Fam Reunion 6/08: Where to stay?

Calling all Hilton Head experienced travellers! My parents have chosen this island as the spot for their 50th Anniv family reunion in June, 2008. There will be 8 adults and 8 kids ages 5-20 (5 of the kids are teens). We want to stay on the beach ane we have not been here in 25 years. Any guidance will be greatly appreceiated!

Fam Reunion 6/08: Where to stay?

You will probably want to rent a house. Oceanfront Houses are available in Forest Beach, Palmetto dunes, SeaPines, and Singleton Beach. Some of these are quite large 7 or 8 bedrooms. Check some of the commercial sites.

www.Vacationcompany.com, www.islandgetaways.com, www.beachproperties.com for some ideas and rates.

Stan (hhiguy)

Fam Reunion 6/08: Where to stay?

We just got back from Sea Pines and it would be a GREAT place for a family reunion. There are beautiful bike paths throughout the very large resort that will take you to shops, restaurants, the beach, etc. They have fun live entertainment nightly (A favorite was Gregg Russell, a ';kid%26#39;s entertainer'; who is entertaining for all ages). We did not stay on the beach but in the Racquet Club Villas with a golf course view. It was beautiful and accessible to everything. We loved riding our bikes to the beach. A couple years ago, my family (17 of us, 9 kids, 8 adults) rented a large beach house that we all stayed at. I think in the future we%26#39;ll rent villas or houses next to each other. Or perhaps a very large house! We are a very close family but a week of so many people was a little crazy (especially with little kids). Just a thought.

Good luck!

We did the same thing in April and stayed on Dune lane in NFB area. We were 1 house away from the beach - very close. There were a total of 12 of us. We only had 2 teens 18 %26amp; 16, and 2 little ones 7 %26amp;5. The teens love that location because you can ride bikes all over - to Coligny and to the bike trails. I wouldn%26#39;t let the oldest drive- too crazy with all the traffic circles. I highly recommend it. the street was very quiet- no traffic to worry about.

Make sure you have a family portrait taken! And do yourself a favor and have some meals catered so you don%26#39;t have to try and get reservations at a restaurant. The woman who owns Skillets made us lasagna- we ate for 2 days and it was awesome. $60 for a huge pan that fed us all. The kids loved not having to be pulled of the beach and get dressed to go out. So did the adults!!

Hi Vacas4us: I wholeheartedly agree with the poster who suggested a house. We rented a house in March for a week on Osprey in North Forest Beach (the streets are alphabetic so Dune was before us) and LOVED it. We too could see the ocean from our front door. There were 10 of us, 2 teenagers, a 10 yr old and an 18 month old. There were four bedrooms and the master suite was like a mini apartment in a separate wing. We gave that one to our friend%26#39;s parents. The house had a pool, bar area and chimnea in the huge decked backyard. We really enjoyed BBQ%26#39;ing and relaxing back there. 4 free bikes were included in the rental and the bike paths are great way to get away from the rest of your group. We bought cheap flashlights for everyone before we left (Dollarama) and we took the teens on a nice night beach walk. They had a blast walking together with the flashlights and us slow pokes walked behind but did not have to worry about them up ahead. Another site to try is www.VRBO (vacation rental by owner) ask for lots of pics and references. You will have a real nice time. Just remember to get a house with enough bathrooms!

Have fun.

D in Muskoka.

Congrats and my parents 50th is comining up soon too!.

To the two people that rented houses in NFB. Can you tell me which website you used and address? I am looking for a house for next June. Someone stole my week of the house we rented last year. Thanks!

Sorry for the delay in responding. We actually rented found the house on VRBO but it was managed by a company that has now joined up with Eulalie Salley (sp?) Anyway, VRBO is a good site. There are loads of rental companies and Stan HHGuy recommends a few. We loved our house. Mind you, it had some problems but it didn%26#39;t affect our mood for too long. We stayed on Osprey which ended up being only a five minute bike ride from Coligny Plaza. You really have to do your homework and I would start now.

D in Muskoka

Hi sorry too for the delay- packing up our first for college!!!!

We rented a house through VRBO also. It was on Dune Lane and it was just lovely. However- we talked to the owner several times to get a feel for everything. Also- my brother lives there and he was able to make a few inspections for us. I will tell you this...This house was not our first choice but when my brother went into the first house we liked(which was right on the ocean) he notiiced a very moldy smell and that lead him to believe htere would be issues. That was a HUGE help! The house we rented was absolutely immaculate and new! We loved it. Just beware and talk to the owners. Happy to answer more specifics- just contact me !

VACAS4US -We will be in HH this coming Saturday for 5 days... we are staying in a home directly on the beach in NFB. It is 7 bedrooms.. will let you know how it works out.. We are a family of 12 going.. Our first trip to HH--we found the home thru VRBO and then also googled it and found it thru the Vacation Co. Allot of these homes are for sale also so when you google them you can pull up more info on them..

We are also going to Hilton Head this June for my mom%26#39;s 70th and have been looking a VRBO to rent a home big enough for 16 of us. Please let me know about your rental, I think N. Forest is the best area for us.

Check out VRBO - it all depends on bedroom configurations- we had 12 people and 6 bedrooms but the house could have easily slept 16 in the bedrooms depending on who they were. You really need to look and do reasearch.