Read your great ';Plantations'; advisory . We are 2 Sr.couples going to HH for the 1st time for one week Aug. 27. We want to stay in a 2b 2b condo/villa on or near a sandy beach with a pool closeby. We can walk to the beach if necessary but a short 5-10 minute walk. Our price range is up to $1200. I%26#39;m having a difficult time figuring out SeaPines%26#39; beachfront properties (no map) and if all their condo complexes have a pool right in the complex or they use ';community pools???';.
Are the ';Beachside Tennis'; villas located at South Beach in Seapines on a sandy, swimmable beach or near a harbor area ...or is it better (beachwise)to stay on the ';ocean side'; of SP near the Sea Pines Beach Club? Or is it better to stay at Palmetto Dunes in the condos on the beach. (Villamare, Windsor,Capt%26#39;s Walk, etc.) Which beach is better and which Plantation has more to offer, ie: condo units, golf, fishing, shops, restaurants. Thank you.
SeaPines vs Palmetto DunesWhen you get there, the summer peak season will be over and rental rates are in a shoulder season, so your budget will get you something nice.
While SeaPines is the largest actual resort on the island, it is lacking in oceanfront villa facilities. Only ';Turtle Lane';, ';Beachside Tennis';, and Marriott%26#39;s Monarch Timeshare meet that standard.
There is a lot more choice and variety in Palmetto Dunes. So I would look at PD first.
Both offer Golf and Tennis, though SeaPines is home to the Harbortown Course which is the venue for the PGA Heritage Classic Tournament.
Palmetto Dunes shopping, marina, and restaurant district is across rte 278 in Shelter Cove, where SeaPines is more enclosed. Only Grocery is located outside the gate.
Stan (hhiguy)
SeaPines vs Palmetto DunesThank you for your prompt response.
Beachside Tennis is where I was looking but it appears to be located on the ';intercoastal'; more than the Atlantic and I noticed Seapines%26#39; Beach Club is over on the Atlantic...that%26#39;s why I became doubtful of the quality of the beach %26amp; sand at Beachside Tennis...and the SeaPines Resort rates are high for Beachside Tennis.
Do you recommend any particular complex at Palmetto Dunes... golf seems to be everywhere so any good course will do %26amp; we can drive to that. But it doesn%26#39;t look like we want to drive to a beach every day and if we didn%26#39;t stay on or near the beach we%26#39;d have access problems and then have to deal with public beaches and parking, right?
Is that the only grocery store on the island?
There are many great oceanfront villas to stay in Palmetto Dunes. Villamare, Captain%26#39;s Walk, Hampton Place, Wendover Dunes, Barrington Arms, Windsor, All located right on the beach.
You will find a Piggly Wiggly in Sheltor Cove across the street from Palmetto Dunes.
Sorry, about that. I have no idea why Wendover Dunes is highlited in blue. They are all nice.
My family and I are booked for our 4th trip to Hilton Head in April, the first time we stayed in Hilton Head using family time share that was traded we stayed at Marriots Sunset Pointe in Shelter Cove which is part of Palmetto Dunes Plantation. We just happened to pick this resort from the directory as the description appealed to us. All our subsequent visits including our 2 upcoming visits in 2009 have been booked in Shelter Cove as we enjoy staying in this part of the island. It is mid-island close to everything. Although not beach front we either bike to the beach or go to the beach via car in Palmetto Dunes using our beach passes from the resort. Shelter Cove has great dining, shopping, sunset sails, fishing and dolphin watches and is quite peaceful, although we do not grocery shop at Piggly Wiggly unless it is something quick as we prefer Publix which is a little further up island near Walmart. We are not fans of Sea Pines and partly because you have to pay to enter Sea Pines Plantation. For our trip in April we have rented a villa thru Island Getaways and in October we are using time share again at Sunset Pointe
Big Palmetto Dunes fan here. Have stayed in Sea Pines and Shelter Cove. Shelter Cove is just that - it is not on the ocean or walkable to it. Lots of shops and restaurants, but i would rather walk to the beach. We do not care for Villamare that much - an older property. We like the Windsor properties, but the rest are fine as well.
There is a nice restaurant on site in PD (can%26#39;t recall the name) the ocean is right there, bike rentals are right there (next to the restaurant), easy kayaking, the complexes have nice seldom used pools, etc. Really no downside to PD.
if you do want to stay in sea pines, these are nice and on the water. you are just a ways to anywhere.
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';...There is a nice restaurant on site in PD (can%26#39;t recall the name) the ocean is right there, bike rentals are right there (next to the restaurant), easy kayaking, the complexes have nice seldom used pools, etc. Really no downside to PD.';
That would be Alexanders. Also, check out the great breakfast across the street at the Palmetto Dunes convenience store.
Has anyone stayed at a 2B 2B at Beachside Tennis in Seapines? If so, how is the beach there? Is it within walking distance and is it a wide, sandy beach? How far of a walk from Beachside Tennis Beach to the Sea Pines Beach Club -- is that the same beach that the Beachside Tennis condos are on? I%26#39;m trying to compare the Seapines beach to the beach at Palmetto Dunes as we%26#39;ve never been to HH and we plan to visit in late August for 1 week and are trying to chose between SP and PD. Thank you!
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