nzdisneymom
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2003
We love spending time at the seashore in December, and for the last few years we've rented a beach house at beautiful St. George Island, Florida. But this year, the house we wanted was already reserved, and with a recently retired DH and two boys in college, well, the cash isn't flowing toward vacation funds any more.
So we looked at using our DVC points to exchange to something through RCI but nothing seemed to jump out at us. And Vero Beach wasn't available for all the days we wanted. On a lark, I checked availability at Hilton Head and was not only surprised to find the 8 nights we wanted were available, but holy cow, how cheap the points are (especially after looking at Vero Beach). We have reserved a 2BR for 220 points. (We cashed priced it through Disney online and it's equivalent to $2,061.)
It's been several years since we were at Hilton Head - we've only stayed there twice and both times were in March - cooler weather, one year it rained almost the entire time - so we're curious to see how the weather is for December. We're not "beach" people in terms of wanting sun and playing in the water - we just like to be by the shore, long walks, sunrises and sunsets.
And most importantly for this year, it's a time and place for us to reconnect as one boy is away for college. The guys just really need separate beds for sleeping and high speed internet
Hilton Head is about 90 minutes away from where my parents and sister live, so we'll be able to make a day trip or two to visit with them, also. So it turns out it's a win for all of us.
This will be my planning and trip reporting thread as we figure out what's new at Hilton Head (resort and town), and what's happening for the holidays.
Also, if you're reading this thread, we are looking for information about restaurants with gluten-free options as I have celiac disease. While we'll be doing some cooking in the unit, we don't want to miss out on local cuisine.
Happy Holidays!
So we looked at using our DVC points to exchange to something through RCI but nothing seemed to jump out at us. And Vero Beach wasn't available for all the days we wanted. On a lark, I checked availability at Hilton Head and was not only surprised to find the 8 nights we wanted were available, but holy cow, how cheap the points are (especially after looking at Vero Beach). We have reserved a 2BR for 220 points. (We cashed priced it through Disney online and it's equivalent to $2,061.)
It's been several years since we were at Hilton Head - we've only stayed there twice and both times were in March - cooler weather, one year it rained almost the entire time - so we're curious to see how the weather is for December. We're not "beach" people in terms of wanting sun and playing in the water - we just like to be by the shore, long walks, sunrises and sunsets.
And most importantly for this year, it's a time and place for us to reconnect as one boy is away for college. The guys just really need separate beds for sleeping and high speed internet
Hilton Head is about 90 minutes away from where my parents and sister live, so we'll be able to make a day trip or two to visit with them, also. So it turns out it's a win for all of us.
This will be my planning and trip reporting thread as we figure out what's new at Hilton Head (resort and town), and what's happening for the holidays.
Also, if you're reading this thread, we are looking for information about restaurants with gluten-free options as I have celiac disease. While we'll be doing some cooking in the unit, we don't want to miss out on local cuisine.
Happy Holidays!