Harbor Island, South Carolina
Welcome to Villa Ma’Kai (Hawaiian for Villa Toward the Sea). Offering double master suites, this large Pelican Point duplex home is a popular vacation choice because of its privacy, spaciousness, high quality upscale furnishings, golf cart and stunning views. Shaped by wind and water, the southern end of Harbor Island is a constantly changing vista of sea and sand, marsh and creek, sky and light. Here, the tidal waters of Johnson’s Creek flow to the Atlantic to create this very private, quiet, natural, area of the Island with a view over the marsh to Johnson’s Creek, Hunting Island, and beyond to the beautiful Atlantic. The tidal marsh here is a favorite fishing ground for dolphin, herons, egrets, and other shore birds.
As the second to last home in Pelican Point, on the southern end of Harbor Island, this location is very much a “get away from it all” spot providing a romantic setting or a relaxing family atmosphere where you can reconnect with the kids. And every room offers a beautiful low country view! Panoramic ocean-oriented views can be enjoyed from the living area, dining area, screened porch, rear main floor master, and rear upstairs guest bedroom while the other two bedrooms enjoy views of an expansive tidal marsh at the front of the home. The screened porch is a lovely space to enjoy the fresh air and stunning ocean views. A bistro table with chairs, and two arm chairs, all with comfortable seat cushions, and an antique country bench offer seating options. Several hooks are provided for drying beach towels. The front porch overlooks a tidal marsh and is a great spot for relaxing on the swing or in one of the rocking chairs, to watch the changing marsh scene with its abundant bird life, or catch the sun going down for the day. Rediscover the beauty of Harbor’s night sky. Explore the stars from porch and yard. Villa Ma’Kai is exceptionally well furnished and appointed and comes complete with books and games to make your coastal retreat complete. Villa Ma’Kai conveniently offers two master bedroom suites on the main floor, and two additional bedrooms on the second floor. Sleeping a total of eight, the main floor master bedroom has king bed and the second offers a queen, both upstairs bedrooms offer handmade queen four poster beds.
On the main floor, the ocean side master offers gorgeous views over the marsh to the Atlantic, and opens into the ocean view screened porch off of the living area. This master bedroom features a completely renovated private bath with an oversized walk-in shower. The second master bedroom is at the front of the home with views of another beautiful tidal marsh. The remodeled bath for the second master offers a new tub/shower combination. A strategically placed pocket door allows you to close off this bath and bedroom to form a master suite, or if you prefer you can leave the pocket door open allowing general access to that bath. The second floor offers a full guest bath, and two large bedrooms. Each of the upstairs bedrooms provides a beautiful view. The rear bedroom directly faces the ocean and the ocean marsh. The second upstairs bedroom is oriented toward the ever changing tidal marsh at the front of Villa Ma’Kai. The second floor guest bath offers a tub/shower combination. The spacious living area is complete with a 42” LCD flat screen TV. A high speed wireless Internet connection is included with your rental. The brand new kitchen features high end appliances and custom cabinetry, and includes practical but fun items like a waffle maker and a slow cooker. Tableware, cloth napkins and coordinating bake/serve dishes will accentuate the great meals you'll enjoy cooking in this kitchen. Kitchenware includes a nice big pot for boiling or steaming and a dozen Lowcountry cookbooks for inspiration. For your enjoyment and comfort, Villa Ma’Kai also provides a propane gas grill and an outdoor hot/cold shower.
Your rental includes full access to the Harbor Island Beach & Racquet Club where you will find an Olympic sized pool overlooking the marshes of the Harbor River, a kiddie wading pool, a sand volleyball court, tennis court, fitness center and more.
Want to explore Hunting Island State Park whose shoreline you see from the back porch A Hunting Island passport is provided for your enjoyment! And Harbor Island is a perfect home base for exploring the Gullah Geechee culture of St Helena and the sea islands. Whether you're Visiting the Penn Center where Martin Luther King Jr retreated to dream & plan and Pat Conroy chose to be buried, kayaking streams and rivers, exploring live oak bordered rural roads, casting a shrimp net, shopping and eating in Frogmore, or walking the marsh-edged beach at your back door, you're playing and learning in the heart of the Gullah Geechee corridor. Villa Ma’Kai offers you a unique vacation experience, and we will be happy to help with your plans for this special place.
Renters must be over 25 years of age to reserve our property.
*Disclaimer: This property is not a pet friendly rental. However, please note that service animals or owner's pets may have been on the premises at some time. Please keep this in mind when booking for guests that may be allergic to animals.
*Seasonal dates and rates subject to change. Rates are rent only. Add departure cleaning, 11% SC taxes, 3% booking fee and vehicle gate passes. Gate pass fees are per vehicle: day pass $25; 2 nights $35; 3 nights $45; 4 nights $55; 5 nights $65; 6 nights $75; 7 nights $80, 8-30 nights $140; 31-365 nights $215.
*Property furnishings are subject to change and may not reflect the property pictures. This material is based upon information, which we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such.
Community pools are open from April 1 through October 31.
Our family really enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere at Villa Ma’Kai. We spent the majority of our time on the most relaxing beach. The morning bird watching from the house was really neat. The beds were all comfortable. The multiple power strips throughout the house made it easy for charging our devices without searching for outlets. The kitchen also had everything you needed. Thanks for the wonderful stay!
Lovely comfortable beach house ocean views marsh views for most excellent sunsets ! Perfect for 4 couples celebrating birthdays ? at Harbor Island We loved the birds and saw alligator ?!! We made the hike to Hunting Island best beach ! We will be back
Stayed here for the week just before the kids started back to school. The house is truly one of the most comfortable, easy to use spaces, with all the kitchen gadgets you’d need. But, don’t expect to use the grill as it needs updating. We went fishing with “Sea’s So Shallow” and had an amazing time. Would highly recommend chartering with Captain Steve. The bugs were awful during our stay, sometimes making us feel captive to the indoors. Several locals told us they were worse than usual due to the rains lately so maybe we just caught it on an off time. Being indoors so much with the bug situation it would’ve been nice to have a TV with a working HDMI port in the living area. The golf cart was very useful during our stay although I’m not sure it was the same upgraded cart I’d read in some of the past reviews. The Hunting Island pass was amazing to have. We used it almost daily. Kids loved pier fishing at the state park and we found several sharks teeth on the beach. The beach on St. Helena was very shallow for a long ways out as expected from other reviews. We got to see tracks in the sand from where sea turtles hatched the night before and I’ve never seen so many hermit crabs crawling around the sands. Just a beautiful place and we had a really nice family get away.
Our location was amazing! The house was in perfect condition with all the amenities you could need. The Management team even returned an expensive meat thermometer that we left by accident! It was an excellent vacation!
We absolutely loved our stay over spring break. The management company was great to work with we had an odd issue at check out and they were on it. Location is really cool, kids loved playing in the pool, ocean, low tide, basketball, etc. The golf cart was really handy to have, made it easy to check out different beaches and explore the island. Just make sure not to park in on the grass, my mother in law got a ticket, management at the island was not the nicest to deal with, but not really the renters fault. Property was clean and as pictured. We loved that it came with a pass the Hunting Island state park. We stoped in somewhere in the park almost every day. Thanks for having us.
Bird watching and beach for adults, beach, pool and playground for the kids. Very covenient and clean to boot.
Would absolutely return. The property is nicer than the pictures, and the views are stunning. Each room is nicely appointed, and being at the end of the island is a wonderful seclusion. My only recommendation is that the property can be better stocked with essentials like paper towels, toilet paper, and basic kitchen items like aluminum foil, but otherwise we thought the property (and golf cart) was perfect!
Beautiful location. Great new kitchen.
Great location with beautiful sunrises and sunsets! Very laid back and comfortable with lots of things to do close by . The park pass came in very handy! Over all great vacation!
Beautiful home. Great views. Lovely island friendly people, gorgeous views, and plenty to do. 2 issues with house fixed before we got back from beach. Just called left message and she got right back to us. Things happen and just like home it's not the owners fault but very fast and it was done. Had the opportunity to use the free pass to Hunting Island it's well worth the drive down the street. 4 days to enjoy paradise before are son became a Marine.
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