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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort: Masters of the perfect Hilton Head Island golf vacation
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort is lauded by countless travel experts as a world-class resort for golf, tennis and families. This is thanks to its three designer golf courses, a tennis center that rarely falls out of the top five in the world and Shelter Cove Marina, which is large enough to handle yachts of up to 120 feet. Thousands of visitors yearly can attest to Palmetto Dunes' mastery of leisure living in accommodations that range from swanky hotel rooms to oceanside mansions.
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