HHI Adoration & Information 2009

[chum]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering how difficult the last week of Aug is to get with points?

I can say that there was a noticable difference in vacationers the last 10 days of Aug. The island went from packed to managable and it's somewhat quiet now (Sept 3rd). Based on this season your odds are looking better.

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Whoo hoo...our New Years Eve ressies went through!

Just overnight, but, it will be fun!

 

[Simba's Mom]

Whoo hoo...our New Years Eve ressies went through!

Just overnight, but, it will be fun!

That's wonderful! I'd love to know what (if anything) the resort does for New Year's, so please give us a report.

 

[mbw12]

Sitting here on the balcony this early sunday morning....and I officially want to add on points here (doesnt mean I will have the money, tho, but I want to....LOL) We got here on Thursday and the weather has been amazing....kids are loving the beach and the resort. Last nite we met the owner of the Atlanta Falcons (we happened to be behind him and his family while playing miniature golf) Went kayaking and had a dolphin swim with our tour! Rented bikes, ate lots of amazing seafood. Hmmmm...what else? Just relaxing and enjoying life! I sssoooo do not want to go home on Tuesday!

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Just spent a great few hours on 'the island' today. We had nothing to do, so we cruised over for a road trip to the resort. We're going to be staying for New Year's Eve and wanted to find out what events were planned. The front desk didn't have any info, but, we ran into Mike the Rec guy (another Savannahian) and he told us that they have a great party and end with the Ball drop. We'll be all over that. We ate lunch at Tide Me Over and found out that Joyce was cooking. You haven't been to HHI unles you have had a Joyceburger. We walked around the island for a bit and then spent a while in a hammock.

The weather started changing about 3 so we started back, besides, we had to stop off at Sam's Club.

The following link will give you a slideshow of some of the views we saw. Enjoy the fix!

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=9857debdfb331bd0&sid=0IZuGTRuxasWQT

 

[irish dancer]

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.

We'll see you there! We'll be at HHI March 29th to April 2nd although I'm thinking we might make it down there late on the 28th so I might book a room at the Hampton Inn since it'll be late. Do you have kids?

 

[vbarry]

We'll see you there! We'll be at HHI March 29th to April 2nd although I'm thinking we might make it down there late on the 28th so I might book a room at the Hampton Inn since it'll be late. Do you have kids?

We are heading March 27 to April 3. Hoping for some warm weather!!

 

[irish dancer]

We are heading March 27 to April 3. Hoping for some warm weather!!

So hoping for warm weather too! Are you driving? Any kids?

 

[vbarry]

So hoping for warm weather too! Are you driving? Any kids?

Yes- we are driving. This is our first family "road trip". I have two daughters ages 5 and 9.

I see you are from the Chicago area. Are you driving??

We spent a week this summer in Hilton Head at the Marriott and really enjoyed it!

 

[irish dancer]

Yes- we are driving. This is our first family "road trip". I have two daughters ages 5 and 9.

I see you are from the Chicago area. Are you driving??

We spent a week this summer in Hilton Head at the Marriott and really enjoyed it!

Yes, we're driving too. We did the drive for the first time in 2008 and it wasn't as bad as we were expecting. The dvd player in the minivan was a big help. We drove through the night on the way down and split it up into 2 days on the way back.

 

[dis-happy]

Sitting here on the balcony this early sunday morning....and I officially want to add on points here (doesnt mean I will have the money, tho, but I want to....LOL) We got here on Thursday and the weather has been amazing....kids are loving the beach and the resort. Last nite we met the owner of the Atlanta Falcons (we happened to be behind him and his family while playing miniature golf) Went kayaking and had a dolphin swim with our tour! Rented bikes, ate lots of amazing seafood. Hmmmm...what else? Just relaxing and enjoying life! I sssoooo do not want to go home on Tuesday!

Arthur Blank? He's also the guy who started Home Depot. Has a house on the Ocean Course in Sea Pines...the only one with view of both the golf course and the ocean. It's great you were able to meet him!

 

[mbw12]

Arthur Blank? He's also the guy who started Home Depot. Has a house on the Ocean Course in Sea Pines...the only one with view of both the golf course and the ocean. It's great you were able to meet him!

Yup...thats him! I feel that he owes me since I am the one that helped make him a billionaire with all of the money that I have spent at Home Depot over the years....LOL!!!!!

 

[pnyltwk]

We'll see you there! We'll be at HHI March 29th to April 2nd although I'm thinking we might make it down there late on the 28th so I might book a room at the Hampton Inn since it'll be late. Do you have kids?

Yes. A son that is 15 (Football Player) and a daughter 12 (Musician/Artist). We will drive down the day before and stay in a dive the night before. We are in the NW Florida are so it is a good 8-9 hours drive. We were at HHI in Apr 08 for a few nights and really enjoyed the resort. We are going on a WDW/Vero Beach/DCL vacation next month and the stay at HHI will be our relaxing vacation this year. Do you have kids?

 

[cheesekate2005]

I am a non DVC owner thinking of going to HHI for the first time for our February break. I am wondering what it is like there at this time of year. I know it won't be hot, but what kinds of things can we expect from the resort and the area at this time? I've never been to the area at all so any info would be great!

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Could be hot, it could be cold. February is a transition month in the Low Country.

Golf will be good, swimming might be problematic.

There may be cultural events here in Savannah or in Charleston. I would check closer to the time. If you come late February and early March, the Irish festival will be starting up here in Savannah.

 

[mickeywho?]

So it looks like we may be going the week after Christmas....I know! Not on points but maybe cash if we can get in. Is that even possible at this point?

Anyways - I'm exploring options! Are there other resorts (imagine!) that you'd recommend we take a look at in case DHHIR is as booked as I suspect?

What can we expect as far as activities on the island in December? Boat tours?

We're not expecting beach weather - I'm sure my boys will still use a heated pool though, and I will definitely be found in a hot tub! Will it be fairly dry weather? Can we plan on using bikes?

Any special stuff going on for Christmas and New Years?

Tell me anything and everything - this is a first trip for us!

 

[dallastxcpa]

Hello All,

I am sorry that I have been MIA, but I promise I will update the 1st post soon. We have had a crazy summer and start to the school year.

I hope everyone enjoyed their trips this summer. I know we did and hope to add on points at HH in the next few years.

Lorrie

 

[BitsnBearsMom]

ahhh my silly question for the day..... you know you are a disney addict when......

We are heading to HHI mid march for the first time using our DVC points - haven't been to WDW since last December and probably won't be back for at least another year.... sigh... family claims they are 'disney'd out' go figure!! Does HH have a store similar to the resort stores at WDW where I can get my 'fix' of Disney merchandise??

 

[Conan the Librarian]

Yes. It's not big, but, they have a nice sellection. Nothing like the ones in WDW, smaller even than SSR, but, very serviceable. They also have Mickey Premium Ice Cream!

We'll be there fore NewYear's Eve. Mike the Pool Guy says that they have a nice celebration that night.

As for the weather, who knows. It could be cold and sunny, it could be wet and warm. It could be combinations of that. Again, I am not being silly here. That is our weather.

40 deg....80 deg. It depends on the fronts coming through.

 

[BitsnBearsMom]

Perfect thanks!! Even a little bit of Disney will do me!! Crazy family..... how could they ever be tired of Disney