They call it the best location in Sea Pines – halfway from Harbour Town to South Beach. Yet the site is a little secretive.
To make parking comfortable, The Shops at Sea Pines Center is a bit off the beaten path, visible from Lighthouse Road certainly, but somehow easy to miss if you’re not certain what you’re looking for.
The design was part of a master plan that called for blending with nature. The approach became so influential that resorts try to imitate it all the time now. But since The Shops at Sea Pines Center doesn’t shout for attention, even a few longtime Sea Pines residents need a reminder that we’re right on the way to where they’re going, on most days. For visitors it’s a revelation.
A Degree of Intrigue
The sense of subtlety built into The Shops at Sea Pines Center is so artfully crafted that it’s a little hard to overcome. That’s by design; it’s an asset. The art of living Sea Pines style, which residents relish and visitors seek, is easy-going but never slack. The Shops reflect that, and our home here in Sea Pines Center makes the perfect setting for it.
The promise of pleasure is not obvious, but it is rewarding.
The Best Side is Inside
The sunlit plaza that The Shops at Sea Pines Center enfolds has long been a place where residents come to reconnect, where newcomers stroll and seek, and where visitors find out what’s best to do. A stroll among the Shops offers every opportunity to tune in to what Sea Pines life has in store this week.
So people take advantage of that, and while they’re doing so they discover fun and interesting things to do, refreshing and satisfying things to eat and drink. They find things they were looking for, and things they hadn’t yet dreamed of, to make their own.
Built for Errand or Interlude
What The Shops at Sea Pines Center has, that we honestly haven’t seen anywhere else, is the ability to be an efficient place to get what you need and a leisurely place to recognize what you want – whichever you choose. The founders put a gas station, a bank, and a post office here, so you could hardly call it conceited. And yet the stores and restaurants embrace a sense of style and quality that is far from everyday.
The range of what we offer here makes it a perfect fit for practically everybody. Families with children are glad we have pizza. Yet, instead of ice cream, we have Italian gelato. Our classic Sea Pines dining spot has a casual restaurant next door. Our authentic Lowcountry provisions store has linens and place settings alongside their relishes and jams. And so forth.
The Shops at Sea Pines Center are a reflection of a fertile imagination. Most folks find that it both matches and inspires their own. Come discover this oasis for the mind and body, for yourself, your friends, and loved ones. That’s what it’s made for, and we’re looking forward to welcoming you. Or welcoming you back.
