2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[okw2012]

DH and I will be there for our anniversary March 2-6th!

Great
We arrive the same date, will see you there!

 

[gardengirl628]

We are booked for a 2 BR April 15-19. This will be our first trip to HHI. Having fun planning.

 

[mickeyplanner]

I booked a 2 bedroom. It will give us enough room for 3 adults and 2 children, and no one will have to sleep on the pull out sofa. Master bedroom will have daughter in law and son and grandson who will be 1 and can sleep in a pack and play, 2nd bedroom will be me and my granddaughter who will be 5 .
When I just check my dates this evening, just for fun, I noticed that Sunday 6/23 and Monday 6/24 are no longer available.
I would love to arrive Saturday, I have the points, but we decided with the 2 younger children driving straight through from PA would not be a good idea.

You lucked out because when I called at 9am on November 23, I had to be put on a wait list for June 23-June 28th for a two bedroom. I am hoping it comes through soon. Otherwise I was able to get us in at the BEach Club instead but my DH really wanted to save on flights and drive to HHI instead of going to WDW.

Woo hoo. Waitlist came thru for Sunday, June 2 arrival - departing Friday, June 7. Never got an email or anything from DVC MS but just happened to check today and noticed my points remaining had changed. Still have the waitlist active for 5/26 to 5/31 but doubt that comes thru. This probably works better avoiding Memorial Day.

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How long did it take for your wait list to come through? I am hoping we hear something soon on ours.

 

[susieq76]

Woo hoo. Waitlist came thru for Sunday, June 2 arrival - departing Friday, June 7. Never got an email or anything from DVC MS but just happened to check today and noticed my points remaining had changed. Still have the waitlist active for 5/26 to 5/31 but doubt that comes thru. This probably works better avoiding Memorial Day.

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We will be there the 3rd through the 7th! Can't wait!

 

[festus105]

Will be spending this coming Saturday evening at HH on the way down to WDW... never been to HH... are there any Saturday activities going on during the offseason? A character meal or anything?

Thanks,

Ken

 

[jheltz27]

How long did it take for your wait list to come through? I am hoping we hear something soon on ours.

About 3 to 4 weeks. It might have been sooner - I never got an email notifying me it had been accepted. Is that normal? Just became members last year so this is our 1st waitlist experience.

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[mickeyplanner]

About 3 to 4 weeks. It might have been sooner - I never got an email notifying me it had been accepted. Is that normal? Just became members last year so this is our 1st waitlist experience.

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We are new DVC members too so this whole waitlist thing is new to us. Where did you buy into? We bought a resale at BLT.

I hope we hear on our waitlist before the holiday season.

 

[rusafee1183]

Hi everyone!

My DH (Bob) and myself (Heather ) will be driving down to HHI from Pittsburgh and staying May 12 - May 17th!

I'm so excited! We are hoping to take a day trip to Savannah and possibly a day trip to Charleston. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to see/do or recommend one over the other?

I am making an alphabetical list of things to do at HHI, would appreciate your help. Would be fun to cover all letters! And then maybe add details on the activities. A good starting point is of course Disney's HHI website:

http://www.disneybeachresorts.com/hilton-head-resort/activities

Things to do in Hilton Head:

"A"
Arcade
Arts & crafts

"B"
BBQ
Beach
Biking
Bingo
Bird watching
Blu Crabbe's Low Country Lore

"C"
Campfire
Charleston day trip
Coastal discovery museum http://www.coastaldiscovery.org
Cookies and lemonade at checkin

"D"
Dolphin tour

"E"
Evening of magic
Eat at wonderful restaurants...casual to upscale

"F"
Fireworks
Fishing
Food & Wine festival (1st week of March)

"G"
Gelato at Wexford Village
Ghost stories
Golf

"H"
Hammock
Hidden Mickeys

"I"
Ibis watching - on the pier at the center of the resort

"J"
Juggling

"K"
Kayak
Kids night out

"L"
Low country shrimp grill

"M"
Marshes secrets
Marshmallow
Movie

"N"?

"O"
Osprey watching - circling overhead

"P"
Pin trading
Ping pong
Playgrounds
Pool
Pool table

"Q"?

"R"
Relax and recharge


"S"
Savannah day trip
Scavenger hunt
Shadow
Shannon Tanner in Shelter Cove
Shop til you drop
Star gazing
Storytelling
Sunrises and sunsets

"T"
Tennis

"U"?

"V"?

"W"
Walking on the beach
Watch the nature
Wildlife adventure on Pinckney island
Workout

"X"?

"Y"
Yatzee...games are available

"Z"
Ziplining

This is such a great list! Where is there ziplining located, and what is the "Evening of Magic" all about? Is that an event?

Does anyone have restaurant suggestions, or anything else that they recommend doing? I am a planner and this trip seems like a "show up and enjoy" kind of trip! I need something to do to make these next few months go by a little faster!

 

[chum]

Please put me me down for another 365 days on HHI for 2013!

Love these extended stays.

Too bad it's not at the DVC resort.

 

[chum]

Hi everyone!

My DH (Bob) and myself (Heather ) will be driving down to HHI from Pittsburgh and staying May 12 - May 17th!

I'm so excited! We are hoping to take a day trip to Savannah and possibly a day trip to Charleston. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to see/do or recommend one over the other?

This is such a great list! Where is there ziplining located, and what is the "Evening of Magic" all about? Is that an event?

Does anyone have restaurant suggestions, or anything else that they recommend doing? I am a planner and this trip seems like a "show up and enjoy" kind of trip! I need something to do to make these next few months go by a little faster!

Savannah is an easier day trip as it eats up about two hours of travel time where Charleston is 4.5 hrs total.
Both are great lowcountry cities though Charleston is ranked the #1 US city by Conde Nast. http://www.cntraveler.com/cities/charleston
Beaufort is nice and takes 45 min to get there.

This area has a ton of history from the revolution through the civil war and it's hard not to be intrigued.
Enjoy your visit!

 

[okw2012]

Hi everyone!

My DH (Bob) and myself (Heather ) will be driving down to HHI from Pittsburgh and staying May 12 - May 17th!

This is such a great list! Where is there ziplining located, and what is the "Evening of Magic" all about? Is that an event?

For ziplining:

http://www.ziplinehiltonhead.com

Then there are two separate magic activities offered at the resort, both with B'Lou:

The Mental World of B'Lou:
Does B'Lou know what YOU are thinking? Find out at this fun presentation of mind-reading mysteries and amusements!

Sorcerers Secrets with B'Lou:
Learn some tricks of the trade and amaze your friends! Ages 8+

Does anyone have restaurant suggestions, or anything else that they recommend doing? I am a planner and this trip seems like a "show up and enjoy" kind of trip! I need something to do to make these next few months go by a little faster!

There is a separate thread on the subject:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3013689&highlight=hilton+head

 

[jheltz27]

We are new DVC members too so this whole waitlist thing is new to us. Where did you buy into? We bought a resale at BLT.

I hope we hear on our waitlist before the holiday season.

We bought direct at SSR - closed on 1/10/12. We stayed at the Villas at Grand Californian in May on our 1st trip but we've stayed at VWL on rented points a few years ago with family. Only wish we would have bought sooner... and more points obviously. I plan to win the online sweepstakes so I'll have 500 more to blow the next 3 years.

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[loveswdw]

OKW2012 for your alphabetical list:

"H"
Horseshoes
Harbor Town

"L"
Lighthouse

"M"
Mini golf

"N"
Nature walk

"S"
Sea Pines
Shells/Shelling (would this qualify as beach?)

"U"
Unbirthday Party

 

[okw2012]

OKW2012 for your alphabetical list:

"H"
Horseshoes
Harbor Town

"L"
Lighthouse

"M"
Mini golf

"N"
Nature walk

"S"
Sea Pines
Shells/Shelling (would this qualify as beach?)

"U"
Unbirthday Party

Thanks, will add most. But I've been told that unbirthday parties are a thing of the past... of course you could throw your own private unbirthday party!

 

[okw2012]

I am updating my alphabetical list of things to do at HHI, and appreciate your help. Would be fun to cover all letters! And then maybe add details on the activities. A good starting point is of course Disney's HHI website:

http://www.disneybeachresorts.com/hilton-head-resort/activities

Things to do in Hilton Head:

"A"
Arcade
Arts & crafts

"B"
BBQ
Beach
Biking
Bingo
Bird watching
Blu Crabbe's Low Country Lore

"C"
Campfire
Charleston day trip
Coastal discovery museum http://www.coastaldiscovery.org
Cookies and lemonade at checkin

"D"
Dolphin tour

"E"
Evening of magic
Eat at wonderful restaurants...casual to upscale

"F"
Fireworks
Fishing
Food & Wine festival (1st week of March)

"G"
Gelato at Wexford Village
Ghost stories
Golf

"H"
Hammock
Harbor Town
Hidden Mickeys
Horseshoes

"I"
Ibis watching - on the pier at the center of the resort

"J"
Juggling

"K"
Kayak
Kids night out

"L"
Lighthouse
Low country shrimp grill

"M"
Marshes secrets
Marshmallow
Mini golf
Movie

"N"
Nature walk

"O"
Osprey watching - circling overhead

"P"
Pin trading
Ping pong
Playgrounds
Pool
Pool table

"Q"?

"R"
Relax and recharge

"S"
Savannah day trip
Scavenger hunt
Sea Pines
Shadow
Shannon Tanner in Shelter Cove
Shelling
Shop til you drop
Star gazing
Storytelling
Sunrises and sunsets

"T"
Tennis

"U"?

"V"?

"W"
Walking on the beach
Watch the nature
Wildlife adventure on Pinckney island
Workout

"X"?

"Y"
Yatzee...games are available

"Z"
Ziplining
http://www.ziplinehiltonhead.com/

 

[loveswdw]

Thanks, will add most. But I've been told that unbirthday parties are a thing of the past... of course you could throw your own private unbirthday party!

Oh, that's a shame. My boys enjoyed the Unbirthday Party. Free cake!

 

[mickeyplanner]

Hi everyone!

My DH (Bob) and myself (Heather ) will be driving down to HHI from Pittsburgh and staying May 12 - May 17th!

I am a planner and this trip seems like a "show up and enjoy" kind of trip! I need something to do to make these next few months go by a little faster!

We will be traveling from PIttsburgh to HHI too if our waitlist comes through for June. Are you planning on driving straight through or stopping over night somewhere? I would love to know about your travel route plans to help with plannign our drive down.

For ziplining:

http://www.ziplinehiltonhead.com

Then there are two separate magic activities offered at the resort, both with B'Lou:

The Mental World of B'Lou:
Does B'Lou know what YOU are thinking? Find out at this fun presentation of mind-reading mysteries and amusements!

Sorcerers Secrets with B'Lou:
Learn some tricks of the trade and amaze your friends! Ages 8+



There is a separate thread on the subject:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3013689&highlight=hilton+head

Thanks for all the information. You are so informative.

We bought direct at SSR - closed on 1/10/12. We stayed at the Villas at Grand Californian in May on our 1st trip but we've stayed at VWL on rented points a few years ago with family. Only wish we would have bought sooner... and more points obviously. I plan to win the online sweepstakes so I'll have 500 more to blow the next 3 years.

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Good Luck on winning more points, I am up to 300 points so far if we happen to w in I know what you mean about wanting more points we have a 200 point contract and I am sure once our kids get older we will need more points.

 

[rusafee1183]

I think I am going to call and make a room request today. Does anyone have any specific room suggestions for a 1BR? I have seen marsh view and canal/marsh view but no specific room numbers.

I have never made a room request before! Hopefully we'll get a good one!

We will be traveling from PIttsburgh to HHI too if our waitlist comes through for June. Are you planning on driving straight through or stopping over night somewhere? I would love to know about your travel route plans to help with plannign our drive down.

Hi neighbor!

We are still undecided about what to do on the way down. I think we'll definitely stop, but at this point it's just a matter of where.

I asked the question a few months ago for suggestions on where to stop along the way, but we still haven't decided what to do yet.

Here's a link, so maybe you can get some good ideas! I think I may "bump" it to see if I can get any other tips!

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2987811

 

[mickeyplanner]

I think I am going to call and make a room request today. Does anyone have any specific room suggestions for a 1BR? I have seen marsh view and canal/marsh view but no specific room numbers.

I have never made a room request before! Hopefully we'll get a good one!



Hi neighbor!

We are still undecided about what to do on the way down. I think we'll definitely stop, but at this point it's just a matter of where.

I asked the question a few months ago for suggestions on where to stop along the way, but we still haven't decided what to do yet.

Here's a link, so maybe you can get some good ideas! I think I may "bump" it to see if I can get any other tips!

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2987811

Thanks for the link, I posted it on so let's see if anyone has anything else to add.

 

[rusafee1183]

Thanks for the link, I posted it on so let's see if anyone has anything else to add.

I thought the gem place sounded kind of cool, but I'm not completely sold on it yet.