Atlantic Summer 2010 Vacation/North or South Carolina?

[KCmike]

My wife wants to take a week long vacation to the East side of the U.S. this year. She wants to go to Hatteras in North Carolina. I have used trip advisor and google but really can't seem to find alot about it. I am wondering if Hilton Head Island would be better suited for us? She wants to just relax and not spend too much money this year but I always like to have a little excitement thrown in. Has anyone been to Cape Hatteras? Hilton Head? Would you rent a vacation home or find a hotel?

 

[minniebeth]

Our favorite places to vacation at the beach are the Outer Banks in NC and Hilton Head in SC. We usually vacation with our family in a rental home for a week. NC waters are colder with more waves and riptides and Hilton Head waters are warm and calm. The Outer Banks provides active lifestyle oriented activities and historical places to visit (ie Wright Brothers, Roanoke) and Hilton Head is more upscale, quiet but lots of golf and restaurants. We love both and both areas provide lots of hotels, condos and houses for rent.
There's lots of information on a lot of the beach areas on threads here if you search and people are a great wealth of info. You might want to post what kinds of activities and experiences you want to have to give people a better idea of what you would like.

Other than a house, our FAVORITE place in Hilton Head is Marriott's Surf Watch...they are villas where you can cook your meals if you want to relax and not go out and just the perfect resort set up for relaxation. Not inexpensive, but if you stay put at the resort and enjoy, worth every penny if you don't need a whole big house.

Have fun planning and enjoy wherever you may choose!

 

[KCmike]

Thanks Minniebeth. She has her heart for some reason on the Outer Banks in NC. Even the outer banks website doesn't contain alot of information.

 

[minniebeth]

In the Outer Banks, my family rented through Resortquest, but I know they were taken over by another company. If you look it up, it will name the company, I can't remember what it is. Other rental agencies that I know are good are Twiddy (very reputable), Southern Shores, Sun Realty. Many go through VRBO and have good experiences (Vacations Rentals By Owner).

Here is an Outer Banks discussion forum:
http://www.visitob.com/community/
Not as extensive as here obviously, but helpful.

 

[KCmike]

Thanks I will check out the link.

 

[S. C.]

Here is a trip report for disneys hilton head resort. Lots of pics and tells activities, etc.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2267051Here

 

[KCmike]

Thanks for the link on the trip report.
Is there an area on the "Dis" for trip reports to other parts of the country other than disney related?