2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[txsoccermom]

Trying to book Jul 22-27 in a studio, but Wed/Thur that week were not available in a studio Today though, I made sure to lock and load on a studio for at least Mon/Tues nites!! Our time there might end up as Studio for 2 nts, 1 br for 2 nts, then studio again..... What a PITA, but at least we will be there!

What nites are fireworks during the summer? Also, do we still get to use the facility and all it offers all day on our checkout day?

Thanks in advance! So excited - 1st trip as dvc member

 

[okw2012]

What nites are fireworks during the summer? Also, do we still get to use the facility and all it offers all day on our checkout day?

Thanks in advance! So excited - 1st trip as dvc member

Fireworks are on Tuesday night. Yes you can enjoy the resort on your checkout day.

 

[Simba's Mom]

We are going to HHI for New Years! We will be there for 5 nights - SO excited!
Can't wait to see what the weather is going to be like - I REALLY hope we get to at least go in the ocean a little - I know it will be cold, but I can't wait!

We spent July 4th week there this year, and a couple nights last year on the way down and back from WDW after Thanksgiving last year. We are SO glad we bought points at HHI!

If anyone has any suggestions for New Years Eve at HHI - by all means, SHARE!

We have friends that will be coming along with us - can't wait!

And also, please share with us. I've thought a few times of taking a trip there for New Year's instead of Thanksgiving. Much as I love Thanksgiving, New Year's would allow us more free time (Plant Shutdown). Of course, if I had unlimited free flights, we'd go both times! So please tell us how it is.

 

[mickeyplanner]

Thanksgiving sounds like a great time of year to head to the beach! I'm glad to hear you still love it so much even though it's not a 'typical' beach time in the middle of summer/hot/ etc etc.

My DH and I are headed down in early May, to celebrate my 30th birthday together - I hope it's not too crowded then!

http://www.oglethorpetours.com/

http://www.segwayofsavannah.com/tours



We are doing 1 night in VWL in a studio, and then moving over to AKV Kidani for the rest of the trip in a 1BR. It's our first time having a full kitchen, so we (ok... it's mostly me) are pretty excited! I ordered through Garden Grocer and planned out all our meals. I feel like such a nerd being this excited about groceries.

What a great way to celebrate your birthday. When exactly is your brithday? I am a May baby too.

We used Garden Grocer for our trip over Labor Day. Too much food/water for us to use but did enjoy the convenience of the delivery. Happy Meal Planning.

 

[rusafee1183]

What a great way to celebrate your birthday. When exactly is your brithday? I am a May baby too.

We used Garden Grocer for our trip over Labor Day. Too much food/water for us to use but did enjoy the convenience of the delivery. Happy Meal Planning.

Thanks! I think I may have ordered too much food, but I am hoping that this means that I won't eat much in the parks and NOT that I will spend even more money because we don't want what we bought

And my birthday is May 11th! Looks like we will be on the road for most of it But I do enjoy road trips with my DH, so hopefully it will be OK

 

[Simba's Mom]

First November guests! We just made our reservations for November 24-29th. This trip will make Thanksgiving #8 spent at HHI. DH says he can't miss the Piggly Wiggly Turkey Trot and free beer, and for me it's not Thanksgiving without a piece of Signe's Bakery pie.

 

[WolfpackFan]

DH says he can't miss the Piggly Wiggly Turkey Trot and free beer, and for me it's not Thanksgiving without a piece of Signe's Bakery pie.

I must be missing something about Signe's. I think we must be the only people that go to HHI and don't really care for the place. We've been there a couple of times and I just didn't care for the items on the menu. It's just not our kind of bakery. Now the fact that there is now a Dunkin Donuts on the island does make me excited as well as the new Cracker Barrel down at Sun City.

 

[txsoccermom]

Any ideas why Wed, July 24 and Thurs, July 25 have no availability? I checked last Friday for a studio from July 22-July 27, and those were the only 2 days NA. Same for 1 br....what's going on, as it is the middle of the week?!

I waitlisted both nites, but have little faith they will come thru. I might have to change to the following week, which means hotter weather since we are hitting beg of Aug.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

 

[WolfpackFan]

No insight other than the Summer is the most popular season to stay at HHI (obviously) and there are very few Studios and 1BR's.

 

[My5Mouseketeers]

Hi! We will be going to HHI March 22-29 (as long as we don't loose anymore days of school for weather - we lost 8 school days due to Hurricane Sandy). We have a 2br and I'm wait listed for a studio for my sister and BIL to join us.

I have some questions about the "things to do list"

what is "evening of magic"? Are ghost stories and scavenger hunts Disney things or just things that people due on their own?

what about "juggling"? I have one son who loves to juggle. Is it just that you can juggle at HHI or is there something special?

I'm very excited for this trip. DD17 will be going away to College in the fall, so this may be our last family vacation with all 5 kids.

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/hi...ort/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
Civil War history
Coastal discovery museum http://www.coastaldiscovery.org
Cookies and lemonade at checkin

"D"
Dolphin tour

"E"
Early bird deals at most restaurants
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
Gullah history

"H"
Hammock
Happy Hour drink & eat deals
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
Live music @ many restaurants
Low country shrimp grill

"M"
Marshes secrets
Marshmallow
Mental World of B'Lou
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
Rocking chairs

"S"
Savannah day trip
Scavenger hunt
Sea Pines
Shadow
Shannon Tanner in Shelter Cove
Shelling
Shop til you drop
Sorcerers Secrets with B'Lou
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/

 

[okw2012]

Hi! We will be going to HHI March 22-29 (as long as we don't loose anymore days of school for weather - we lost 8 school days due to Hurricane Sandy). We have a 2br and I'm wait listed for a studio for my sister and BIL to join us.

I have some questions about the "things to do list"

what is "evening of magic"? Are ghost stories and scavenger hunts Disney things or just things that people due on their own?

what about "juggling"? I have one son who loves to juggle. Is it just that you can juggle at HHI or is there something special?

I'm very excited for this trip. DD17 will be going away to College in the fall, so this may be our last family vacation with all 5 kids.

These are all activities offered by the resort. Here are a few more details.

Evening of Magic:

Enjoy an evening of magic, music, and tales with BLou Crabbe.

Ghosts and Legends of the Low Country:

Catch up with B'lou to hear about some interesting characters who once, and may still yet, roam the low country.

Shadows Funny Bunny Hunt:

Join BLou Crabbe and Shadow to hunt around the resort for marsh bunnies.

The Mental World of BLou:

Does BLou know what YOU are thinking? Find out at this fun presentation of mind-reading mysteries and amusements!

Sorcerers Secrets with BLou:

Learn some tricks of the trade and amaze your friends! Ages 8+

Catch Me If You Can:

Learn how to juggle with BLou

 

[ProudMommyof2]

Probably a silly question- Do they accept Disney gift cards at the resort stores and food concessions?

 

[WolfpackFan]

Probably a silly question- Do they accept Disney gift cards at the resort stores and food concessions?

Yes.

 

[rusafee1183]

These are all activities offered by the resort. Here are a few more details.

Evening of Magic:

Enjoy an evening of magic, music, and tales with BLou Crabbe.

Ghosts and Legends of the Low Country:

Catch up with B'lou to hear about some interesting characters who once, and may still yet, roam the low country.

Shadows Funny Bunny Hunt:

Join BLou Crabbe and Shadow to hunt around the resort for marsh bunnies.

The Mental World of BLou:

Does BLou know what YOU are thinking? Find out at this fun presentation of mind-reading mysteries and amusements!

Sorcerers Secrets with BLou:

Learn some tricks of the trade and amaze your friends! Ages 8+

Catch Me If You Can:

Learn how to juggle with BLou

Sounds like BLou is the hardest working man on the island

 

[Captviper13]

We (DH and DW) will be staying Jan 18-21 our first stay at HHI, looking foward to a quite weekend reading a few books, visiting Savanna and walking on the beach.

 

[mom2cobysyd]

We are booked for our first HH DVC trip July 24-30! I wasn't sure if we would get it since our home resort is BLT but was ready at 8am and got it! So excited to try it! Hubby wants to stay there before we considering adding points there. We loved Vero and from all the posts, it sounds like we will love HH too! Our family loves the beach (I just hope the jelly fish aren't too bad).

 

[kmc33]

We are booked for our first HH DVC trip July 24-30! I wasn't sure if we would get it since our home resort is BLT but was ready at 8am and got it!

We too own at BLT and I am hoping to get HHI for Aug. 4-10. I am going to try at 8 am this Friday and I hope I have the same luck you did!

 

[delauzons]

We are so excited! We booked a 2 BR for July 27th-Aug 1st. Are the jelly fish really bad at that time of year? We are beach people and plan to spend a lot of time at the beach.

 

[okw2012]

We too own at BLT and I am hoping to get HHI for Aug. 4-10. I am going to try at 8 am this Friday and I hope I have the same luck you did!

Were you successful? ixiedust:

 

[GetGlowing]

Hello! Haven't read through all the pages yet but I have some concerns you veterans can help with.

We're staying at HHI for the first time checking in Jan 17 for 3 nights using our friend's points, so she has handled all the reservation details. We just booked within the past few days.

I've been to HHI several times and usually stay in Marriotts. I'm really excited to have the DVC reservation!

My dad is coming with us and he's got some mobility issues and injuries that keep him confined to a wheelchair most of the time. He can walk when he absolutely has to, and do stairs when he absolutely has to, but it's with great difficulty. We asked about accessible units, but none were available for our stay. We put a note on our reservation for a ground floor unit (2 br) due to accessibility needs. But I see in this thread there may be steps to every unit or at least every floor. Is that true? I'm guessing there will be ramps somewhere that if we have a ground floor room that he can wheel himself to the room? I'm hoping this is the case for his independence. Otherwise he'll need assistance any time he wants to leave the unit because someone will have to take his chair up and down steps and assist him there.

I've seen some videos of the units and it seems like there is plenty of room to maneuver his wheelchair in the villa even though we are not expecting to have an accessible one. And we'll take some of our own bathroom appliances unless anyone knows if we can get them from the resort (like a bath chair).

Thanks, everyone!

I'll share some of my HHI favorites in a different message.