Weekend Getaway Idea: Sea Island Resort in Georgia

Whether youโ€™re looking for a last-minute getaway idea to fill the time between Christmas and New Yearโ€™s or are planning some upcoming weekend travel for the winter and spring, there are plenty of resorts where you can do exactly that.

One to consider: Sea Island Resort in Georgia. Located on one of a series of private barrier islands about an hour from Floridaโ€™s Jacksonville International Airport, the property has been around since 1928. There are a variety of places to stay within the resort, including, among others, the 43-room Lodge, which has multi-bedroom cottage rentals and recently redesigned rooms and The Cloister, which offers ocean-view rooms as well as gated Ocean Residences.

There are also over a dozen different dining optionsโ€”from the just launched Georgian Rooms, where guests can choose from different menus in different โ€œroomsโ€, to the recently redesigned steakhouse Colt & Alison, to the kid-friendly Wonderland, with its ice cream bar and 60 different candy choices.

Add in tons of things to doโ€”thereโ€™s a daily scheduleโ€”as well as golf and the spa and it makes for a great option when youโ€™ve got lots of people to please. (Weโ€™re looking at you, multi-generational trips!)

Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s happening at the resort in the next few months:

If youโ€™re looking for a last-minute getaway:  

The resort truly goes all out for the holidays, with over 100,000 ornaments and outdoor lights, plus close to 100 decorated trees throughout the property. In particular, youโ€™ll find a host of fun offerings centered around New Yearโ€™s Eve, including a giant Gingerbread House Display, live music, kid-friendly events, a New Yearโ€™s Eve โ€œParty Under the Starsโ€ and New Yearโ€™s Day brunch. For the wellness-minded end, consider the 5K on the morning of December 31 or the Polar Bear Plunge on the 1st.

If youโ€™re looking to be inspired:

You may want to consider heading down for the annual Creativity Conference, which runs on January 12 and 13. The event, started by a husband-and-wife team, is now in its 10th year and features a host of lectures (think Ted Talks) from a number of speakers, including U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limรณn, author Amy Tan, mountain climber Hugh Herr and many more.

If youโ€™re looking for golf:

Women looking to up their golf game this year, this oneโ€™s for you: The resortโ€™s annual Womenโ€™s Golf Getaway Weekends run on specific weekends throughout the year, including February 22-25, March 7-10 and March 21-24. There, youโ€™ll get upwards of 14 hours of instruction, strategy and fundamentals sessions, and more, with instructors like Gale Peterson, who was named an LPGA Top 50 teacher.

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