Carved from 20,000 acres of South Carolina lowcountry along the May River, Palmetto Bluff was developed by Crescent Resources as a private residential community before Montage Hotels & Resorts established its presence here in 2016, absorbing what had been the Inn at Palmetto Bluff and expanding it into one of the most land-rich resort properties in the American Southeast. The white clapboard main inn, visible from the air as a cluster of gabled pavilions reflected in a lagoon threaded through live oak and longleaf pine, draws directly from the vernacular architecture of the Carolina lowcountry — deep porches, pitched metal roofs, and a pedestrian bridge connecting the main structure to an octagonal waterside bar that could have been lifted from a nineteenth-century fishing camp. Inside, Montage Palmetto Bluff moves between two registers. The older inn rooms deploy a restrained plantation vocabulary — dark iron four-poster beds with linen upholstered headboards, wide-plank hardwood floors, plantation shutters filtering the green light off the marsh, and X-frame benches in nailhead leather at the foot of each bed. Newer cottage accommodations shift toward a fresher coastal vernacular: whitewashed shiplap walls, washed-brick fireplaces, navy accents, and rattan bed frames that feel less period-conscious and more attuned to contemporary lowcountry living. The resort bar, with its octagonal coffered ceiling, cherry millwork, and cognac leather club chairs gathered around a sculpted alligator mount, gives the whole property its most distinctly local note.

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Montage Palmetto Bluff, a prestigious luxury inn with gracious South Carolina cottages and village homes, is located along the May River. Just 30 minutes from nearby Savannah, GA and Hilton Head, SC, the resort has beautifully appointed cottages, cottage suites and resort rooms as well as luxury two, three and four bedroom home rentals. Spa Montage is one of the top-rated spas in the United States. 6 on-property restaurants and a gourmet food shop all provide for an array of dining options from casual to exquisite. Multiple pool facilities, fitness centers and a movement studio with complimentary classes are available. Extensive activities are offered including: equestrian, boating, kayaking, 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and croquet and tennis facility. The resort also features a wealth of stunning and intimate locations for weddings and events.