The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club

At the end of a majestic, oak-lined drive waits The Lodge at Sea Island. Forty rooms and suites, affording views of the Atlantic Ocean and Rees Jones’ Plantation Golf Course, offer guests the quintessential club experience. Classic appointments such as exposed wood beams and Oriental carpets create a stately English manor feel, while 24-hour personal butler service and warm cookies-and-milk turndowns evoke traditional Southern hospitality.

Team-building recreation includes horseback riding along a secluded beach, clay target shooting at Sea Island’s famous Shooting School, and 54 holes of top-ranked golf—where, each evening, a lone bagpiper signals the end of friendly competition on the three legendary golf courses. Also on property, the Golf Learning Center, employing three of Golf Digest’s top 50 instructors.

On-site, two outstanding restaurants and three generous meeting rooms inspire highly productive gatherings. A fireplace warms the elegant, boardroom-style Page Room, while the open space of the adjacent Spalding Room allows groups to do business in a more relaxed setting. Another allure for business guests: the oceanfront veranda, Trophy Room and Wine Cellar.

Sea Island Meetings Package

Sea Island Summer Meetings

Start	End	Rooms	Rate
4/01/09	4/05/09	20	$525
4/26/09	4/29/09	30	$495
5/15/09	5/17/09	20	$500
6/05/09	6/07/09	20	$500
6/14/09	6/17/09	30	$495
6/21/09	6/25/09	30	$495
7/12/09	7/15/09	30	$350
7/19/09	7/23/09	30	$350
7/26/09	7/30/09	30	$350
8/09/09	8/13/09	30	$350
9/13/09	9/16/09	30	$475
9/20/09	9/23/09	30	$475
9/27/09	9/30/09	30	$475
10/11/09	10/15/09	30	$495
10/18/09	10/22/09	30	$495
11/01/09	11/04/09	30	$375
11/08/09	11/12/09	30	$375
12/10/09	12/13/09	20	$295

Posted Nov 14, 2008 by Elite Concierge
View RSS Feed SEA ISLAND, GA (May 14, 2008) " Burgess Newsom has been named food and beverage director of The Cloister at Sea Island, bringing over two decades of experience to this legendary, four-generation family-run luxury resort off the coast of Georgia.

Newsom will oversee Sea Island's banquets, catering, room service operations and four restaurant outlets, including the Mobil Five-Star Georgian Room.

In his 22-year career, Newsom has served in management positions for luxury hotels and resorts from Tucson to the Grand Bahamas. Prior to directing catering and convention services at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, Newsom served in the food and beverage departments at Westin & Sheraton Grand Bahama Island at Our Lucaya Resort in Freeport; The Westin Westminster Hotel in Westminster, Colorado; Denver's Brown Palace Hotel; the MGM Mirage/ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi; and, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.

For information on accommodations at The Cloister at Sea Island or The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, call 888-SEA ISLAND (732-4752) or visit the web site at www.seaisland.com. Posted May 21, 2008 by kleinc
View RSS Feed SEA ISLAND, GA (May 19, 2008) - Buoyed by Sea Island's legendary golf courses, The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club was voted the #1 golf hotel in the "World's 50 Best Golf Hotels" U.S. category by Golf Digest Index, one of the country's leading golf lifestyle quarterlies.

The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club was named tops in the U.S. in four categories - best hotel, hotel rooms, dining and top service - as well as #4 in the U.S. for "top wine and drinks" among the World's 50 Best Golf Hotels. The Cloister at Sea Island was named #3 in the U.S. category among the World's 50 Best Golf Hotels.

The Golf Digest Index spring edition ranked 25 U.S. properties and 25 international properties among its World's 50 Best lists based on surveys of Golf Digest's 800-plus Course Ranking Panelists and a select group of international golfers. A hotel must have on its property or be affiliated in the immediate area with exceptional levels of golf while featuring the "added element of luxury" that elevates it above other global destinations.

Other recent Sea Island golf accolades include Golf Magazine's 2008 list of North America's 10 Best Golf Resorts; Travel + Leisure Golf's 2007 and 2008 top golf community awards; Golf Digest's biennial 2006-2007 #1 Golf Resort in North America; and being selected as the best overall U.S. resort for golf, lodging, dining and activities as determined by GolfOdyssey.com, for 16 years an insiders' guide to sophisticated golf travel.

Located on Georgia's coast, Sea Island has charmed guests since 1928 and is renowned for its luxury golf, resort and real estate experiences. Beginning in the late '90s, Sea Island Resorts embarked upon a $500 million renaissance that razed and rebuilt the resort and transformed three of its legendary resort golf courses (Seaside, Plantation and Retreat).

What remains unchanged behind the luxurious facilities, stack of accolades and exquisite golf is Sea Island's palatable charm, character and enduring traditions that grace guests with an intrinsic, soulful experience as storied as this true American icon. Beyond the magnificence of Sea Island Resorts and its two intimate hotels, The Cloister and The Lodge, is an enviable community comprising three private clubs and five top-rated golf courses, all part of Sea Island Company.

For additional information or to make reservations, call 1-800-SEA ISLAND (732-4752) or visit the Web site at www.seaisland.com.
ABOUT SEA ISLAND RESORTS A private resort and real estate development company founded in 1928, Sea Island Company today owns and operates some of the world's most coveted destinations including The Cloister and its Mobil Five-Star Georgian Room restaurant; the AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil Five-Star Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club; The Lodge at Cabin Bluff; and the private Sea Island, Ocean Forest and Frederica Clubs, all on the stunning Georgia coast. A $500 million transformation of the resort has married the company's storied history with unparalleled 21st century amenities. Sea Island has enjoyed international praise and was named "top golf resort" in North America by Golf Digest and has been recognized on the Travel + Leisure list of the 500 Greatest Hotels in the World, Cond Nast Traveler "Gold List" and "Reader's Choice" awards. Sea Island Company's real estate development includes the neighborhoods of Sea Island: a 600-private home cottage colony on Sea Island, Georgia; new offerings at Frederica, a community that provides privacy, tranquility and the sporting life at its finest; and several other exclusive communities. Sea Island was noted in 2007 and 2008 as the "top golf community" in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure Golf. www.seaisland.com Posted Apr 24, 2008 by kleinc
View RSS Feed SEA ISLAND, GA (April 8, 2008) - Sea Island Resorts aced another elite golf ranking last last month, garnering a spot on Golf Magazine's inaugural list of top 10 golf resorts in North America.

Golf Magazine, one of the country's leading golf and travel publications and part of the SI Golf Group, bestowed Sea Island with the publication's first-ever Platinum Medal Award for being chosen as one of North America's top 10 golf resorts based on course design, playability and luxury accommodations. It was the first year Golf Magazine recognized the elite group of 10 resorts topping the magazine's biannual list of 75 "Best Golf Resorts."

Other recent Sea Island golf accolades include Travel + Leisure Golf's 2007 and 2008 top golf community awards; Golf Digest's 2006-2007 #1 golf resort in North America; and being selected as the best overall U.S. resort for golf, lodging, dining and activities as determined by GolfOdyssey.com, for 16 years an insiders guide to sophisticated golf travel.

Although this was the 20th anniversary of Golf's list of best resort awards, it was the first time the magazine gave avid golfers the opportunity to vote through the publication's website, Golf.com. The publication did not rank the top 10 golf resorts in any particular order.

Golf recognized Sea Island as a "family-owned retreat that has transformed itself into a terrific 21st Century resort rather than remain a relic of a bygone era."

Located on Georgia's southern coast, Sea Island has been charming guests since 1928 and is renowned for its luxury golf, resort and real estate experiences. Beginning in the late '90s, Sea Island Resorts embarked upon a $500 million renaissance development that revitalized the resort and transformed three of its legendary golf courses (Seaside, Plantation and Retreat).

What remains unchanged behind the luxurious facilities, stack of accolades and exquisite golf is Sea Island's palatable charm, character and enduring traditions that grace guests with an intrinsic, soulful experience as storied as this true American icon. Beyond the magnificence of Sea Island Resorts and its two grand hotels, The Cloister and The Lodge, is an enviable community comprised of three private clubs and five top-rated golf courses, all part of Sea Island Company.

For additional information or to make reservations, call 1-888-SEA ISLAND (732-4752) or visit the website at www.seaisland.com.


ABOUT SEA ISLAND RESORTS A private resort and real estate development company founded in 1928, Sea Island Company today owns and operates some of the world's most coveted destinations including The Cloister and its Mobil Five-Star Georgian Room restaurant; the AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil Five-Star Lodge at Sea Island; The Lodge at Cabin Bluff; and the private Sea Island, Ocean Forest and Frederica Clubs, all on the stunning southeast Georgia coast. A $500 million transformation of the resort has married the company's storied history with unparalleled 21st century amenities. Sea Island has enjoyed international praise and was recently named "top golf resort" in North America by the editors at Golf Digest and has been recognized on the Travel + Leisure list of the 500 Greatest Hotels in the World, Cond Nast Traveler "Gold List" and "Reader's Choice" awards. Sea Island Company's real estate development includes the neighborhoods of Sea Island: a 600-private home cottage colony on Sea Island, Georgia; new offerings at Frederica, a community that provides privacy, tranquility and the sporting life at its finest; and several other exclusive communities. Sea Island was noted in 2007 and 2008 as the "top golf community" in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure Golf. www.seaisland.com Posted Mar 17, 2008 by kleinc
View RSS Feed SEA ISLAND, GA (Feb. 21, 2008) - When it comes to combining business and pleasure, no one does it better than Sea Island Resorts, as evidenced by Golf Digest/USA Today's selection of Sea Island as the country's top resort for business meetings and golf.

The honor follows several prestigious distinctions garnered by Sea Island Resorts in 2008, including a pair of Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Awards. For the seventh consecutive year, The Lodge at Sea Island received Five Stars while The Cloister Hotel's two-year-old Georgian Room joined an elite class of 17 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada to boast the coveted Five Stars.

Industry surveys show that golf courses rival board rooms and offices as effective venues for executive collaboration, outpacing shopping, spas or cultural attractions. Sea Island Golf Club features the acclaimed Seaside, Plantation and Retreat golf courses amid some of the country's most scenic landscape and oceanfront. With the world-class accommodations of The Cloister and The Lodge accompanied by over 22,000 square feet of meeting space, Sea Island's legendary resort off the Georgia coast provides equal parts relaxation, inspiration and state-of-the-art corporate meeting amenities.

Sea Island's widespread accolades include recent recognition as best overall U.S. resort for golf, lodging, dining and activities by GolfOdyssey.com, for 16 years an insiders guide to sophisticated golf travel; Golf Digest's 2006-2007 top golf resort in North America; 2007 and 2008 Travel + Leisure Golf top golf community awards; and, places on the Travel + Leisure 500, Conde Nast Traveler Gold List and Reader's Choice.

For additional information or to make reservations, call 1-888-SEA ISLAND (732-4752) or visit the website at www.seaisland.com.


ABOUT SEA ISLAND RESORTS A private resort and real estate development company founded in 1928, Sea Island Company today owns and operates some of the world's most coveted destinations including The Cloister and its Mobil Five Star Georgian Room restaurant; the AAA Five Diamond, Mobil Five Star Lodge at Sea Island; The Lodge at Cabin Bluff; and the private Ocean Forest and Frederica Golf Clubs, all on the stunning southeast Georgia coast. A $500 million transformation of the resort has married the company's storied history with unparalleled 21st century amenities. Sea Island has enjoyed international praise and was recently named "top golf resort" in North America as voted by the editors at Golf Digest and has been recognized on the Travel + Leisure 500, Conde Nast Traveler "Gold List" and "Reader's Choice" awards. Sea Island Company's real estate development includes the neighborhoods of Sea Island: a 600-private home cottage colony on Sea Island, Georgia; new offerings at Frederica, a community that provides privacy, tranquility and the sporting life at its finest; and several other exclusive communities. Sea Island was noted in 2007 and 2008 as the "top golf community" in the U.S. by the editors of Travel + Leisure Golf. www.seaisland.com Posted Feb 29, 2008 by Nikki H
View RSS Feed SEA ISLAND, GA (Jan. 28, 2008) - For the seventh consecutive year, The Lodge at Sea Island has been awarded Five Stars by Mobil Travel Guide while The Cloister Hotel's two-year-old Georgian Room joins only 17 other restaurants in the U.S. and Canada to boast the coveted Five Stars.

"I am extremely proud that our employees, service and facilities have been recognized with two separate Mobil Five-Star awards," said Bill Jones III, Chairman and CEO of Sea Island Company, and fourth-generation head of the legendary family-owned Sea Island Resorts that opened in 1928. "Winning one award, as The Lodge has since it opened, is exceptional. Winning two is quite rare. We have asked our employees to aim for the very high goal of achieving four Five-Star awards in the future, and we are working toward that at The Cloister and The Spa, as we continue settling into these new resort buildings."

At the forefront of Sea Island Resorts' $500 million renaissance, The Lodge opened in 2001 while the Georgian Room debuted as the quintessential dining experience for The Cloister in the spring of 2006. The 65,000-square-foot spa and fitness center opened that fall. Both The Cloister and its Spa were recognized with Mobil Four-Star designations in 2007.

The Lodge provides an intimate 40-room English manor for Sea Island Club golfers and guests. Surrounded by the sandy Atlantic beach, world-class Sea Island Golf Learning Center and lush Plantation and Seaside golf courses, The Lodge named "Top Small Hotel" by Zagat Survey was among the rare resorts to receive both the annual AAA Five- Diamond and Mobil Five-Star ratings so early in its existence.

The Lodge's ethereal serenity includes a personal 24-hour butler welcoming guests to the grace, quality and members lifestyle that few experience, all in a resort setting. The richly wooded Lodge includes two restaurants, wine cellar, spa, extensive antiques, golf shop and must-see 10,000-square-foot men's locker room. From The Lodge terrace, guests are treated to a bagpiper performing a traditional Scottish sunset serenade, marking the end of each golf day.

The Georgian Room's unsurpassed gastronomic celebration is achieved through the flavorful menu of refined American cuisine created by Chef Scott Crawford and exquisite wines from The Cloister Cellar chosen by Sommelier Thomas Roberts.

"Too many people relax after receiving such an award, thinking they've made it. We are very humbled and see it as a great responsibility," said Crawford, whose tenure at West Coast, Northeast and Southern restaurants includes five prior Mobil Five-Star or AAA Five-Diamond honors. "Now expectations of our diners go up. We work very hard to make sure we are five-star every night, with every guest."

Since 1958, the Mobil Travel Guide's ratings process has been regarded as the most rigorous and comprehensive in the industry with more than 750 standardized criteria for hotels, more than 250 for restaurants, and some 450 different criteria for spas.


ABOUT SEA ISLAND RESORTS A private resort and real estate development company founded in 1928, Sea Island Company today owns and operates some of the world's most coveted destinations including The Cloister and its Mobil Five-Star Georgian Room restaurant; the AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil Five-Star Lodge at Sea Island; The Lodge at Cabin Bluff; and the private Ocean Forest and Frederica Golf Clubs, all on the stunning southeast Georgia coast. A $500 million transformation of the resort has married the company's storied history with unparalleled 21st century amenities. Sea Island has enjoyed international praise and was recently named "top golf resort" in North America as voted by the editors at Golf Digest and has been recognized on the Travel + Leisure 500, Conde Nast Traveler "Gold List" and "Reader's Choice" awards. Sea Island Company's real estate development includes the neighborhoods of Sea Island: a 600-private home cottage colony on Sea Island, Georgia; new offerings at Frederica, a community that provides privacy, tranquility and the sporting life at its finest; and several other exclusive communities. Sea Island was noted in 2007 and 2008 as the "top golf community" in the U.S. by the editors of Travel + Leisure Golf. [url]www.seaisland.com[/url] Posted Feb 14, 2008 by kleinc
View RSS Feed SEA ISLAND, GA (Feb. 5, 2008) - Sea Island is not only a great place to visit on vacation, it's also a great place to live, according to the editors of Travel + Leisure Golf who recently named Sea Island Resorts the country's premier golf community of 2008.

It was the second consecutive year Travel + Leisure Golf has designated Sea Island the top golf community in the U.S. Golf Digest named Sea Island the #1 golf resort in North America in December, 2006.

During the past 80 years, Sea Island has become renowned for providing the finest golf, resort and real estate experiences. Located on Georgia's southern coast, Sea Island is home to a legendary luxury resort that's been charming guests since 1928. Beyond the magnificence of Sea Island Resorts is an enviable community made up of three private clubs, two magnificent lodging facilities, The Cloister and The Lodge, and five top-rated golf courses, all part of Sea Island Company.

Accessible to guests staying at Sea Island Resorts, Sea Island Golf Club features the acclaimed Seaside, Plantation and Retreat courses amid some of the country's most scenic landscape. For even greater exclusivity, the private clubs and communities of Frederica and Ocean Forest each features its own world-class golf course.

Ocean Forest has been a perennial top 100 golf course since opening in 1995. The new, meticulously planned Frederica development features 18 holes designed by Tom Fazio, a network of interconnected waterways stocked with freshwater bass, a boathouse, guesthouse, swimming pool, tennis courts and a wood stork rookery, all reserved for property owners. Spotlighted by Travel + Leisure Golf, the low-density 3,000-acre Frederica development is a further testament to Sea Island's tradition of serving as a wise steward of the land for both present and future generations.

Centerpiece to Sea Island Resorts and its three golf courses is The Lodge, overlooking the St. Simons Sound and the Sea Island Golf Learning Center. Sea Island's Learning Center is the only facility in America to employ three of Golf Digest's top 50 teachers providing personalized instruction for all levels of players from high handicappers to attending PGA Tour players. A staff of top professionals develops comprehensive, multi-disciplined programs for each golfer, including club fitting, swing and short game analysis, mental approach, and golf fitness.

Opened in 2001, The Lodge provides an intimate 40-room respite for Sea Island Club golfers and guests. Surrounded by the lush Plantation and Seaside golf courses, the elegant English manor Lodge, named "Top Small Hotel" by Zagat Survey, is among the rare resorts to receive both the annual AAA Five-Diamond and Mobil Five-Star ratings during its first year of operation.

The Lodge's ethereal serenity, foreshadowed by the majestic Avenue of Oaks entrance, includes personal 24-hour butlers who welcome guests to the grace, quality and members' lifestyle that few experience, all in a resort setting. The Lodge first floor not only serves as the Sea Island Golf clubhouse, it is also home to the golf shop and must-see 10,000-square-foot men's locker room and rejuvenating spa services, impeccable dining venues at Colt & Alison, the Oak Room, and the Wine Cellar, which features 1,800 of the finest vintages, boutique wines and classic favorites.

For additional information or to make reservations, call 1-888-SEA ISLAND (732-4752) or visit the website at www.seaisland.com.


ABOUT SEA ISLAND RESORTS A private resort and real estate development company founded in 1928, Sea Island Company today owns and operates some of the world's most coveted destinations including The Cloister and its Mobil Five-Star Georgian Room restaurant; the AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil Five-Star Lodge at Sea Island; The Lodge at Cabin Bluff; and the private Ocean Forest and Frederica Golf Clubs, all on the stunning southeast Georgia coast. A $500 million transformation of the resort has married the company's storied history with unparalleled 21st century amenities. Sea Island has enjoyed international praise and was recently named "top golf resort" in North America as voted by the editors at Golf Digest and has been recognized on the Travel + Leisure 500, Conde Nast Traveler "Gold List" and "Reader's Choice" awards. Sea Island Company's real estate development includes the neighborhoods of Sea Island: a 600-private home cottage colony on Sea Island, Georgia; new offerings at Frederica, a community that provides privacy, tranquility and the sporting life at its finest; and several other exclusive communities. Sea Island was noted in 2007 and 2008 as the "top golf community" in the U.S. by the editors of Travel + Leisure Golf. www.seaisland.com