HHI Adoration & Information 2009

[chum]

can someone recommend a not too difficult course for my family - Also are the fishing trips and dolphin trips operating in March? Also recommendations of places to eat would be great - my youngest has allergies to nuts, coconut and palm oil so is a bit more difficult to feed!
Thanks!

Congrats on booking your trip to Hilton Head Island! I'm sure you'll love it.

I would suggest Old South as a very nice golf course at reasonable prices and difficulty. You can always play Robert Trent Jones across the street from DVC in Palmetto Dunes but it's not cheap. It does have an ocean green which is beautiful.
There are over two hundred restaurants to choose from so you'll have plenty of choice. Just stay away from Chik-fil-A and their peanut oil! Let your server know that you have the peanut and palm oil allergy and they will accomodate.

 

[chum]

One thing I had a hard time finding was restaurants on the beach or a beach setting where it is laid back, good food etc. We have two young girls so things like this are always nice. Any ideas??

There are not many resturants that are right on the sand but you can get close. The Marriott, Westin, Hilton and Holiday Inn all have food service with an ocean view and beach access. The DVC beach house of course has a counter service restaurant.
There are plenty of marina, creek or marsh view eateries like Capt Woody's, Up the Creek, Marker 13, Quarter Deck, Salty Dog, Sunset Grille, San Miguels, Old Oyster Factory, Black Marlin, Scott's, Old Fort Pub, Hudsons, King Fisher and Crazy Crab.

Hope that helps.

 

[Bearcats#1]

We just took Chum's advice on Captain Megan with Island Time Charters and experienced the most memorable time of our vacation! What a day! We called Captain Megan because of all of the positive comments regarding her service and we were treated like VIPs all day, we HIGHLY recommend! She picked us up at the Cross Island Boat Landing on the south end of Hilton Head and we embarked on our journey to Savannah. We saw soo many dolphins and beautiful sights of this area and the kids loved Captain Megan.

Thank you so much for the advice Chum, we had a great time!

 

[BitsnBearsMom]

I will check out those golf courses - thanks Chum!

Can you tell me if the dolphin excursions, fishing excursions are happening in March and what else I might find going on to keep my guys busy?

 

[chum]

Thank you so much for the advice Chum, we had a great time!

Glad y'all had a good time and glad I could help!

Funny how close Savannah/Tybee is via water.

 

[chum]

I will check out those golf courses - thanks Chum!

Can you tell me if the dolphin excursions, fishing excursions are happening in March and what else I might find going on to keep my guys busy?

Sure,
The dolphin are always around so you can still catch a tour. I would call ahead and ask what the sightings have been like. Fishing charters are still available too. Some Captains leave the area for the Caribbean but usually for Dec thru Feb.
March can be beautiful here. Look for highs in the upper 60's and lows in the upper 40's. Low precipitation and no humidity. I like putting on shorts for a walk or bike ride during the day then having a fire in the fireplace at night. The bugs don't get going until April.

The Disney resort is a very nice place to be.
Bring or rent bikes and I'm sure your boys will have fun just exploring.

I enjoy a day trip to Savannah (just under 1hr away) to walk around the historic district and then visit the forts just outside the city. My son loves them!
Watch or read "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" then visit Mercer house.

 

[vbarry]

We just took Chum's advice on Captain Megan with Island Time Charters and experienced the most memorable time of our vacation! What a day! We called Captain Megan because of all of the positive comments regarding her service and we were treated like VIPs all day, we HIGHLY recommend! She picked us up at the Cross Island Boat Landing on the south end of Hilton Head and we embarked on our journey to Savannah. We saw soo many dolphins and beautiful sights of this area and the kids loved Captain Megan.

Thank you so much for the advice Chum, we had a great time!

I would love to hear more about this trip. I am really thinking about taking it. Was it the Savannah Day tour where you actually go into Savannah etc? There was several tours listed on their site. I have girls ages 5 and 9 and want to make sure they would enjoy it. Thanks!!

 

[MinnesotaChill]

Is this really one of the only DVC resorts where I don't have to worry about what I'm requesting? I've scanned through this board quickly and don't see any... is everything that cool and relaxing?

 

[sigillaria]

I bought HH pre-constuction in 1995 and in all these years have only gone there about 5 times...using my 165 points at WDW because of my grandson.
(I add them to my OKW points).
But I have gone in April for the past 2 years alone for some R&R.

I love HH and live right outside Savannah so it's a short drive for me. Maybe that's why I take it for granted.

I'm happy to see so many members appreciate this wonderful island since I've read many complaints of people thinking Dis HH should have characters running around, and be the same as the WDW resorts.

 

[Bearcats#1]

I would love to hear more about this trip. I am really thinking about taking it. Was it the Savannah Day tour where you actually go into Savannah etc? There was several tours listed on their site. I have girls ages 5 and 9 and want to make sure they would enjoy it. Thanks!!

We took the 6 Hour Trip, it took about and hour and a half to get there with dolphin stops along the way The kids were in Heaven! Captain Megan docked us right on River Street and the kids decided they wanted to take a ghost tour in a hearse which was only about 150 yards from where the boat was docked, very convenient. After the ghost tour we grabbed a little bite to eat at Tubby's Tank House right on the water and again about 100 yards from where the boat was docked. Apparently it gets pretty crazy down there and I was a little worried if it would be an appropriate family atmosphere but we really had a great time and the beautiful boat ride to and from really just topped it off! I hope you have the same wonderful experience as we did, it was so nice to spend time with just our family on the boat and Captain Megan really went out of her way to make sure we were comfortable.

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Someone mention my favorite town, Savannah?

I took several photos from Tybee of the point of HH where the Beach House is. I'll dig them up and post them.

Every time we go to tybee I look over at HH and dream of Joyceburgers from the grill.....

 

[vbarry]

Is Tybee worth a day trip or 1/2 day trip??

 

[Conan the Librarian]

It depends. If you are going to do other things in Savannah (Ft Pulaski, downtown Savannah) it would be worth a day trip. If you are just looking for a beach to go to, you would probably be better off staying at HH and going over to the beach house.

The food down that ways is very good, but, It's a long way from HH.

 

[pnyltwk]

I called member services yesterday morning and got reservations for a two bedroom from March 28th through April 2nd. Woo Hoo. My family and I are looking forward to a relaxing week at HHI during our kid's Spring Break 2010.

 

[abbs25]

I have a question. I read through some of the 55 pages, but don't have time to read through all of them. My sisters and I are considering taking my parents to HHI for their 35th wedding anniversary in December 2010. How is HHI this time of year? We would get there the day after Christmas and stay through the new year. Is there enough to do at this time of year?

Also, is it hard to get villas reserved during this time of year for those who aren't DVC members?

Thanks!

 

[Conan the Librarian]

It could be cold or warm. It could rain or be VERY dry.

I am not joking. I remember 80deg at Christmas and 4deg at Christmas and not many years apart.

We have been running very rainy this Summer, but, that could change.

Being on the ocean, the temps on HH tend to be moderated by the ocean itself.

As for availablitly, better minds than mine will have to post.

 

[podsnel]

Hi HHI adorers! I started my HHI Tr, if you'd like to read along- here's a link (and there's one in my sig, too)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2267051

Hope to see you soon!!

Ellen

 

[Bearcats#1]

I will check out those golf courses - thanks Chum!

Can you tell me if the dolphin excursions, fishing excursions are happening in March and what else I might find going on to keep my guys busy?

Hey, I wanted to tell you when we were on our trip to Savannah on Island Time Charters, Captain Megan said she would be doing trips in March because we were thinking about coming back in the Spring. We saw lots of dolphins and her boat was so clean and comfortable, we highly recommend her services for any type of cruise, however I don't think she does fishing. Her website was on a brochure we picked up, check it out if you would like more info.

IslandTimeChartersHHI.com

 

[lmb]

Hi everyone,
We just returned from our first trip and loooooved HH! Can't wait to go back next year. My DS2 has asked about 2x per day since the trip if we can go back to HH more often. I was wondering how difficult the last week of Aug is to get with points? I know the cash rates have changed this week in the past years but I know this week is still high season with points.

 

[AnnaS]

We also just returned from HH (Sun.) and loved it. We were there three nights on our way home from WDW. Enough to know we will definitely be back. Very relaxing and so many choices of places to eat. Could not decide each night where to eat. We ate at San Miguels, Mezzaluna and the Boathouse.

We reserved two studios for the last three nights of August at the 7 month window.