Does HHI have the Disney feel?

[Anal Annie]

We've only gone once and had a studio in the main building. I think we were on the 2nd floor maybe. I would definitely ask to be on the top floor as a request if we ever go back. It is built of wood construction and we had 2 or 3 solid days of HARD (realllllly torential) rain at the start of our trip where we were pretty much confined in the room. (There is not a whole lot of stuff to do on the island when the weather's inclement.) The people above us were in reality a small herd of billy goats disguised as humans. They RAN everywhere they went. And they RAN from dawn until the wee hours. It was the only time I've ever called the front desk to complain about our neighbors. The floorboards above us creaked & groaned with every step they took. And there were a lot of them.

Other than that the resort is well kept and we enjoyed the pool over at the beach house (we were there in August and when it wasn't raining there were too many jelly fish to go into the ocean - the ocean was basically off limits). We were really thankful to have that amenity right there by the beach. They had a special beach party thing there one night that we paid extra to attend (included a sort of low country buffet type dinner). It was fun.

We found a few Disney touches around the resort but it wasn't overwhelmingly Disney-fied. It's a shame they didn't have the space or whatever to build the entire resort right ON the beach. We got used to the schlep over pretty quickly tho and used the shuttle sometimes because parking was limited. It was really only a pain if you forgot something you wanted back in the room (ie sunglasses or a book or whatever).

 

[OntFamily]

We bought into HHI after our first stay there 8 years ago -- we love the resort.

Does it have a disney feel? It doesn't have much in Disney characters, but service and quality are topnotch.

Our ONLY regret? Not buying more HHI points.

 

[Lady Hiss]

We are at HH DVC right now for the first time. We're finding it very 'compact' in that there aren't any big open spaces except for a small walkway to a small gazebo/fishing pier. There are Disney touches here and there (friendly CMs, good sized room - a 1 bedroom for us - with a beach decor, Disney signage, a few topiaries, organized activities for kids/families). There's a shuttle to the beach and the DVC Beach House, about 1 1/2 miles away, which may offer more Disney touches . We're used to the Epcot DVC properties which feel more Disney-like - probably because of their decor and park proximity.