Hilton Head...Is it worth it?

[Anonymous]

Is it worth it if I have a 3, 4 and 19 year old?

[Anonymous]

“Worth it” in what way? I would definitely do it with kids in that age mix. But I don’t really understand what you are asking.

We have a house there so happy to answer any questions.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean? The drive? The cost?

[Anonymous]

Sea Pines is great but I don't know how to answer "worth it" either.

[Anonymous]

Worth it as in better than closer beaches? No.

But we went last spring break because it was cheap, slightly warmer than home, and had tons of availability.

[Anonymous]

Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

Minus the carnival games rides of a boardwalk there is everything else that you would find on a boardwalk.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

Minus the carnival games rides of a boardwalk there is everything else that you would find on a boardwalk.

That's literally what the pp said, lol.

Hilton head requires driving to get to each separate activity. Beach? Drive (except for a handful of places on the beach). Restaurants? Drive elsewhere. Mini golf? Drive across the island. Activities? Drive to a totally different place. Didn't bother me, but you can't camp out in one place for the day and let people go find food when they're hungry and wander to mini golf when they are tired of the beach. We had little kids so we do everything together anyway, but I don't think it would be as good when they are teens and wanting some independence.

It reminded me a lot of Santa Barbara, oddly. Commercialized, bit of industry that most beach towns lack, and car centric.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

Minus the carnival games rides of a boardwalk there is everything else that you would find on a boardwalk.

That's literally what the pp said, lol.

Hilton head requires driving to get to each separate activity. Beach? Drive (except for a handful of places on the beach). Restaurants? Drive elsewhere. Mini golf? Drive across the island. Activities? Drive to a totally different place. Didn't bother me, but you can't camp out in one place for the day and let people go find food when they're hungry and wander to mini golf when they are tired of the beach. We had little kids so we do everything together anyway, but I don't think it would be as good when they are teens and wanting some independence.

It reminded me a lot of Santa Barbara, oddly. Commercialized, bit of industry that most beach towns lack, and car centric.

No they said “Boardwalk” not components of a typical boardwalk. My point is all the typical kitchy boardwalk things are still readily available, crappy beach food, fudge, ice cream, T-shirt shops, henna tattoos, threaded hair braid, candy store.

And you don’t need to drive everywhere. If you stay near or on Conligny beach you can pretty much walk to 90% of what you want/need. And you are 10-15 minute bike ride to the other 10%.

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Anonymous wrote:Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

Minus the carnival games rides of a boardwalk there is everything else that you would find on a boardwalk.

That's literally what the pp said, lol.

Hilton head requires driving to get to each separate activity. Beach? Drive (except for a handful of places on the beach). Restaurants? Drive elsewhere. Mini golf? Drive across the island. Activities? Drive to a totally different place. Didn't bother me, but you can't camp out in one place for the day and let people go find food when they're hungry and wander to mini golf when they are tired of the beach. We had little kids so we do everything together anyway, but I don't think it would be as good when they are teens and wanting some independence.

It reminded me a lot of Santa Barbara, oddly. Commercialized, bit of industry that most beach towns lack, and car centric.

Most people rent a place in one of the communities that is walkable to the beach. You use bikes to get every where. You may drive for golf and tennis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

Minus the carnival games rides of a boardwalk there is everything else that you would find on a boardwalk.

That's literally what the pp said, lol.

Hilton head requires driving to get to each separate activity. Beach? Drive (except for a handful of places on the beach). Restaurants? Drive elsewhere. Mini golf? Drive across the island. Activities? Drive to a totally different place. Didn't bother me, but you can't camp out in one place for the day and let people go find food when they're hungry and wander to mini golf when they are tired of the beach. We had little kids so we do everything together anyway, but I don't think it would be as good when they are teens and wanting some independence.

It reminded me a lot of Santa Barbara, oddly. Commercialized, bit of industry that most beach towns lack, and car centric.

No they said “Boardwalk” not components of a typical boardwalk. My point is all the typical kitchy boardwalk things are still readily available, crappy beach food, fudge, ice cream, T-shirt shops, henna tattoos, threaded hair braid, candy store.

And you don’t need to drive everywhere. If you stay near or on Conligny beach you can pretty much walk to 90% of what you want/need. And you are 10-15 minute bike ride to the other 10%.

We stayed in Coligny beach. We could ride bikes to the beach. Everything else required a car (especially with little kids--the traffic is not insignificant, i wasn't comfortable having a 3 year old "ride" across a busy street).

We drove to mini golf, to restaurants, to the pirate boat, to the light house, to the museum, to the other mini golf, to the escape room, to the pottery place. All were 15-30 minutes by car (which is in no way a lot, but more than walking or riding distance with little kids!)

It was nice! We enjoyed our week! But I don't think it's worth 8 hours of driving over places that can be reached in half that. Cape May is my favorite for true walkability.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilton Head is beautiful and relaxing, but I have found it is a place where you have to make your own fun to keep little ones or especially teens entertained. If your kids enjoy beach time, nature walks, biking, and other low-key activities, all good. If you’re looking for a boardwalk or more exciting activities, it’s not the right place.

Minus the carnival games rides of a boardwalk there is everything else that you would find on a boardwalk.

That's literally what the pp said, lol.

Hilton head requires driving to get to each separate activity. Beach? Drive (except for a handful of places on the beach). Restaurants? Drive elsewhere. Mini golf? Drive across the island. Activities? Drive to a totally different place. Didn't bother me, but you can't camp out in one place for the day and let people go find food when they're hungry and wander to mini golf when they are tired of the beach. We had little kids so we do everything together anyway, but I don't think it would be as good when they are teens and wanting some independence.

It reminded me a lot of Santa Barbara, oddly. Commercialized, bit of industry that most beach towns lack, and car centric.

No they said “Boardwalk” not components of a typical boardwalk. My point is all the typical kitchy boardwalk things are still readily available, crappy beach food, fudge, ice cream, T-shirt shops, henna tattoos, threaded hair braid, candy store.

And you don’t need to drive everywhere. If you stay near or on Conligny beach you can pretty much walk to 90% of what you want/need. And you are 10-15 minute bike ride to the other 10%.

We stayed in Coligny beach. We could ride bikes to the beach. Everything else required a car (especially with little kids--the traffic is not insignificant, i wasn't comfortable having a 3 year old "ride" across a busy street).

We drove to mini golf, to restaurants, to the pirate boat, to the light house, to the museum, to the other mini golf, to the escape room, to the pottery place. All were 15-30 minutes by car (which is in no way a lot, but more than walking or riding distance with little kids!)

It was nice! We enjoyed our week! But I don't think it's worth 8 hours of driving over places that can be reached in half that. Cape May is my favorite for true walkability.

I have no ideawhat your are talking about. There are plenty of places close to Coligny and off of Orleans to eat. There really isn’t a need to go Harbortown, really not much there. There is an escape room in coligny less than a 10 minute walk from the beach. There is a paint your own pottery place in the main Coligny shopping area even closer than the escape room. So you chose to go to and drive to other places. There are two miniature golf courses within a 5 minute drive 10-15 minute bike ride. One of them there is bike tunnel under the road. Which also takes you pirate boat departure. Regardless you aren’t dodging cars to go across roads. Go to a 4 way intersection they all have massive crossing areas that connect directly to bike path.

[Anonymous]

They have that parkway with an interchange that I love to drive over

[Anonymous]

Super crowded during normal vacation times, especially Coligny.

[Anonymous]

Take the ferry to Daufuskie Island for a day trip and rent a golf cart to tour the island. My kids loved it!