HH resort location

[Mic]

I don't recall ever seeing this addressed before, so I thought I would offer some advice to first-time visitors. We live in NC, and lost all electricity last Wed. evening(12/4), and were getting very conflicting reports from Duke Power on how long we would be without power. I spent all day Thur(12/5) trying to book a local hotel room for 6 people, and found to my horror that most hotels were completely full, and were charging outrageous prices, and we would need 2 rooms, of course. At 6 pm, I called MS and was able to book a room at HH for the night, and we packed our bags with a flashlight and left at 9 pm when DH arrived home from work. I did not ask for directions from MS(I know I should have), and I did not take my guidebook...just my confirmation # written on an index card. We arrived in HH at 1:30 AM, and I immediately stopped at an all-night hop-and-rob to get directions. The clerk had never heard of Disney's resort!! I drove a few miles on 278 and stopped again, and again, and no one knew of the place! Luckily, at the 3rd stop, a clerk from the Marriott resort was fueling up, and offered to show us where the resort was on her way home! We were looking in the phone book, and were about to call the resort(which was listed in the phone book) for directions. By this time it was 2:30 AM, and I had actually passed Shelter Cove 3 times without seeing any signs. I am directionally challenged, but even my DH said it was hard to find, so be aware if you are arriving after dark for your first visit. I wish I had something to report on the resort, but we were only there for a few hours. We were in a 2-bedroom in bldg. 13(I think it had a "marsh view")...I think that was a marsh I was looking at while I was on the phone at 10 AM trying to book a hotel for the next 2 nights. If I had known that Duke was not going to be able to restore our power until late last night(12/11), I would have just stayed at HH, as it looked so nice and peaceful.

 

[RobDoc]

There is limited signage offering directions to the resort. Directions are usually included on the printed confirmation, but you obviously didn't get one of those.

HH has very strict codes limiting advertising. Signs are limited in size and have to be generally earth tones without neon.

Glad you finally made it to the resort. Next time, you'll have a better opportunity to fully enjoy the facility.

 

[Beachlover]

Because of the strict controls for signs and lighting on Hilton Head, it can be a bit tricky to find your way around, especially at night. But once you get a little familiar with the area, you'll grow to appreciate the lack of billboards, neon, etc. and the lovely way that all of the commercial properties are set back from the main road with a large amount of trees surrounding them. I recently visited another resort town in South Carolina, and I was shocked at how tacky it looked compared to Hilton Head. It made me even more grateful to be a new DVC member with Hilton Head as our home resort. I've been visiting the island for many years, and now I have a vacation home away from home there!

 

[kbp13]

The address in case your trying to use Mapquest to find it is:

22 Harbourside Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

It in the Shelter Cove Area

For some reason is is tough to find HHI areas in some mapping programs. That's why I included the zip

 

[dcfromva]

Mic,
LOL, you are bringing back old memories.... This summer, at the last minute, we decided to leave 1 day early on our trip to WDW if they had any availibility at Hilton Head. (They did). These ressies were made less than 24 hours before we checked in.
Everything was going smoothly, we were making good time going southbound on I-95, until I saw a sign for the exit for Hilton Head coming up and it dawned on me that I didn't have any idea as to how to get there. As luck would have it, it was a Thursday evening and member services was still open, so I called them from our van's cell phone and received directions. Whew! It was still a bit of a challenge to find HH--even with directions.
My goodness, you had an adventure. Were you able to get any sleep after checking in so late?

-DC