its small-town charm, tidal creeks, white-sand
beaches, and protected wildlife. This will serve as the main welcome hub and
entry point to the resort and residences, offering a bespoke restaurant and
retail outlet. As a gateway to life on the water, it will also serve as a
convenient embarkation point for Six Senses guests and residents to hop aboard
a hybrid yacht or electric boat to begin their adventure with a ride on the
beautiful Intercoastal Waterway.
Daufuskie Island
With its environmental focus, remote shores, and
eclectic culture, Daufuskie is the southernmost inhabited sea island in South
Carolina. The ethos of the 460-acre Six Senses South Carolina Islands is
regeneration, which is central to the masterplan for the guest rooms and
private suites, as well as the cottages dotted along the beachfront and the
maritime forest.
The all-day restaurant will be joined by a
specialty eatery and bar, beach club, pool grill, and pop-up programming.
Cuisine will showcase the best of the region, focusing on seasonal and local
food.
Along with water sports, sailing, and fishing,
adventures continue on land to encompass Daufuskie’s culture, including studios
to showcase local artistry. Beyond the resort, guests can enjoy the campus’s
integrated farm and championship golf course, with highlights including
heritage livestock and equine therapy.
Six Senses Spa will take guests on a journey of
discovery in the pursuit of well-being as part of an integrative wellness
focus. Programming will include yoga, meditation, mindfulness, Visiting
Practitioners, and a personalized longevity approach that fuses scientific
advances with ancient wisdom worth remembering.
Because well-being extends to hosts, village homes
are also being constructed on Daufuskie Island. The new units will be
integrated to provide quality residential housing and community amenities for
hosts and islanders.
Bay Point Island
As a dedicated and unrelenting steward of the
environment, Whitestone has built its reputation on its eco-credentials and has
upheld a decades-long pledge to maintaining this pristine, one-of-a-kind
island. It’s through these efforts that Six Senses has come on board to support
a small community of like-minded, environmentally forward homeowners committed
to preserving the island’s unique ecosystems for generations to come.
With its “Southern Island Coastal” inspiration, the
modular, category-5 hurricane-resilient, biophilic, and self-contained branded
residential villas of Bay Point Island will feature state-of-the-art
infrastructure and waste handling, renewable energy, reverse-osmosis water
supply, and helical piling to limit soil disruption and lighten their
footprint. The villas will be a year-round home-away-from-home, whether
gathering on the porch to enjoy the breeze or spending afternoons sun-soaked
and sandy. A limited number will be available for sale in 2024.
Celebrating the partnership, Timothy Pitcher,
President of Whitestone, commented, “Whitestone strives to nurture and
celebrate the critical connection between the human experience and the
ecosystems that sustain us. The thrill of innovation resonates in every thought
and design as we weave a canvas that intertwines regenerative luxury with the
roots of our existence. This project is a celebration of Six Senses and
Whitestone’s shared vision to seamlessly blend integrated wellness with the
untamed beauty of the natural world, redefine living spaces with a commitment
to ecological mindfulness, quite literally sowing the seeds of a new era."
“After a few years in the making, we’re delighted
and excited to be partnering with Whitestone and Redrock in the creation of two
special connected communities that speak to the beauty of their environments
and honor the people and culture of the area,” said Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs.
“We have the right elements and energy in place to marry these incredible
coastal landscapes with a wellness and sustainability formula that rewilds
people back to a connection with nature, each other, and ultimately themselves.”
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