HHI Adoration & Information 2009

[BWV Dreamin]

If you don't have kids travelling with you, is HHI as exciting? What makes HHI great for an adult only trip?

 

[LVSWL]

If you don't have kids travelling with you, is HHI as exciting? What makes HHI great for an adult only trip?

HHI is SOOOO relaxing!! I guess a lot would depend upon what time of year that you go. Summer months would mean that there are more kids at the resort, but just the whole feel of HHI from the moment you check in is to slow down and take a deep breath and relax. I always bring several books that I have been meaning to get to. There are countless great spots to read, whether it is your porch, a shady/sunny spot by the pool/beach, or a bench along one of the pathways. We love to rent bikes for the week and ride everywhere we go. We eat most of our meals in our room (breakfast and lunch or supper on the porch and enjoy the breeze) and then walk or ride out for one more. San Miguels is fun for margaritas and mexican and live music and it just takes a couple of minutes to walk to and then we can look in the shops. The CMs are by far the most friendly and helpful of any we have encountered. Many people do day trips to Savannah and Charleston, but we are happy to just hang out there.

 

[Laurabearz]

Yeah I wouldnt use the word exciting to describe HHI even with kids lol

It's laid back. The pool is always a hustle and bustle but there are lots of nooks and crannys to just veg. And the beach is so expansive you can be with people or just chill.

I never get tired of looking at this pic...

In town, there are several nice bars with live music(Salty Dog http://www.saltydog.com/webcam/southbeach/ to check out the action there)
Lots of little shops for browsing too.



Here are few more pics

Yay we are home!!

Shuttle waiting area

Kids enjoying Scotts Dolphin tour

Unbirthday party

And this is the parking lot to the Piggly Wiggley. I always say if all the worlds parking lots were as nice as the ones on Hilton head, the world would be a better place

 

[LVSWL]

So will your toenails be blue in June? That pic always cracks me up! Then I will know who you are when I see you!

 

[nickmom]

All the pics are great!! Fun to look at. I'm ready to go back.

Back to my parking question - I will be sure to ask for 2 parking passes. Thanks.

Congrats on the addons at HHI Simba's Mom. I also have been watching the re-sales. It's tempting to buy at HHI, but not sure if I want to pay the maint fees for 2 places. Although I would love to have the 11month feature to book.

I have another question - Can refillable mugs be used year after year? I don't plan on buying another mug this year.

Carla

 

[Laurabearz]

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I have another question - Can refillable mugs be used year after year? I don't plan on buying another mug this year.

Carla

Now now come on... refilable mugs are good for the lenght of stay only, just like WDW.

 

[dallastxcpa]

Now now come on... refilable mugs are good for the lenght of stay only, just like WDW.

Now that they have the generic mugs we are less inclined to purchase them. Although we did last year.

We also have a soft sided cooler. Looks like a tote. Anyway we fill it up with ice and put our favorite beverages in it to drink at the pool. We also use it at times for sandwiches etc. The one thing I find disapointing, being from the south and all, is that nasty stuff they call tea that comes from the soda machine. That is my biggest complaint with the refillable mugs. If you are not a big soda drinker your choices are limited.

 

[Simba's Mom]

And this is the parking lot to the Piggly Wiggley. I always say if all the worlds parking lots were as nice as the ones on Hilton head, the world would be a better place

Perfect! Only another DISer would think to take a picture of a grocery store parking lot. I've always said that DISers take the most unusual pictures. But believe me, I'm not making fun-I'm so missing the place when I see that picture. Thanks for the memories!
HHI is a great place even without kids. We always go there sans kids. We love to walk on the beach, wander thru Sea Pines Forest Preserve, just basically enjoy the nature (and the cookies!). That is, when we're not enjoying all the great places to eat-especially Signe's.

 

[Laurabearz]

What can I say, part of the charm of HHI are the parking lots and lack of signage (which I can say now, since I know my way around, the first couple trips I was lost all the time lol)

 

[vbarry]

HHI is my DH's favorite vacation!

We are from Chicago and drive every year, since airfare is just scary.

We embrace our yearly road trip. And by gosh I actually look forward to it

Although I swear everytime we hit the mountians it's either... Rainy, Foggy, dark as mud or a combo of all three

It's not a bad drive, we split it into two days, although this year we are taking 3 days to drive down.

If you have any questions about driving let me know

I am so glad I have found someone from IL who drives!! I am really not sure how we are going to do this yet. My thought is to leave at noon and drive as far as we can and get up the next morning to do the rest of the drive.

Any ideas? Any good stops along the way. I have two girls ages 4 and 8 so it could get quite interesting along the way. They usually are pretty good riders.

 

[iloveokw]

Hello to fellow HH lovers from the Land of Lincoln (or is it Obama LOL). We are from Danville, vbarry I know you said central Illinois - which town? Looking forward to our trip.

 

[vbarry]

Hello to fellow HH lovers from the Land of Lincoln (or is it Obama LOL). We are from Danville, vbarry I know you said central Illinois - which town? Looking forward to our trip.

Hey- We are in a small town near Lincoln. Not too far from Danville.

Yep- no longer the Land of Lincoln...defninately Obama!!

 

[toddlerhouse]

Can anyone tell me what the swimming is like the last week of March/first week of April? Will it be warm enough to swim? I'm assuming the pools are heated but that the ocean would still be pretty cold....I'm not even sure if we could get reservations at this point but would like to try.

 

[podsnel]

I hope you have a great trip this summer. Your trip report last year was the one that really got me interested in going to HHI.

Well, THANK-YOU!!! What a wonderful compliment... And I'm so glad I could help- thanks for starting this thread, it's great!

 

[podsnel]

You can mark us down for Aug. 1-8. It will be DH, me, DS (8) and DS (6) along with my mom and dad in a 2 br. We are so pumped! We love HHI - I'm adding a couple of pictures from our trip in August of 2007 (our last trip home - its been way too long!)

podsnel - we are hoping to get to meet you while we are there! We have so enjoyed reading you DCL trip report - we are headed on our first DC in November - hope we can catch up with you guys at HHI and say hello!

Hi Jejojual- I'm so happy there will be another Dis family there when we are! Please come say hi- you know what I look like, so I'll be waiting for you!

 

[dallastxcpa]

Too bad you aren't staying longer, we check in on the 12th , and my youngest DS is 14 and everyone says he looks just like Nick Jonas.

Yes you are right. So far we are planning on leaving pretty early to make it over to Savannah. Although, I have thought about adding a cash night on and then spending the next day in Savannah. We will figure it out when we get closer.

 

[LVSWL]

Yes you are right. So far we are planning on leaving pretty early to make it over to Savannah. Although, I have thought about adding a cash night on and then spending the next day in Savannah. We will figure it out when we get closer.

I was wondering if you saw my post We are so excited about going to HHI. It really is our favorite place. We will be in WDW for 6 days before and then come back up to HHI on our way home. Each time we go to HHI we stay longer and longer. Of course, now with the wonderful new changes, that will be more of a challenge.

 

[Bibbidi]

Sorry if this is the wrong location for this post--but can someone who's been to HHI over Christmas share some of what goes on at the resort--we're thinking of going for '09, including Christmas Eve/Day. Are there limited kids activities because it's winter? Any chance we'll be able to swim?

 

[AnnaS]

We will be driving down and staying at AKV for our first four nights.

We will stop and will be staying here 8/27-30th - first time and can't wait.

 

[Laurabearz]

114 days and I am so excited I can't stand it!!!