2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[Chelley00]

Started a trip report if anyone is interested!

Trip Report

 

[stmize]

I read somewhere that there is fireworks. Is this nightly and will they be doing them mid sept

 

[Simba's Mom]

B'Lou said he has been there 14? years and Shadow has been there longer than him We were thinking there have been more than one Shadow since the Shadow there now doesn't have grey hair.

Either that or she gets a really good dye job

We've been going to HHI for 8 years and have taken many photos of Shadow. I think the concept of one Shadow over the years is kinda like one Santa Claus-you either believe or you don't. And yes, the dye job is what I was thinking of too-she had grey in her hair one trip, now -voila!-no grey! But I dye my hair to cover the grey-she must do the same.

 

[Chelley00]

I read somewhere that there is fireworks. Is this nightly and will they be doing them mid sept

Tuesday nights only. They aren't Disney, they are part of the marina festival.

 

[stmize]

Tuesday nights only. They aren't Disney, they are part of the marina festival.

Cool we will be there for a mon and tues

 

[helenk]

Started a trip report if anyone is interested!

Trip Report

Started reading, I can' wait to read more.

 

[team disney]

My family of 4 will be making our first HH trip July 12-17. We are driving down from NY on the 11th. Very excited... but I have done little planning (as things have been a bit up in the air as to whether or not we will make it due to job layoffs). But we should be a go! Yay!

We have a one bedroom booked. Is 2nd floor, Marsh view, out of the question for us?

Are we allowed to bring/use pool toys such as those foam noodles?

Will my newly turned 13 year old be able to do activities with his 9 year old brother?

Love the thread! Thanks for any help you can offer

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Depends on the building. Some of the buildings have the porch/balcony facing the marsh, others have the front door facing the marina. A few have both. It depends on location.

I just hope that we have good weather for you down here.

 

[team disney]

Depends on the building. Some of the buildings have the porch/balcony facing the marsh, others have the front door facing the marina. A few have both. It depends on location.

I just hope that we have good weather for you down here.

Thank you for the response!...I'm hoping for building 31 or 29... but I'm not sure if these buildings have 1 bedroom units. I will call to put a request in this morning.
We are hoping fr good weather too! What has it been like by you? anything I should know about?

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Well the last two weeks it has been raining almost constantly over the whole of the SouthEast.

Usually, the weather around here is fairly mild in the morning, by Noon, very warm, 3 blazing hot. Then the afternoon and evening thunderstorms kick in and things cool down. If you have things to do, do them earlier. There is no guarantee against or for rain. The local forecast for Savannah is a chance of rain almost every day for that time period, but, don't let that stop you. HHI will be a little cooler as you are on the ocean. Specially after 3:00 or so.

If you are fortunate, most of the bad weather will stay on the other side of I-95. That is the norm lately.

 

[carone0318]

We just returned last night from a Sunday, 6/30 - Saturday, 7/6 stay. We had a 2bdrm (3013) & a studio (3014). This was our 1st trip to HHi, even though we have been owners for over 10 years now. I can tell you that we are planning another trip next Summer.

Things we did... Mickey tye dye, the kids did Goofy Bingo, went to the Wednesday & Friday night big screen movies. My teens did the Teen Kayaking with pizza afterwards, included. We did the Living Social UFO Parasailing & my teens did jet skiing. My dd is 16 and her boyfriend is 17 & has his driver's license, so they were able to do it on their own, do just signed off on the papers.

We ate at the Sea Shack & Bullies BBQ and then cooked in the rest of the nights. Watched the Shelter Cover fireworks, which if you are staying at Disney's property, you have a perfect view. We just set up our beach chairs at the little beach where the kayaks go out.

I also kept our week's schedule that I will try to post shortly. It is geared toward the 4th of July (for the Thursday activities), but it will give you some ideas.

Oh, we were building 30, loved it. It was the last building at the tiny resort, but still close to the pool, but not on top of it, so I didn't have to listen to all the pool "fun" all day & night.

Being that the kids in our group were 17, 16, 12, 12 & 9, they could just go. They could ride their rented bikes around the resort, go to the pool on their own, with us shortly following. They had corn hole set up right next to the shuffle board as well. Kids loved to play both.

Oh and Shadow was around, a lot! We saw her at her house when we checked in & then on the 4th we stayed at the pool & got there when it opened (at 8am) and Shadow made a visit to the pool area.

And for those who are driving from the North & must travel through Virginia, let me just say URGH.... I-95 through Virginia is just the cesspool of hell!! It was horrible going down, just past Fredericksburg, then coming home it was horrible around south of Petersburg through to North of Richmond & I think it let up at about exit 161 (northbound coming home).

If I could remove the drive, there would be absolutely no complaints about this lovely vacation! Even the rain didn't bother us. The one day that there was lots of rain, we still got in about 2-3 hours of swimming in the morning.

Any questions, please feel free to ask!

 

[stmize]

What the best area to request

 

[team disney]

Things we did... Mickey tye dye, the kids did Goofy Bingo, went to the Wednesday & Friday night big screen movies. My teens did the Teen Kayaking with pizza afterwards, included. We did the Living Social UFO Parasailing & my teens did jet skiing. My dd is 16 and her boyfriend is 17 & has his driver's license, so they were able to do it on their own, do just signed off on the papers.

Do you need to have your own tshirts for the tye dye? How much did it cost? What movies did you see?

I also kept our week's schedule that I will try to post shortly. It is geared toward the 4th of July (for the Thursday activities), but it will give you some ideas.

I would love to see the activity sheet!

Being that the kids in our group were 17, 16, 12, 12 & 9, they could just go. They could ride their rented bikes around the resort, go to the pool on their own, with us shortly following. They had corn hole set up right next to the shuffle board as well. Kids loved to play both.

How packed did the pool get? Are there enough lounge chairs? DId you ever have a long wait time to play corn hole or shuffle board?

Oh and Shadow was around, a lot! We saw her at her house when we checked in & then on the 4th we stayed at the pool & got there when it opened (at 8am) and Shadow made a visit to the pool area.

This would make my 9 year old so happy!

And for those who are driving from the North & must travel through Virginia, let me just say URGH.... I-95 through Virginia is just the cesspool of hell!! It was horrible going down, just past Fredericksburg, then coming home it was horrible around south of Petersburg through to North of Richmond & I think it let up at about exit 161 (northbound coming home).

Approx what day and time did you drive thru this area? We are driving too... was it traffic or construction that caused it to be horrible?

If I could remove the drive, there would be absolutely no complaints about this lovely vacation! Even the rain didn't bother us. The one day that there was lots of rain, we still got in about 2-3 hours of swimming in the morning.

So happy to read about your great time!

Are pool toys allowed in the pool? Such as pool noodles?

Are there activities that my 9 year old and recently turned 13 year old can do together?

You got me so much more excited for my trip!! I'm so glad to read you had a great first visit. We will be there this Thursday for our first trip too!

 

[Chelley00]

Do you need to have your own tshirts for the tye dye? How much did it cost? What movies did you see?

T-shirts are included in the cost. $15 members $18 guests

The week we were there they played Monsters Inc, Cinderella, Bugs Life and Pooh

How packed did the pool get? Are there enough lounge chairs? DId you ever have a long wait time to play corn hole or shuffle board?

The covered tables go fast but we could always find at least a couple of pool chairs. The pool can get busy but not so crowded you can't find a spot, even during the Pirate Pool Party. As for corn hole and shuffleboard, we played both often, but there were times when they were busy. Early mornings they were pretty open.


Are pool toys allowed in the pool? Such as pool noodles?

We used dive sticks and things but didn't see anyone using noodles. They put out inflatable beach balls for everyone to use.

Are there activities that my 9 year old and recently turned 13 year old can do together?

My kids are 8 and 11 and could do pretty much all the activities together. There are some teen activities your younger one couldn't do and I think they most likely would be split if you use the Kids Night In because it goes by age.

 

[stmize]

I also wondered if they do a welcome home get together like at akl for the sundown mingle or the welcome home Wednesday at the boardwalk.

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[carone0318]

Deleting because I can't get the picture to post.

 

[carone0318]

I also wondered if they do a welcome home get together like at akl for the sundown mingle or the welcome home Wednesday at the boardwalk.

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I did not see any type of member meeting or such last week.

 

[carone0318]

Do you need to have your own tshirts for the tye dye? How much did it cost? What movies did you see?

No, shirts are provided, but you can bring your own. The one person in our group that did the tye dying, paid for it got the provided t-shirt but also did 2 more t-shirts that they brought themselves.


I would love to see the activity sheet!

Trying to get the picture to post and am having trouble, but will keep working on it.


How packed did the pool get? Are there enough lounge chairs? DId you ever have a long wait time to play corn hole or shuffle board?

There is limited number of tables, but seem to have plenty of lounge chairs. We were able to get a table most times we went. We did go down right when the pool opened on the 4th at 8am to ensure we got a table & we did.


This would make my 9 year old so happy!

There are some planned activities that include Shadow and then there are times when Shadow is hanging by her dog house.


Approx what day and time did you drive thru this area? We are driving too... was it traffic or construction that caused it to be horrible?


We hit VA going down around 12:30-1pm. Coming home, we hit VA around 2pm.

So happy to read about your great time!

Are pool toys allowed in the pool? Such as pool noodles?

Like another said, they do have beach balls that they allow anyone to play with. I did see noodles there. We had one of those small water balls that I was throwing to the kids as they came down the slide.

Are there activities that my 9 year old and recently turned 13 year old can do together?

They can do the Goofy Bingo together as can anyone else. They do have some teen things like basketball, capture the flag that is only for 13 and up.

You got me so much more excited for my trip!! I'm so glad to read you had a great first visit. We will be there this Thursday for our first trip too!

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[mickeyplanner]

We got back last week from HHI, the kids loved all the CMs (Joey is always there to make you smile and Mollie was always so helpful)...they all remembered our children's names throughout the week and were so much.

We stayed in a 2 BR in building 23 and overlooked the pool. We loved our location and became very spoiled, we only made it to the beach three times for only an hour or two each trip. We spent the majority of our time at the resort and pool. Our kids took full advantage of all the activities...sand dollar art, beach in your pocket, shell necklaces, tie-dyed mickey shirts, dead fish shirts, vacation pillows, and pin bulletin boards. Every day we walked to the main house to trade pins and play tick tac toe and enjoyed doing trivia everyday at the Mercantile. We played Goofy BINGO as a family and enjoyed the Pirate Party. Our pictures from the ice cream contest were so funny.

One warning to all, we ordered in food our first two nights there. One Hot Mamas was the BEST food we ate all week. I cannot say enough positive things about them. Tuesday was my MILs birthday. We planned to order in from San Miquel's...we learned that none of the Shelter Cove restaurants do take out on Tuesday because of the fireworks. We eventually found the Hilton Head Diner to get take out. Food was OK nothing fancy but quick, hot and filling. When I tried getting back in to Shelter Cove to get back to the Disney resort, I had a difficult time because to my surprise it felt like the entire island comes to Shelter Cove to watch fireworks. My advice is stay in and cook on Tuesday nights and enjoy the Pirate Party! We did eventually eat out for two nights, wished we would have ordered take out again from One Hot Mama.

Any questions, please ask.

 

[stmize]

Is there a counter service option for evenings