I have been to both. To me, VB is all about the beach. There are tennis courts on property, but they are part of the recreation area that is across the road. You access via a tunnel. My son and husband used the basketball court over there on our first trip. It is scotter or wheelchair accessible.
HHI resort is easy to get around via
scooter. Very shady. Tennis courts, I believe are near by in Palmetto Dunes, which is where the Beach House is located.
HHI has a lot more to do in my opinion. Tons of restaurants and shopping. Where VB is actually located about 20-30 minutes north of Vero Beach, either in Sebastian or just south. In VB it’s 15-20 to grocery and restaurants.
When at VB we usually venture out once to Squid Lips and we tend to eat at the resort. The Beach House is great, it has a beautiful room, I don’t know what you would call it. It is probably great In the off season, nicely furnished, games and cozy chairs for reading. The pool is nice, there is a shady area, billiards, ping pong, a bar and CS.
But I really love both Resorts.
I am heading with my family to HHi in 2 weeks. I could only get 3 nights in early August, Friday-Sunday. Our last trip I was able to get 4 nights but that was the very end of August. As mentioned, very tough to book in summer if you do not own.
I found VB a little easier to book, but not by much. My family usually goes to VB before a
DCL cruise or after a stay at WDW. I won’t stay longer than 4 nights at VB, but I would love a week in HHI.
I am sure you will hear from others good luck.