Let’s talk…GOLF!  Ok, if you know me, then you know I do not actually play golf, though I have tried on the shoes before.  I am thinking about taking it up, but it may have to wait until my next life.

For my present life, I am content to mostly watch – my favorite venue being the RBC Heritage, right here in my own backyard.  Now I have only ever attended two professional tournaments ever – the Heritage and the Masters.  Are there two better?  I don’t think so and actually the pros agree.  Read here the PGA player’s list and their favorite courses.  Augusta is #1 and Harbour Town is #2.  Obviously I have excellent taste in golf courses.

Another accolade – the editors of GolfCourseHomeNetwork track all the prominent “best” lists in golf to come up with the Best of the Best Golf Community Rankings in the United States.  Sea Pines is #3 for 2012 (See the full list here).

Now I might beg to differ and call Sea Pines #1, but I am a bit biased.  I do know that every community on any “best” list around the world owes an enormous debt to Charles Fraser and his vision of a planned residential resort community with home built surrounding golf courses — such a far-fetched idea in the 1950′s, but such a big part of our life today.

Click here for Heritage tickets, and come on!

Ring in the New Year with an unforgettable stay at The Inn at Harbour Town, Friday, December 30 & Saturday, December 31, 2011, for only $249* per night including:

Two luxurious nights at The Inn at Harbour Town
An unforgettable 3-course New Year’s Eve dinner for two
Breakfast for two each morning
Complimentary valet parking
Complimentary adult bicycles
Two hours of complimentary tennis at The Sea Pines Racquet Club
Complimentary internet service
Plus all of the exciting events and activities at Harbour Town

This stylish St. Andrews villa is back on the rental market after a long-term tenant and is the ideal spot for your next trip to Hilton Head Island. Conveniently located at the entrance to Palmetto Dunes with all of its wonderful amenities at your doorstep, this villa is a star in the Beverly Serral Signature Collection featuring a newly updated kitchen and baths. Panache and comfort define this loft-style, 2-bedroom, 2-bath villa, with its soaring ceilings and abundance of natural light.

Our philosophy as vacation home owners is that your vacation experience – be it 3 days or 3 months – should be completely comfortable. We accomplish this by offering a spotlessly clean home, beautifully decorated in our signature coastal chic style, and equipped with what we consider to be absolute necessities for a comfortable stay.

Villa 1682 St. Andrews is light and bright and filled with every amenity that we appreciate when we vacation, including great electronics; crisp, cotton sheets and fluffy pillows; spotlessly clean appliances; and lots of information about everything to do on the Island. The wood and tile floors and carpets are clean and fresh smelling, as are the comfy, colorful furnishings. Our signature, coastal-chic style is appealing and inviting – both in photos and in person!

The Great Room offers ample room for a desk/writing space, dining area for up to six, as well as a comfortable living area, opening onto the covered deck. Tree-top vistas and cool breezes invite you to breakfast with the birds or have a cocktail in the evening with family and friends.

The colorful, main level Master Suite, with king-sized bed and newly tiled bath with tub/shower combination, also opens to the deck via French doors. The upper level Guest Suite completes the picture and provides a bit of privacy via a spiral staircase and features twin beds, a full bath and spacious closet.

The recently renovated kitchen offers everything you will need — and want … sparkling clean dishes; great heavy flatware and cookware; baking and serving pieces; spotless, new appliances and granite countertops. A pleasure to cook in … or to order in from nearby restauants! An attractive Breakfast Bar with stools and pass-through to and from the Great Room gives a feeling of spaciousness and is oh, so, convenient for lunch before a round of golf.

A convenient laundry room just off the entry leads to a petite deck off the kitchen perfect for a tranquil cup of coffee before a busy day … or not! Ceiling fans and cool AC make even the inside breezy.

Stay connected to the outside world (if you must) with high speed wireless internet. As a Beverly Serral Signature Rental client you will also receive free access to “hot spots” all around the Island. You can even take your laptop to the Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, find a lounge chair, and start surfing the net. Or, wander over to the on-site pool for a little sun while you are checking emails!

We welcome a small pet (only one for a pet fee of $95); but, never fear, there is no pet smell here for those of you who come without four-legged friends! Cleanliness is our middle name!

Are comfort, convenience, cleanliness and service of value to you? They are to us, as well. And while you will likely find other vacation rental homes for less, you will always find you receive less in return. Our Signature-concept homes out-perform all others in their categories for a reason — we invite you to experience Villa 1682 St. Andrews for yourself!

LOCATION: See our Google map on this site for exact location. The St. Andrews Common Villas are located at the entrance to Palmetto Dunes, a world renowned resort with access to miles of sandy beaches, bike and leisure paths, and all the exciting and delicious amenities available on the Island!

Bikes: Biking is the BEST on Hilton Head! You can have adult and child-sized bikes, toddler seats, and pull-alongs all delivered and waiting for you when you arrive. Please see details in our Guest Pak that you will receive when you inquire with your prospective dates of reservation.

Full information regarding the amenities that Palmetto Dunes Plantation has to offer is in our Guest Pak, as well, which will be emailed to you when you inquire on your vacation dates,.

Special Needs and Wants: A special birthday cake? Dinner Reservations or Personal Chef? Kayak Tour or Fishing Trip? We have great connections to the best people, purveyors, and programs available on the Island. Just let us know what will make your vacation the BEST and we will try to provide it for you!

RATES: Please note that we sincerely appreciate your interest in our villa, but that we ADHERE FIRMLY to the generous discount policies listed below. Our guests have always found extraordinary value and comfort in our property. And, we look forward to welcoming you, as well!

LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS: Book 8-21 days in advance of arrival and receive 15% off published rate. Book 7 or fewer days in advance and receive 25% off published rate.

WINTER OR LONG-TERM RENTAL: Buy 3 weeks – get one free! No tax is levied on rentals of 90 days or longer.

MULTI-WEEK SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL RENTALS: 5% discount off weekly rate.

SHORT STAYS: All reservations fewer than 7 nights are pro- rated from the weekly rate (discounted when applicable) and then a full cleaning fee of $160 is added.

5A Old South Villa

New everything! Low allergen environment with bamboo flooring, low VOC paint, all new appliances & cabinetry. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious living area & Kitchen, excellent natural light. The Villas at Old South offer a great location at the foot of the Hilton Head Bridge and new access to Bluffton Parkway. Community Pool is directly across the parking lot. 

 Offered for sale at $87,500 fully furnished or for rental at $1,050 per month furnished or $950 unfurnished.

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The best words to describe a Beverly Serral Signature Rental are these two: completely comfortable.

A little background to begin: in 2004/2005 I jumped on the flipping bandwagon and began to buy, renovate, and resell properties in Sea Pines. My first property was a “gutting” at Muirfield on the Harbour Town golf course. Purchased with a friend, then renovated, sold and closed all within 100 days… at a healthy profit…and I thought I had found my true calling. Three months later I had found another “jewel” and set about duplicating my previous accomplishment on my own this time. Little did I know that I was about to be hit with a big “whoa, there sister– not so fast…..”.

Six months later in the spring of 2006, that grand profit still eluding me, I decided that 17 Hollyberry had better start helping to support itself. But– and you’ll love this part– EVERYONE told me I could never rent a house in Greenwood Forest that didn’t even have it’s own pool. Now I love for someone to tell me I can’t do something, so I set out to do two things: (1) prove them wrong, and (2) pay the mortgage.

And that is how Beverly Serral Signature Rentals was born– only I didn’t know it at the time, I just had a mortgage payment to make! Just how would I rent (REALLY rent…big payment….) a house in Greenwood Forest….with no private pool? Sea Pines was full of homes closer to the beach or Harbour Town, larger homes, newer homes. But I see a lot of homes, and I knew none was nicer or more comfortable than mine. I would make the house the draw. And just to make sure that not only were the accommodations enjoyable for my guests, I would make sure the entire experience, from inquiry to reservation to arrival to departure, was smooth, stress free, and easy as pie.

So I thought of every moldy, icky, ill-equipped beach house I had ever seen or stayed in, on Hilton Head or anywhere else. And I thought of several less-than-helpful-masquerading-as-helpful reservationists I had encountered along the way. I have been fortunate to stay in some very nice hotels in several parts of the world, and I have experienced posh oceanfront and mountaintop homes in the US, and I have always wondered why a regular old 6th or 7th row Forest Beach or Sea Pines beach house, or Plantation Club villa, or Greenwood Forest bungalow couldn’t be as welcoming or clean, or outfitted as thoughtfully as the nicest guest accommodations I had ever stayed in, or offered with the same consistency of amenity and ease of service of a Ritz Carlton.
The answer, of course, is that they can. They just usually……. aren’t.

But when they are…….ah, then the guest can concentrate on making memories, and enjoying the small things like searching for sand dollars, or making a special only-at-the-beach dinner, or reading a good book, rather than calling for a working toaster or re-washing cookware.

And that is a Beverly Serral Signature Rental. Two words to sum up our niche, our philosophy, our commitment, and our promise delivered since 2006: complete comfort.

After all, it’s our signature, but it’s your story.

All Villas are priced under $400,000

Here are Beverly’s top 10 + 5 more that she couldn’t resist.

Villas have ALL been updated, have EXCELLENT rental potential & GREAT location!

Unit 2388 Lighthouse Villa

• Least expensive Sea Pines 2 Bedroom Villas

Unit 292 Stoney Creek Villa

• Walk to Harbour Town

Unit 1607 Port Villa

• South Beach Location

Heritage Villas

• Unit  2232 ~ Golf view & walk to Harbour Town
• Unit 2202~ Good year round rental
• Unit 2208 ~ Pool view & walk to golf

Cutter Court Villas

• Unit 928 ~ In the heart of Harbour Town
• Unit 904 ~ In the center of Harbour Town

Plantation Club Villas

• Unit 463 ~ Golf view, Pets allowed for rentals
• Unit 527 ~ Our favorite Plantation Club Villa Building
• Unit 425 ~ Golf view & walk to the beach
• Unit 469 ~ Golf view & walk to the beach

Inland Harbour

• Unit 2448 ~ Lagoon view & centrally located

To search more villas go to:

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The best words to describe a Beverly Serral Signature Rental are these two:  Completely Comfortable.

Under the same umbrella of Beverly Serral Properties, Beverly Serral Signature Rentals thrives as a niche concept in superior vacation rental homes and villas on Hilton Head Island.  Beverly Serral Signature Rental properties consistently receive rave reviews from guests for their beach-chic style of furnishing, level of equipment and comfort and extraordinary cleaniness, as well as the always prompt and exceedingly courteous client service offered by Ms. Serral and her staff.  The complete comfort of guests, consistency of product, and satisfaction and total peace of mind of owner client are of paramount importance at Beverly Serral Signature Rentals, no matter the size, age, or locale of the property…. A bestnest

Veteran real estate expert Beverly Serral is an Accredited Luxury Home Specialist, top producing real estate broker since 2004, and founder of Beverly Serral Properties in 2010.  Beverly represents both buyers and sellers in residential marketing and sales in the South Carolina Lowcountry, including gated and non-gated resort and residential communities on Hilton Head Island and in the Bluffton area. 

Beverly brings a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the dynamic real estate market on Hilton Head Island and in the surrounding areas. She specializes in exceptional properties and has a wealth of knowledge about the Lowcountry real estate market.  Beverly is also an owner of residential investment property both on and off the Island, and has renovated and resold properties in Sea Pines Plantation.

 Beverly Serral Signature Rentals is the rental arm of Beverly Serral Properties, and markets a niche portfolio of very format-specific homes and villas on Hilton Head Island.  Day to day rental operations are coordinated by Pat Bergere, Director of Owner and Guest Services.

 Beverly has produced and hosted several television shows for Real Estate Television in the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton markets:  Take This House and Sell It!—a “before and after” type format in which Beverly takes a property she is listing for sale and coordinates a team of experts making modifications in décor, landscape, and other areas, ultimately resulting in a property that is set apart from the rest of the market.  Find a House and Buy It! and Find A Second Home and Buy It!—billed as “Everything You Never Knew About Buying a Home” in which Beverly, along with attorneys, mortgage lenders, home inspectors, rental agents and others, explain and simplify the oft times confusing process of buying a property in a residential resort setting. 

 Beverly, who currently resides with her two daughters in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island , is an active member of Providence Presbyterian Church, the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors and volunteers in a variety of capacities at Hilton Head Christian Academy.  A native of Greeneville, Tennessee, she earned her B.A. from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC in 1985.

niche_17 Hollyberry Kitchen

View of Harbour Town 16th from the deck

Now this is a house to live in!  And celebrate in, have fun in, and make memories in…..

My top pick for Homes-December is the fun and fabulous residence at 28 Windjammer in the Harbour Town neighborhood in Sea Pines.

You can see the detailed listing by going to the Property Search button on the Beverly Serral Properties homepage, then click All Listings, and enter 303847 in the box at the top right of the page- just over the word “map” where the box reads “jump to a city, zip, or ML number”.

The asking price has been reduced to $699,000 and the home has been wonderfully updated- new kitchen and baths, as well as flooring, and most all of the casual chic furnishings convey with the property.

This home would make a stellar vacation rental property and we have a detailed rental pro forma available for the asking.  Please call Beverly at 843.290.1663 for complete information and a personal tour.