Hilton Head Resort Day Pass?

[cmnix]

We are staying at a hotel in the Shelter Cove area and would love to spend a day at the Disney Hilton Head Island pool. Does anyone know if they sell day passes or allow DVC members on property to use the amenities?

 

[CarolMN]

AFAIK, they do not sell day passes, nor do DVC Members who are not actually staying at the resort have access to any of the amenities, such as the Beach House or pool.

 

[lovin'fl]

We are staying at a hotel in the Shelter Cove area and would love to spend a day at the Disney Hilton Head Island pool. Does anyone know if they sell day passes or allow DVC members on property to use the amenities?

But you can walk over and go around the back to the food window on the upper deck by the pool and the gift shop. That's at the main pool not the beach house. Can also use rest room and food counter on side of beach house. Can park at beach house too as Shelter Cove has section. Also down the way from Disney Beach house is Shelter Cove/Palmetto Dunes little Beach bar/food place. Parking there is tough so we park at Disney Beach house parking and sit on the beach that way...maybe more between the 2 (though there is a hotel between that is busy and loud). We are checking into Shelter Cove condo on Saturday. Was supposed to be at DIsney resort but they didn't open in time so we rented from Harbourside III quarter share place. Have stayed there before and are thinking of buying a quarter share. Just need to sell our HHI DVC points.

 

[utahkennedys]

We booked a studio for one night during our 2 week Marriott stay on HHI and that will give us 2 full days of usage at DVC there so we can check it out. Not a bad use of 15 points for us.

 

[n2mm]

Not Hilton head, but we did do a day pass at vero. We were resort guest at Bwv and drove to vero to check out the resort. We called member services to get guidance and told what to do. We got to vero and checked in at the desk. We were met by the resort manager and she took our room keys (before magicbands). She verified we were staying at Bwv. She gave us white keycards and maps of the resort and area. We were happy how it was done and felt welcome. Our keycard was used to unlock the gates for the beach and pool and to get towels from the window. this would never work with Hilton head because the drive is too long .

 

[Sandisw]

Not Hilton head, but we did do a day pass at vero. We were resort guest at Bwv and drove to vero to check out the resort. We called member services to get guidance and told what to do. We got to vero and checked in at the desk. We were met by the resort manager and she took our room keys (before magicbands). She verified we were staying at Bwv. She gave us white keycards and maps of the resort and area. We were happy how it was done and felt welcome. Our keycard was used to unlock the gates for the beach and pool and to get towels from the window. this would never work with Hilton head because the drive is too long .

I wonder if it is because you can pool hop to Vero? I think? Cool to know though!

 

[lovin'fl]

Just for more info, the beach bar/food place that Shelter Cove/Palmetto Dunes uses is called the Dunes House. The hotel between the Disney Beach House and the Dunes House is the Marriott and they too have a beach side pool area with a bunch of bars.

 

[RobDoc]

...We are checking into Shelter Cove condo on Saturday. Was supposed to be at DIsney resort but they didn't open in time so we rented from Harbourside III quarter share place. Have stayed there before and are thinking of buying a quarter share. Just need to sell our HHI DVC points.

At one time we owned back-to-back quarters at Harbourside III so we had 4 solid weeks every other month each year. Ours were located directly above San Miguel's - across from the DVC Resort.

We eventually sold those and purchased a condo at Yacht Club also right on the Harbor where the Captain Hook is docked... and then a few years later bought a home on the island. Quite the progression - timeshare - to Quartershare - to two Quartershares - to condo - to house. We enjoyed each one and considered the next move a step up. The condo actually cost less in fees than the two Quartershares combined, and the same thing was true with the annual fees for our home now. It's all good!

Enjoy your stay at Harbourside III.

 

[lovin'fl]

At one time we owned back-to-back quarters at Harbourside III so we had 4 solid weeks every other month each year. Ours were located directly above San Miguel's - across from the DVC Resort.

We eventually sold those and purchased a condo at Yacht Club also right on the Harbor where the Captain Hook is docked... and then a few years later bought a home on the island. Quite the progression - timeshare - to Quartershare - to two Quartershares - to condo - to house. We enjoyed each one and considered the next move a step up. The condo actually cost less in fees than the two Quartershares combined, and the same thing was true with the annual fees for our home now. It's all good!

Enjoy your stay at Harbourside III.

That progression may be us as well (from DVC HHI on...). We will see. Would love a condo where we could bring our dog. Cant have him at the Harbourside III. But love the idea of the 13 weeks. How easy is it to trade so we could get maybe a month or so straight? Did you rent your Yacht Club condo when you couldn't use it? If so, was it successful to rent?

 

[RobDoc]

That progression may be us as well (from DVC HHI on...). We will see. Would love a condo where we could bring our dog. Cant have him at the Harbourside III. But love the idea of the 13 weeks. How easy is it to trade so we could get maybe a month or so straight? Did you rent your Yacht Club condo when you couldn't use it? If so, was it successful to rent?

In the past, Harbourside III owners did frequently trade to extend trips or to have additional units for large family groups. There was (and likely still is) an active HB3 owners email group for such trades. I don't think it is anymore, but when we owned at HB3 it was associated with RCI so we were able to accumulate a lot of RCI points by trading into the RCI system (even able to get weeks at Disney). We listed the HB3 units for sale in 2010, which was a great time to buy a condo - but not great time to try to sell 2 quartershares so we just banked the weeks we weren't using into RCI.

Yacht Club does allow pets. We did not rent it because we had become so accustomed to staying for a month at a time we just continued that habit and could leave everything in place between trips. We had originally planned to live there in retirement but changed that plan after awhile, sold and purchased the house a few miles away. A good number of Yacht Club owners do rent their units and they were very active with renters especially in the summer and Spring Break.

 

[lovin'fl]

In the past, Harbourside III owners did frequently trade to extend trips or to have additional units for large family groups. There was (and likely still is) an active HB3 owners email group for such trades. I don't think it is anymore, but when we owned at HB3 it was associated with RCI so we were able to accumulate a lot of RCI points by trading into the RCI system (even able to get weeks at Disney). We listed the HB3 units for sale in 2010, which was a great time to buy a condo - but not great time to try to sell 2 quartershares so we just banked the weeks we weren't using into RCI.

Yacht Club does allow pets. We did not rent it because we had become so accustomed to staying for a month at a time we just continued that habit and could leave everything in place between trips. We had originally planned to live there in retirement but changed that plan after awhile, sold and purchased the house a few miles away. A good number of Yacht Club owners do rent their units and they were very active with renters especially in the summer and Spring Break.

Thanks for all the info. We are here now. Had dinner at San Mig's last night. Nice easy walk there. Lol. I really like the unit we are in this time. It is laid out a little different than our last one. And it looks like they have new floors and shower since last time we were here (last summer).

Now here's hoping for good weather. Looks like rain

 

[sleepydog25]

At one time we owned back-to-back quarters at Harbourside III so we had 4 solid weeks every other month each year. Ours were located directly above San Miguel's - across from the DVC Resort.

We eventually sold those and purchased a condo at Yacht Club also right on the Harbor where the Captain Hook is docked... and then a few years later bought a home on the island. Quite the progression - timeshare - to Quartershare - to two Quartershares - to condo - to house. We enjoyed each one and considered the next move a step up. The condo actually cost less in fees than the two Quartershares combined, and the same thing was true with the annual fees for our home now. It's all good!

Enjoy your stay at Harbourside III.

Our progression may be simpler--DVC (not HHI) and straight to a house. We've loved our several stays on the island, so our next trip will be a serious look-see.

 

[SL6827]

When I think of a day pass for a resort, HH would have never came to my mind, but that could be a neat idea for them on days that they are not at full capacity.

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

When I think of a day pass for a resort, HH would have never came to my mind, but that could be a neat idea for them on days that they are not at full capacity.

Which pretty much rules out the entire summer

 

[SL6827]

Which pretty much rules out the entire summer

Right. We have only gone to HH during the off season. We enjoy the cooler and more comfortable temps.