This week’s spotlight: Windsor Court (Palmetto Dunes) — $439/n median · 16 units open · 2 PMs.
Summer at a glance
a tier-by-tier read on the holiday weeks still bookable, where rates climb, the best-value week in the scan window.
Memorial Day weekend
May 23 – May 30Father's Day weekend
Jun 20 – Jun 274th of July week
Jul 4 – Jul 11Where rates climb
Median nightly rate jumps $139 (+38%) from the week of May 16 ($362/n) to the week of May 23 ($501/n) — this is when peak-summer pricing kicks in.
Best-value week in the scan window
Week of Aug 1 — median $584/night, 10% below the trailing 4-week average, with 124 units open across the catalog.
This week’s pulse
Median nightly rate and active oceanfront inventory by community, across this week’s 13-week scan window.
Best value this scan
The five lowest nightly rates we found across our oceanfront catalog — one per building, one per property manager, so the list shows breadth. All deals shown are 7-night Saturday-to-Saturday stays; partial-week rentals may also be available — check directly with the property manager. Prices are direct from each PM’s booking page; you can book straight with them, no markup or service fees.
Building spotlight
One oceanfront building we’re watching this week — chosen because multiple property managers list units there, which usually means more pricing and tier variety than you’d see on a single PM’s site.
Windsor Court
Palmetto Dunes · Hilton Head Island
How we built this: Coastal Villas is a free search service for Hilton Head renters. We catalog every unit at every oceanfront building across 20 local property managers, with room-by-room ratings and deep building & community context. Book direct — no markup, no fees. Every Wednesday we re-scan 7-night Saturday-to-Saturday availability and pricing for the next 13 weeks across all property managers, then publish what stands out. Partial-week and non-Saturday stays may also be available — check directly with the property manager. Pricing on this page reflects the May 6, 2026 scan and may have moved since — always confirm on the property manager’s booking page.