Hilton Head Rentals and Golf

I recieved something in the mail from these people. Their website is www.hiltonheadvacation.com.

I did a forum search but didn%26#39;t see anything recent.

Is this a reputable agency for a condo rental?

Hilton Head Rentals and Golf

YES!!!

Stan (hhiguy)

Hilton Head Rentals and Golf

Oh good. I looked at their website, and they have some nice-looking rentals.

FYI, while I don%26#39;t know anything about the outfit you mentioned, another good alternative to arrange a golf and condo combination is is Hilton Head Golf Vacations (http://www.hhigolfvacations.com/). I%26#39;ve used them for the last several years to book our annual guys golf outing and Chris (the owner) is a great guy and very knowledgable about the island and the golf courses. I think he%26#39;s indedendant from any rental agency so he%26#39;s free to recommend the best solution for your needs. Hope that helps.

I have no interest in golf whatsoever. We don%26#39;t play golf. I just thought they had some nice vacation rentals.

HHR%26amp;G is a reputable rental agency, but they charge a higher fee than you could get if you rented directly from the owner through www.vrbo.com or www.homeaway.com

Thanks, bearsfan. Do you think it is advisable to rent directly from the owner? I%26#39;m always afraid of getting ripped off.

I find that it is best to use an agency, if it%26#39;s the first time you are renting on the island.

As you get more knowledgeable about our resorts, and settle on an area you find desirable, then you can find better deals using the rent by owner sites.

Remember when renting direct '; Your Mileage may vary';. Not all owners take care of their units. You can rent something you will be dissatisfied with. When you rent privately you have no alternative. If you rent through an agency they have the ability to move you to another property.

When I owned at the SeaCrest, I would occasionally get renters sent by my agent, who had originally rented a Breakers, and were upset when they saw what a typical Breakers unit was like.

Stan (hhiguy)

Thanks Stan.

Seafood Restaurant

Hi all , We are going to be in Charleston for a long Weekend wedding(Isle of Palms ) and are going to stay our last night and day on Market Street . It is also our 29th Anniversary and we would like to have a nice Seafood Dinner . Nice means good food ,sometimes that doesn%26#39;t mean the priciest restaurant but that isn%26#39;t a concern . We would rather have the best meal all the fancy trapping are nice but not necessary . Where would The locals go for a good meal and glass of wine ? Thats the kind of place we are looking for .We will ask when we get there but it%26#39;s nice to get as many opinions as possible

Another question would be where would we go for so great Trop-rock Music ?

We have one day and one night and I want to fill it , I am so looking forward to this trip . I have wanted to see So. Carolina for a long time .

Thanks

Seafood Restaurant

The best-loved seafood place is Hank%26#39;s. A romantic place that does southern dishes that feature seafood is 82 Queen.

Happy Anniversary and welcome!

Seafood Restaurant

I hope you have a great time. Culturehound always makes good suggestions. When we go downtown we go to Sermet%26#39;s or Coast.

Please tell me what trop-rock music is! I have never heard of it, lol!

shanklemsw -

It%26#39;s ';beach music';. Know any place for South Carolina shag?

Well shoot, beach music I know. I learned to shag at the Pad in 1965.

Don%26#39;t they have shaggin%26#39; on the pier at Folly? And Buddi-ro%26#39;s at IOP plays beach music too.

Buddy-ro%26#39;s on IOP is no longer there. Don%26#39;t know what is to fill that spot.

I too know all about beach music but had never heard of Trop-rock!!

Coast is great. Also there is a somewhat new restaurant downtown called Muse that is very good. In an old historic house. Not strickly seafood tho, but excellent. I love it.

Here is the ';trop-rock'; website.

http://www.trop-rock.com/

They list beach bars, but none for South Carolina. Come on, guys. We must have something!

drive or water taxi to patriots point??

Ok . . . my brain is officially fried! :) There is too much to see and do to only stay one week . . hmm may have to consider an extension :) I would love anyones opinions on the trip to Patriots Point. We will have a rental car for three days of our trip but I just noticed the water taxi. I checked and it would only be 16 total for both of us round trip to and from Patriots Point. Has anyone had any experience with them? It sounds pretty neat and very reasonably priced.

drive or water taxi to patriots point??

It%26#39;s only a 10 minute car ride from downtown. You may want to take a harbor sunset cruise or dinner cruise for your boating adventure (again, forget the Morris lighthouse boat tour).

drive or water taxi to patriots point??

...or the Ft. Sumter tour, which of course must be done by boat!

If you really wanted to be adventurous, you could actually walk. (weather permitting) It%26#39;s a nice walk over the bridge, and once you%26#39;re on the other side it%26#39;s convenient. (This is only for people who love to walk and have comfortable shoes!)

Im sorry guys, but im still a little confused as to whether you can walk to the Morrison Lighthouse from the end of Folly Beach.

This should answer your question as to whether or not you can walk there...

http://www.follybeach.com/lighthouse.php

Driving across that bridge is really fun....

I would drive to Patriot%26#39;s Point and then go to Fort Sumter. Then, take a sunset cruise. For a good view of Morris Island Light, drive to Folly Beach and walk out to where you can see it. You can%26#39;t actually get to it, as far as I know, but you can get good photos.

http://www.islandhoppercharters.com/

This company says it offers boat tours of Morris Island, from which you can get good views of the lighthouse.

Dress Code in July

My husband and I will be vacationing in Charleston for 6 Days in July. We are splitting time between the Harbourview and the Boardwalk Inn. What are the dress codes for dining out in the surrounding areas? Being that its July, is it acceptable for men to wear shorts for dinner?

Thanks,

Ssuan

Dress Code in July

Susan -

Charleston is a very casual city that dresses according to the weather. July will be hot and humid.

For men, nice bermuda-length shorts are usually acceptable. That said, for dinner in a top restaurant, your husband might want to opt for khakis and an open-collar shirt. ';Golf shirts'; are fine. Very few (!!) places would require a jacket, but my husband sometimes throws on a light sport jacket for warmth in the icy air conditioning.

For women, although I am a fan of cotton trousers or capri pants, many Charleston women find loose summer skirts cooler than shorts because the skirts allow air to circulate.

Dress Code in July

Don%26#39;t forget the ubiquitous linen! Cool but wrinkly. If you don%26#39;t have any linen clothing you%26#39;ll find plenty when you get here.

I usually wear casual skirts and/or dresses pretty much the entire summer - much cooler I think. That said, keep in mind that some places think that since it is 90 plus outside that it should be about 50 inside. I often find myself FREEZING once inside. I would suggest carrying a light weight sweater or linen jacket. Something that is not too cumbersome to carry around but may be desperately needed inside some locations!

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cosmos, drinks, views, etc.

heading to charleston monday, 3/23 w/girlfriends; two questions; in dining out, which restaurant is most highly recommended for food - hanks, tristans or hymans and second, to have cocktails, possibly with view but definitely good atmosphere in historic district, any recommendations; we are all mid-age but young at heart!!!

cosmos, drinks, views, etc.

The rooftop bar at the Market Pavillion Hotel is a GREAT way to start off the evening!

cosmos, drinks, views, etc.

Skip Hyman%26#39;s.

Hank%26#39;s is our favorite for seafood. Go early (they open at 5:30 pm) if you want quiet, private table, without a wait. Or dine at the communal table, or the bar.

Don%26#39;t know about Tristan%26#39;s.

I%26#39;ll second both the recommendation of the rooftop bar at the Market Pavilion and the recommendation of Hank%26#39;s out of the three restaurants you have listed.

Fleet Landing has great views and good cocktails. It%26#39;s right on the water (Cooper River) basically at the foot of Market Street.

thanks so much for the advice - we will be there when the sun is setting for sure

was leaning towards hanks so will keep our reservation; thanks so much for the input - it%26#39;s really appreciated; we%26#39;ll be eating there in 24 hrs.!

my gut feeling was hank%26#39;s and now you reinforced it; will be dining there in about 24 hrs. and cannot wait; ditto for the market pavillion for drinks; did not know about that and appreciate your advice

thanks for your info; now have two recommendations, so i guess we%26#39;ll just have to have a few cocktails; also did not know about fleet landing; sounds like a beautiful spot on cooper river;

Here%26#39;s Fleet%26#39;s website: http://www.fleetlanding.net/

thanks for the link - looks great and what a view!

Southbeach Resort

While on vacation this past Sept. in Myrtle Beach we (my family and I) were approached about checking out the new South Beach Resort. We liked what we saw and heard and chose a sampler package. I am paying for this monthly by it being withdrew from my account. Since then I have heard a few things and have been advised to try to get out of my contract. I have been told that ownwership has already changed to they are filing for bankruptcy. If anyone knows anything for sure please let me know. I love my time spent at Myrtle Beach and can choose from many nice places to stay and pray I have not got into something that may cause any bad memories of my last family vacation. Thanks for any info!

Southbeach Resort

Them timeshare people are/were everywhere in Myrtle Beach. Restaurants, stores, etc. I said no and was still getting asked why by them. I hope that ou get out of it.

Southbeach Resort

dna-akrs I%26#39;ve searched the web, even the Sun News, to look for South Beach bankruptcy but found no such news.

Have been in MB last 10 days. Nothing in the local papers about this.

Thanks for all of your responses. It eases my mind some but I do know that the sales agent said South Beach Resort was also owned by the same company as Broadway at the Beach. I have also been told that there is some trouble (financial) going on with that. I hope I am just being messed with a little by friends because it%26#39;s not in my nature to make a venture of this sort. My family is steadily growing (unlike my finances) and at the time seemed like a great and less expensive way for us all to vacation together. I would call but figured for now I probably would not get a straight answer. If anything new is heard of please reply. Donna

I%26#39;m an owner there. South Beach Resort is owned by Burroughs and Chapin, so bankruptcy is unlikely. They have about as deep pockets as anyone. Last year we were told of possibility of them selling their timeshare interest, but nothing has happened on that front to my knowledge.

If you hear anything else concrete, I would definitely like to know about it.

I%26#39;ve seen nothing on local TV news or in the Sun, but I did notice the sales building where they used to ';work you over'; (on Kings Hwy around 20th Ave. S) is closed %26amp; roped off.

Now I am getting worried. We bought a 6 night stay, while on a tour last July. So I called the numbers given to me by the sales agent and I didn%26#39;t even get a ringtone. I called the resort information number and the recording said they were closed today. Closed on a Friday at 11:30 am, must be taking a snow day? So, I called their reservations desk and told them I heard news about the resort and the sales office being closed.

The person on the other end said The sales office is closed January and February for revamping during the off season and will be opening back up. She also said my vacation reservations will be there for me when I arrive in July. I guess I will have to wait and see in July. I will be watching more closely though, and I will also call the resort information number Monday and ask them.

I%26#39;m not worried, and I shelled out a boatload of money to buy into this place.

There is no way Burroughs and Chapin are going bankrupt. There is a possibility that they would sell, in which case they are selling all of the current sampler packages that go along with it. (New owner is going to want to try to sell you too.)

The only thing I would suggest, is if you do like it so much that you want to buy there, don%26#39;t buy from the developer, and wait to buy on the secondary market.

I read on tripadvisor%26#39;s South Beach Resort reviews that the Resort has changed hands and it will go into affect in April. Anybody hear anything on this? We have a vacation booked in July and I am worried about new ownership. I forked out some good money last year, that, this year, I could have gotten Oceanfront for cheaper.

I am an owner there. They did sell to a company called Orange lake resorts.(holiday inn club vacations). go to holidayinnclub.com/learnmore for more info. Hope that helps. Everything is suppose to stay the same. Except there will be more home resorts and the TN resort is changing it%26#39;s name.

Crescent Shores & Condolux or Elliott Realty

I think we have finally decided on Crescent Shores after lots of research! After asking several of the rental companies, it seems like all of the units at some of these resorts are owned by rental companies or individuals that rent on their own or thru these companies, is that right? They said you cannot rent directly through the hotel itself. Is this right? Of all that I checked...Condolux, Beachcombers, GrandStrand and Elliott, I liked Elliot since they had offices onsite at some resorts and on the strip for others. Any feedback would be great!

Also, how far is Charleston?

Crescent Shores %26amp; Condolux or Elliott Realty

We use Elliott Realty. We%26#39;ve never had a problem with our units or customer service. Crescent Shores is nice too!

Crescent Shores %26amp; Condolux or Elliott Realty

Please type in Condolux on N. Myrtle Beach forum.

Another thumbs up for Elliott, have uesd them many times!

We recently booked a condo at Crescent Shores %26amp; used vrbo.com. There are many units at Crescent Shores on the website. Almost every owner that we contacted offered a discount due to the economy.