2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[MarkyMouse]

We are here. Yay!! Great first day at the beach and dinner at Giuseppe's. Btw, rapid fill mugs are here at HHI. Didn't know if anyone had posted that yet.

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[MinnieInMI]

Thanks for the update on the rapid fill mugs. We will be there in November

 

[Joyciemc]

You can definitely have a swim at the end of October on a sunny day if you are brave. Expect water temperatures around 70F. My kids have no problem swimming at such temperatures, but we're from Canada!

Thanks! I'm from Boston, and the ocean doesn't seem to ever get warm here! 70F sounds pretty ok!
Thanks again!

 

[Simba's Mom]

Thanks for the update on the rapid fill mugs. We will be there in November

When in November? So will we!

 

[twinsouvenirs]

considering 'trading ' our gvf or ssr points for a mid/late Aug HHI stay-- any one ever done anything like this? Not sure if we will be able to get our HHi reservation in Aug otherwise. Any insight?

 

[MarkyMouse]

Having a great time at hhi. The staff has been wonderful! Our a/c went out last night and it was getting late so they put us in a 3 bedroom grand villa for the evening!! Wow! I have stayed in the OKW gv before and this was just as special! I was kind of hoping they wouldn't be able to fix our air so we could stay there for the week, haha!!

Today was overcast and windy and ten degrees cooler than yesterday. But we swam anyway and had a blast. Then we went to A low country Backyard! It was wonderful. The Shrimp burger is out of this world. As is the May crab dip!

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[MinnieInMI]

Simba's Mom: We will be at the resort Nov 11 - 15

 

[ProudMommyof2]

Just an FYI- Expedia is offering a 2 bedroom for $193 over Halloween week.

 

[rfassett]

Leaving for HHI in 3 hours. Doing a 12 hour ROAD TTRRIIIIIPPPPP!!!!!! Will bed down tonight between here and there and be there mid-morning tomorrow. Ssssooooo excited!!! This is our first trip to HH. We will be there for seven nights! Woohoo!!!

 

[ProudMommyof2]

Leaving for HHI in 3 hours. Doing a 12 hour ROAD TTRRIIIIIPPPPP!!!!!! Will bed down tonight between here and there and be there mid-morning tomorrow. Ssssooooo excited!!! This is our first trip to HH. We will be there for seven nights! Woohoo!!!

Have a blast! Would love to hear back on any news re: any room refurbs.

 

[lsyorke]

Leaving for HHI in 3 hours. Doing a 12 hour ROAD TTRRIIIIIPPPPP!!!!!! Will bed down tonight between here and there and be there mid-morning tomorrow. Ssssooooo excited!!! This is our first trip to HH. We will be there for seven nights! Woohoo!!!

Eat at Bullies...awesome BBQ!

 

[rfassett]

Having a great, great time! Only sign of refurb is a wet paint sign on the main lodge stairway. Rode bikes to beach house, walked to Piggly Wiggly, had a close encounter with Shadow, had cookies, heard story telling with B'Lou, ate at King Fisher's (She Crab Soup to die for), watched the tide come and go and totally just relaxed. All that in the first 24 hours.

 

[okw2012]

Just booked a 1BR from July 2-9 at HHI, but won't be telling the kids until Xmas. This will be tough! I was thinking of borrowing 2015 points and rent a 2BR instead, but decided against it in the end. I want more points!!!

 

[NHTikiBeckie]

We are staying mid-November for the first time, cannot wait!

 

[rfassett]

We are just back home and wonder of wonders? We are already planning our next trip to HHI. The staff was amazing. We did not partake in all that the Resort had to offer, but we did do some. We rode and walked on the beach, went to Savannah, spent a day just bopping around the Island, met some wonderful people, spent a few hours at the pools and the weather could not have been better. Oh, and we saw hundreds, if not thousands, of fiddler crabs move en mass on the marsh. We saw that from our balcony. We cooked on the grill one night. All in all, it was a very, very relaxing and enjoyable time. I do agree with other comments about the couch tilting forward, but if that is the only thing I could find to complain about, it had to have been a marvelous eight night stay. And it was just that.

 

[ceegibbs]

I haven't read this whole thread but I am trying a little bit at a time. My husband and I are going here in December. I will only be a Friday- Sunday weekend trip.

Anyone want to plan our trip for us?

Just kidding but I am at a loss. He will play golf Saturday morning but after that we have nothing planned.

Any suggestions?

 

[elleinad16]

Just booked our first stay for 5/9 - 5/14, 2014! We are in a 2 bedroom villa and celebrating an anniversary and 2 birthdays with our group! CAN'T WAIT!

 

[chalee94]

I haven't read this whole thread but I am trying a little bit at a time. My husband and I are going here in December. I will only be a Friday- Sunday weekend trip.

Anyone want to plan our trip for us?

Just kidding but I am at a loss. He will play golf Saturday morning but after that we have nothing planned.

Any suggestions?

december might get a little chilly. if the weather is great, walks on the beach or bike rental might be a good idea.

breakfast at the palmetto bay sunrise cafe is a nice way to start. (i thought it was a bit tricky to find the first time.)

if you haven't done so before, you could visit the harbourtown lighthouse. (note: there is a fee to enter that section of HHI.)

i like dinner at roastfish and cornbread. there are a ton of great restaurants in HHI, though. try a few:

robert irvine's EAT
lowcountry backyard
frankie bones
skull creek boathouse
ruan thai
one hot mama's
hinoki (sushi)

(and i'm sure there are many more that i haven't tried yet.)

 

[MarkyMouse]

I haven't read this whole thread but I am trying a little bit at a time. My husband and I are going here in December. I will only be a Friday- Sunday weekend trip. Anyone want to plan our trip for us? Just kidding but I am at a loss. He will play golf Saturday morning but after that we have nothing planned. Any suggestions?

when we went in December

we swam in the heated pool.
Enjoyed the hot tub.
Went to the campfire.
Shopped at the outlets.
Had great oysters and other seafood.
Went on bike rides.
Played pool in Murgies den.
Checked out a movie or two from the general store.
Oh and I golfed too. Arthur hills at palmetto dunes! Great course. As is hilton head national if you are on a budget.

 

[PoohsFan1]

We are planning our first trip to HHI for June (have never been to HH before). I haven't made my reservations yet, but will be online bright and early once our 7 month mark opens up on 11/8. We are hoping to be there from 6/8-6/14 in a Studio. I had heard that it can be quite hard to get into this resort at the 7 month mark especially for June. I'm crossing my fingers that we will be able to reserve it.