2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[lsutigger2]

hi all, we are at HH now! Glad to be here and hope the rain is gone by tomorrow.

Was telling my DH this morning that our 1 bdrm villa looks like it has recently been spiffed up (for lack of a better word). The paint looks clean, not scratches on the doors, knobs look new and shiny. We are in bldg 12. Decor is the same, furniture, etc. The dishes are white - thought they were different colors in previous visits.??

hope to have a good time!

 

[pixie08]

hi all, we are at HH now! Glad to be here and hope the rain is gone by tomorrow.

Was telling my DH this morning that our 1 bdrm villa looks like it has recently been spiffed up (for lack of a better word). The paint looks clean, not scratches on the doors, knobs look new and shiny. We are in bldg 12. Decor is the same, furniture, etc. The dishes are white - thought they were different colors in previous visits.??

hope to have a good time!

Awesome. Have a great time. We had white dishware last year.

 

[mickeyplanner]

We were in a dedicated 2BR in March. There were two queen beds in the second BR and a sleeper sofa in the living area. Have a great time!

Thanks for putting my mind at ease on the dedicated 2 br. What building were you in?

 

[disneybride96]

I'll post more about our trip when we get home (in Asheville today to tour Biltmore) but I wanted to post that we were told by this time next year that all rooms will be redone in a new lighter color scheme and that the akward sofa beds will be addressed/replaced. Sorry if this has been posted before.

Let us know how you like The Biltmore. We stop in Asheville overnight, but have not gone to the estate.

 

[LJC1861]

Let us know how you like The Biltmore. We stop in Asheville overnight, but have not gone to the estate.

An Asheville resident here......if you are in Asheville and have the time you should visit the Estate. It is amazing!!! The house is such a marvel, filled with beautiful furniture and things that were technological advances for the time...such as an elevator and electricity. Touring the house will take 1-2 hours depending on the crowds. There is some dining and shopping right at the house as well.

The gardens are spectacular...with the walled garden and the trail down through the azalea garden to the bass pond. The Conservatory is filled with all sorts of exotic plants and magnificent orchids. Touring the gardens could take up to an hour, depending on how long you spend ooohhhing and aaahhhing over all the stunning plants.

Antler Hill Village houses the winery self guided tour as well as more shopping and dining. There is also another exhibit area, currently featuring items from the "Vanderbilts at Home and Abroad". My favorite restaurant in in Antler Hill Village....Cedric's Tavern. The bread served with dinner are fabulous pretzel rolls served with a spicy mustard butter. Totally delicious.

The winery gift shop is so much more than wine, with lots of food items from various states and countries for sale. The wine tasting at the end of the tour is not to be missed for anyone over.

The Estate can get quite crowded at various times of the year.....spring for the Flower Festival, all summer and again at Christmas, when they have special Candlelight tours of the house filled with various music groups performing and all the fireplaces lit. Anytime of year you go, expect crowds, and expect to have a wonderful day.


Linda

 

[pixie08]

An Asheville resident here......if you are in Asheville and have the time you should visit the Estate. It is amazing!!! The house is such a marvel, filled with beautiful furniture and things that were technological advances for the time...such as an elevator and electricity. Touring the house will take 1-2 hours depending on the crowds. There is some dining and shopping right at the house as well.

The gardens are spectacular...with the walled garden and the trail down through the azalea garden to the bass pond. The Conservatory is filled with all sorts of exotic plants and magnificent orchids. Touring the gardens could take up to an hour, depending on how long you spend ooohhhing and aaahhhing over all the stunning plants.

Antler Hill Village houses the winery self guided tour as well as more shopping and dining. There is also another exhibit area, currently featuring items from the "Vanderbilts at Home and Abroad". My favorite restaurant in in Antler Hill Village....Cedric's Tavern. The bread served with dinner are fabulous pretzel rolls served with a spicy mustard butter. Totally delicious.

The winery gift shop is so much more than wine, with lots of food items from various states and countries for sale. The wine tasting at the end of the tour is not to be missed for anyone over.

The Estate can get quite crowded at various times of the year.....spring for the Flower Festival, all summer and again at Christmas, when they have special Candlelight tours of the house filled with various music groups performing and all the fireplaces lit. Anytime of year you go, expect crowds, and expect to have a wonderful day.


Linda

I agree! My sister in law is in Winston Salem so on our last trip down we visited the estate and stayed over. We did the wine tour and the whole estate, it was so beautiful!

 

[pixie08]

I have part I of my review complete, it covers check in and our one bedroom villa! enjoy!

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

 

[ProudMommyof2]

I have part I of my review complete, it covers check in and our one bedroom villa! enjoy!

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

Looks great! Can't wait to see the rest!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

An Asheville resident here......if you are in Asheville and have the time you should visit the Estate. It is amazing!!! The house is such a marvel, filled with beautiful furniture and things that were technological advances for the time...such as an elevator and electricity. Touring the house will take 1-2 hours depending on the crowds. There is some dining and shopping right at the house as well.

The gardens are spectacular...with the walled garden and the trail down through the azalea garden to the bass pond. The Conservatory is filled with all sorts of exotic plants and magnificent orchids. Touring the gardens could take up to an hour, depending on how long you spend ooohhhing and aaahhhing over all the stunning plants.

Antler Hill Village houses the winery self guided tour as well as more shopping and dining. There is also another exhibit area, currently featuring items from the "Vanderbilts at Home and Abroad". My favorite restaurant in in Antler Hill Village....Cedric's Tavern. The bread served with dinner are fabulous pretzel rolls served with a spicy mustard butter. Totally delicious.

The winery gift shop is so much more than wine, with lots of food items from various states and countries for sale. The wine tasting at the end of the tour is not to be missed for anyone over.

The Estate can get quite crowded at various times of the year.....spring for the Flower Festival, all summer and again at Christmas, when they have special Candlelight tours of the house filled with various music groups performing and all the fireplaces lit. Anytime of year you go, expect crowds, and expect to have a wonderful day.


Linda

I agree too! We spent a night in Asheville on our way home from HHI and loved it! The Biltmore is so cool - wine tasting, the animals...we had a blast!

 

[pixie08]

Looks great! Can't wait to see the rest!

Thanks. Will do soon.

 

[mickeyplanner]

I have part I of my review complete, it covers check in and our one bedroom villa! enjoy!

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

Thank you so much for current post, I can't wait to read more. Did you happen to use the WiFi while you were there?

 

[Simba's Mom]

Thank you so much for current post, I can't wait to read more. Did you happen to use the WiFi while you were there?

Actually, DHHI had in-room wi-fi before WDW. In the first few years we went, you could only access the free wi-fi in certain areas of the resort. Then, I think it was around 2008, all the guest rooms got free wi-fi.

 

[pixie08]

Actually, DHHI had in-room wi-fi before WDW. In the first few years we went, you could only access the free wi-fi in certain areas of the resort. Then, I think it was around 2008, all the guest rooms got free wi-fi.

Yep, that's right. I did use the wifi. No issue. I am almost done with part II which will review the rest of the resort and the food (part iii will be the beach house and the island). Glad I can help!

 

[scottb8888]

Yep, that's right. I did use the wifi. No issue. I am almost done with part II which will review the rest of the resort and the food (part iii will be the beach house and the island). Glad I can help!

Used the wifi in March. There seems to be an issue with the latest Mac book software. iPads and iPhones work fine. We called the front desk and they put us in touch with Hargray who solved the problem quickly!

 

[mickeyplanner]

Thanks for all the info on the Wifi, I was hoping that everyone had strong signals. Sometimes at wdw we would have problems. Unfortunately, dh always has work to do on vacations.

 

[staceyeid]

Thanks for all the info on the Wifi, I was hoping that everyone had strong signals. Sometimes at wdw we would have problems. Unfortunately, dh always has work to do on vacations.

We used the wifi a few weeks ago. They seem to have a wireless router in each of the first floor units that also serves the second floor room. The signal was strong but our iPhones required re-connecting very frequently (re-entering password). After a day or two I had the thing memorized I had entered it so often! My laptop (Mac) did not seem to have this issue but I didn't use it as much.

 

[DVCconvert]

Yep, that's right. I did use the wifi. No issue. I am almost done with part II which will review the rest of the resort and the food (part iii will be the beach house and the island). Glad I can help!

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

 

[mickeyplanner]

http://www.palmettodunes.com/pdf/SCH3NEW.pdf

I just found this map online of Shelter Cove. Can you walk from the Disney Resort to Shelter Cove? It looks like there is a walkway connecting the two? Would you recommend any of the restaurants in Shelter Cove and should we make reservations for our June 23-28 trip? There will be 7 of us 5 adults and two kids.

 

[okw2012]

http://www.palmettodunes.com/pdf/SCH3NEW.pdf

I just found this map online of Shelter Cove. Can you walk from the Disney Resort to Shelter Cove? It looks like there is a walkway connecting the two? Would you recommend any of the restaurants in Shelter Cove and should we make reservations for our June 23-28 trip? There will be 7 of us 5 adults and two kids.

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

 

[RobDoc]

http://www.palmettodunes.com/pdf/SCH3NEW.pdf

I just found this map online of Shelter Cove. Can you walk from the Disney Resort to Shelter Cove? It looks like there is a walkway connecting the two? Would you recommend any of the restaurants in Shelter Cove and should we make reservations for our June 23-28 trip? There will be 7 of us 5 adults and two kids.

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.

Kingfisher and Scott's Fishmarket are the closest (about 50 yards) followed by Bistro17, Little Venice, Parrot Cove, San Miguel's and ELA's. Scott's and San Miguels have nightly outdoor entertainment, Bistro, Little Venice and Parrot Cove all have outdoor cafe seating (Bistro has a pianist Thurs - Sun evenings) and ELA's also has outdoor seating and indoor entertainment. Scott's and San Miguel's have walk-up outdoor bars where you can enjoy the entertainers.

This spring, there has been outdoor music near the Neptune statue each Thursday and the Harborfest will start up again soon with music, Shannon Tanner concerts nightly as well as fireworks each Tuesday evening at dusk. Lots to do within a short walk of the resort.

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!