OUR HISTORY

ABOUT THE ISLAND

Pawleys Island, South Carolina, is a barrier island less than 4 miles long with views of a beautiful salt marsh from the mainland. Just 70 miles north of Charleston and 25 miles south of Myrtle Beach, this non-commercial island is one of the oldest beaches as a vacation destination on the East Coast. Many families of rice plantations settled in Pawleys Island in the 1700`s and the history continues to be made. Today, the island offers a ridge of dunes with lush sea oats waving in the ocean breeze and pristine white sand along the waters edge. Pawleys Island is a tradition of generations making memories of a lifetime.

ABOUT PAWLEYS ISLAND REALTY

Since 1962, Pawleys Island Realty, founded by Linwood Altman, has been a family-owned Real Estate & Vacation Rentals Company, serving people from all over the world. Today we offer over 200 vacation rental properties equipped with a variety of amenities ranging from ocean views to private creek docks and even properties with swimming pools. Our properties range from 2 bedrooms to 9 bedrooms and offer breathtaking views and some are even dog friendly.

Our owners and vacationers have been an integral part of Pawleys Island Realty for over 63 years and are the cornerstone of our success. We are still a tradition of generations company, who remains committed and compassionate in making vacation dreams come true with exceptional service and gratitude. We have grown to know and love our owners and vacationers, many of whom we have been working with since our inception. We originally worked with the grandparents, then parents and now their children. Each generation working with our staff to ensure their home is taken care of with love and respect. The personal relationships that we have built through the years continues today with many generations of owners and vacationers. We take great pride in having you as part of our family.

We love to welcome our summer vacationers with boiled peanuts on the front porch as they arrive. They can listen to beach music and sit in the rocking chairs to relax and wait if they are early for check in. It is a special day when family members gather for the annual summer vacation, and they greet everyone – sometimes having not seen each other since the winter holidays. It is a wonderful way to start their family vacation. Many times, they stay in the same house for the same week each year and become friends with the next-door neighbors. The kids are happy to renew friendships from the previous summer. It is exciting to see new faces as they explore the Island and the Waccamaw Neck for the first time and begin their own tradition. We are active in our community. We oversee the reservations of the Pawleys Island Chapel for weddings and events from September – May. We coordinate reservations for the Pelican Inn for family gatherings and wedding receptions.