2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[pixie08]

In Part I you said:


Luckily,there are elevators and luggage carts to help you with your belongings as there no bell services offered at the resort.


Just for clarification, the only elevators are in the Live Oak Lodge Building

Op, yes this is true! I edited that with the note and gave you a shout out! I always appreciate the help and linked back to disboards. Love these forums, no matter how many times I have been to wdw it is amazing how much there is still to know, and I love the community!

Phew I have also finished the marathon post that is part 2. There is so much more to this resort then people realize and between the resort, the beach house and the island there is a lot to do and a lot of information to be had. I hope I can help someone! My third and final post will be a quicky on the beach house and some of the island places we went to. Then I am off to wdw for F&G, SWW and monstrous 24 summer day!!

http://www.disneytravelrecord.com/2013/05/disney-hilton-head-island-resort-review_9.html

 

[gardengirl628]

We really enjoyed San Miguel's when we were there in April, and the entertainment was awesome! Great margaritas.

We had a not so stellar meal at Little Venice, and the service wasn't that great either.

 

[pixie08]

I want to try San Miguel next Time. We ate at Skull Creek Boat House, Low Country backyard (our favorite by far), Fuddruckers (we do not have these any more in NY) and One Hot Mama's.

 

[srp1103]

Has anyone done any paddle boarding while at Hilton Head? Has Disney started offering it on their activity schedule? Anyone that has been very recently, would you mind posting a photo of a recent activity schedule. Also wondering what the bike rental cost is for DVC members. We have not been to HHI in a few years, will be there May 26 - 31.

 

[emilymad]

Does the general store and snack bar accept Disney gift cards?


Is there an ice machine? We are staying in a studio. Thanks!

 

[lsutigger2]

We returned yesterday from a week at HH. I'm already looking at next year's calendar to plan our next stay.

Bike rentals for members are $16/day or $30/ for length of stay. we didn't rent, but wished we had. Next trip we will.


Enjoy your trip!!

 

[lsutigger2]

I do believe that the gift shop does except gift cards, if not someone will send a different reply.

There are ice machines and laundry facilties.

It is just the best place ever. So peaceful and quiet. Love the porch and rocking chairs. spent a lot of time out there.

Enjoy!!

 

[mommypants]

Most studios are in the main building. The ice machine is in the laundry room right next to big Murgie's den.

 

[brandip22]

Woohoo!

 

[brandip22]

Haha- part of my post disappeared! We are going up June 15-22!

 

[pixie08]

Haha- part of my post disappeared! We are going up June 15-22!

Awesome! have fun!

 

[Conan the Librarian]

The store is just like being in a store at WDW. They will/did give annual pass discounts. (Things change)

The folks that run it are triffic!

 

[jmpellet]

I have a copy of the whole info packet that includes the activities schedule from mid April that I will scan and post. We did not do the paddle boarding but we did see them when we were out on the private dolphin tour. Bike rentals to us were a must and besides going to SAMs club for food our car pretty much stayed put. We did the low country boil and it was very good. We actually cooked the rest of the week as to take in the resorts activities. We went on the beach tour and the Pinckney Island Tour. They were both led by TJ and he was great. For our kids' ages of 12,11, and 9 I think we had a fabulous location in bldg 23. The kids could right around the corner to the pool and we could watch from our porch.

 

[emilymad]

Most studios are in the main building. The ice machine is in the laundry room right next to big Murgie's den.

Thanks!

 

[mickeyplanner]

It is a very short walk to Shelter Cove. Have not tried any of the restaurants however.

Great to hear that we can walk there

You can walk to seven restaurants within about 1/4 mile of the resort - all at Shelter Cove. Most also offer a discount to guests staying at the DVC resort. You can see all 7 right from the resort too.


Also nearby are Giuseppis Pizza, Alexanders, Santa Fe, Sea Grass Grille, Big Jim's. There is a free shuttle for all Palmetto Dunes guests to all locations with Palmetto Dunes/Shelter Cove (the Disney resort participates in that program too) so transportation is easy to/from any location within the immediate area.

There are also over 200 other restaurants within a 15 minute drive of the resort - so nothing is too far, but the options at Shelter Cove are certainly convenient. Of those mentioned, our favorites are Bistro17 and ELA's but the we have also enjoyed the others depending on what dinner mood we are in.

Enjoy!

Can you tell me a little more about the shuttle? Does it work almost like the buses at WDW and drops you off at certain stops? Where are those stops?

I want to try San Miguel next Time. We ate at Skull Creek Boat House, Low Country backyard (our favorite by far), Fuddruckers (we do not have these any more in NY) and One Hot Mama's.

How was One HOt Mama's? I am hoping we get to try it next month. Was it difficult to find?

We returned yesterday from a week at HH. I'm already looking at next year's calendar to plan our next stay.

Bike rentals for members are $16/day or $30/ for length of stay. we didn't rent, but wished we had. Next trip we will.


Enjoy your trip!!

Do you happen to remember what supplies are stocked in the kitchen? I am trying to figure out if we need to bring anything other than food, spices, etc... We will be there June 23-29.

 

[mickeyplanner]

Op, yes this is true! I edited that with the note and gave you a shout out! I always appreciate the help and linked back to disboards. Love these forums, no matter how many times I have been to wdw it is amazing how much there is still to know, and I love the community!

Phew I have also finished the marathon post that is part 2. There is so much more to this resort then people realize and between the resort, the beach house and the island there is a lot to do and a lot of information to be had. I hope I can help someone! My third and final post will be a quicky on the beach house and some of the island places we went to. Then I am off to wdw for F&G, SWW and monstrous 24 summer day!!

http://www.disneytravelrecord.com/2013/05/disney-hilton-head-island-resort-review_9.html

Thanks for the second post, can't wait to read the third one. Can you give more details on the stocked kitchen? We are planning on making breakfast everyday and packing lunch for the beach too. I will toss the idea around about BBQ one night. My DS will be super excited to get some Mickey Bars next month!!!

 

[pixie08]

Can you tell me a little more about the shuttle? Does it work almost like the buses at WDW and drops you off at certain stops? Where are those stops?



How was One HOt Mama's? I am hoping we get to try it next month. Was it difficult to find?

The Shuttle is from in front of the main building Live Oak Lodge and goes to The Beach House.

One Hot Mama's was good, not hard to find at all. It was in a shopping area type of thing. The food was good, but the wings was really the star. I do mini review here:

http://www.disneytravelrecord.com/2013/05/disney-hilton-head-island-resort.html

We ate a few places we really liked. I didn't include it in my blog review but we ate lunch at a restaurant in the Westin before our massage and it was pretty blah. Waaaay overpriced. Our favorite was Low Country Backyard.

 

[loveswdw]

Our favorite was Low Country Backyard.

Always funny because everybody is different (just like WDW restaurant reviews).

We chose A Low Country Backyard because it was rated number 1 or 2 on TripAdvisor back when we went in 2010. It was easily the worst meal of our trip and we could not understand how it ranked so high on TripAdvisor. Dinner was expensive for what we got (2 adult meals & 2 kids meals). I ordered crab cakes which were terrible and the portion was tiny considering they cost almost $20. My husband got meatloaf which was okay. My boys just had grilled cheese. The banana pudding in the mason jar was cute but nothing to write home about. And the service was really slow considering there were only tables filled in the small interior. Only one table outside was seated.

We agreed that was one place we'd skip next trip! It must've been pretty new back then because the beach shuttle driver asked us where we had dined the night before. We told him about Low Country Backyard and he had never heard of it.

 

[mickeyplanner]

The Shuttle is from in front of the main building Live Oak Lodge and goes to The Beach House.

One Hot Mama's was good, not hard to find at all. It was in a shopping area type of thing. The food was good, but the wings was really the star. I do mini review here:

http://www.disneytravelrecord.com/2013/05/disney-hilton-head-island-resort.html

We ate a few places we really liked. I didn't include it in my blog review but we ate lunch at a restaurant in the Westin before our massage and it was pretty blah. Waaaay overpriced. Our favorite was Low Country Backyard.

Did you use the shuttle from WDW to SHelter Cove? I read somewhere there is a shuttle for that?

Also did you make reservations at any of the restaurants you ate at? I am wondering if we need to make reservations for our trip June 23-29?

 

[jlwhitney]

My hubby and I are going this weekend (17-20) to celebrate our 5th anniversary and our 4 month old baby girl is coming too

I can't wait. This is our first time going to Hilton Head, we are in Jacksonville area so its not too far away