This week’s spotlight: Sea Crest (Forest Beach) — $324/n median · 55 units open · 7 PMs.
Summer at a glance
where rates climb, the best-value week in the scan window.
Where rates climb
Median nightly rate jumps $93 (+33%) from the week of Sep 12 ($280/n) to the week of Sep 19 ($373/n) — this is when peak-summer pricing kicks in.
Best-value week in the scan window
Week of Oct 24 — median $284/night, 8% below the trailing 4-week average, with 299 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.
Sea Crest
Forest Beach · 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 August 25, 2026 scan and may have moved since — always confirm on the property manager’s booking page.