Marriott Hilton Head Resort and Spa

This recently renovated oceanfront resort is located in Palmetto Dunes, approximately 28 miles from Savannah International Airport.

Resort amenities include five championship golf courses, 25 tennis courts, babysitting, room service, jogging trails, beauty salon, book store, four on-site restaurants, outdoor Olympic pool, full spa, children's pool, indoor heated pool, whirlpools, and sauna.

Guest rooms include a two-line phone with voicemail, dataports, cable/satellite TV, in-room movies, complimentary in-room coffee, iron and ironing board, and hairdryer. Please note a portion of the South Tower is closed for renovations from Nov. 7, 2005 to March 31, 2006.

Marriott Hilton Head Resort and Spa Property Information:

Rooms: 512
Floors: 10
Smoke-free Hotel: Yes

Marriott Hilton Head Resort and Spa Service

Golf
Family rooms
Conventions
Resort
Hot tub
Dry cleaning
Free high speed internet
Nonsmoking
Data port
Meeting room
Business center
Dining
Tennis court
Car rental desk
Wheel chair access
Golf
Swimming pool
Fitness facility

Marriott Hilton Head Resort and Spa Reservation Policies:

Check-In: 1600
Check-Out: 1100

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Hilton Head Island Events & Entertainment

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January

3^rd week: Winter Roast Annual Oyster Roast with Lowcountry favorites, live entertainment and children games. Sponsored by Island Recreation Center, 4-8pm Palmetto Bay Marina 681-7273

February

De Arts Ob We People: A Gullah Celebration (through 3^rd weekend in February) The Self Family Arts Center – 842-ARTS

March

SpringFest (Month of March) During Hilton Head's Springfest (Hilton Head Island, 843/686-4944 or 800/424-3387), throughout the month of March, you can enjoy concerts, plays, films, art shows, theater, sporting events, food fairs, and mini- tournaments.

Early March

Daily Sea Pines Forest Preserve Wagon Tour The preserve is home to numerous animals & was home to Native Americans hundreds of years ago. 3:30-5pm, 363-4530

Daily Sea Pines Historic Stoney Baynard Ruins Tour Explore this historic tabby ruin & archeological dig site, which was built around 1793. Learn how a cotton plantation was operated. 10-11:30am– 363-4530

Daily: The Spirit of Harbour Town Historic Savannah Cruise Cruise in heated or air-conditioned comfort to the heart of Savannah’s historic district. Spend over 4 hours shopping, sightseeing and dining. 9:30am – 4:30pm, 842-7179

Daily Vagabond Daufuskie Island Adventure includes land tour. call 842-4155 for times and reservations

Daily Beachwalks with the Coastal Discovery Museum This tour is a long time favorite of Island visitors and residents. call 689-6767 for times and reservations

Mid-March:

Annual Chocolate Fair sponsored by the Jr. Sailing Program. Coligny Plaza – 842-6050

2^nd weekend: Annual Wine Fest largest outdoor tented wine tasting on the East Coast! includes souvenir tasting glass, 1-4pm, Shelter Cove Harbour – 800-424-3387

2^nd weekend: Jazz Fest entertainment provided by the Hilton Head Jazz Society. Free, Hilton Head Factory Stores 1 & 2 – 837-4339

2^nd weekend in March

St. Patrick’s Day Parade largest free spectator event on the Island. Free, 2pm, Pope Avenue – 842-4319

Last weekend in March

SpringFest Open House/International Food Tasting Free, 4-6pm, USCB at Hilton Head – 785-3995

Late March

Architects Selected Preview of Homes a 1-day tour of selected homes designed by local architects. 10am-5pm, 836-2929

St. Helena's Episcopal Church Spring Tours (Church St. and North St., St. Helena, 843/524-0363) offers festive tours of Beaufort's Colonial homes and lovely Lowcountry plantations in March and April.

April

Worldcom Classic-The Heritage Of Golf (11 Lighthouse La., Hilton Head Island, 800/234-1107), when more than 100 top golfers play at the Harbour Town Golf Links for a $3.5 million purse.

May

Beaufort's Gullah Festival in May highlights the fine arts, customs, language, and dress of Lowcountry African-Americans.

July

In July during the Beaufort County Water Festival (Beaufort, 843/524-0600), boats galore turn up for water sports and entertainment. It's held in the Waterfront Park on Bay Street.

September

Over Labor Day weekend, Hilton Head hosts the Hilton Head Island Celebrity Golf Tournament (Hilton Head Island, 843/842-7711), during which celebrities and amateurs play for three days on three different courses to raise money for children's charities.

Annual FoodFest - Best of the Lowcountry

Mid-September: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The popular event now covers 2 days and is held at Shelter Cove Harbour, starting at 11:00 am. 32 Island Restaurants, (16 different ones each day), showcase samples of a few of their most popular menu items. Contests, prizes, family-style entertainment

For further information for day of event activities please contact the Hilton Head Hospitality Association at 843-686-4944 or 1-800-424-3387.

October

St. Luke's Tour Of Homes (Hilton Head Island, 843/785-4099), take self-guided tours through beautiful homes and plantations.

Beaufort Fall Festival Of Homes And Gardens (208 Scott St., Beaufort, 843/524-6334), private homes and gardens are open to the public, and you can tour historic sites and attend lectures and special events.

Plantation Tour (Edisto Island, 843/869-1954) of the 18th- and 19th-century former plantations and old churches on the island. Docents at every location give historical background on all the sites.

Call for tickets.

Daniel Island Park Day Saturday, last weekend in October

Daniel Island offers hundreds of acres of parkland. this event is an opportunity to showcase both these new and existing island parks. Each park will have a variety of different activities for all ages. There is no entry fee to attend this event, and most of the day’s activities will be free of charge. Bicycles will be available for rent to allow visitors to tour the island’s parks and neighborhoods and take part in all of the exciting activities. Visitors can also take old-fashioned hay rides around the island in traveling to each destination.

At Children’s Park:

great activities for children and adults alike including the following: “Gullah” story telling for children, local music, fly fishing demonstrations on the dock, sweetgrass basket weaving, and more.

November

1^st weekend: Hilton Head Oyster Festival. Shelter Cove Community Commons, 11 AM to 4 PM. All you can eat oysters, plus chili, chowder, burgers and hot dogs. Games and live entertainment. 843-681-7273

2^nd weekend: "Taste of the Seasons". Holiday season specialties from various restaurants. 6 PM to 8 PM, Port Royal Clubhouse. 843-785-2600 ext. 377, M. C. Strong.

2^nd weekend: "14th Annual Merrie Christmas Shoppe Arts and Crafts Show". At the Boardwalk on Folly Field Road. Free admission. 11/8, 6 PM to 9 PM; 11/9, 10 AM to 7 PM; 11/10, 10 AM to 4 PM. 843-681-5092.

3^rd week: Hayrides in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. 3PM to 4PM or 4PM to 5PM. 843-363-4530.

Thanksgiving weekend: Santa arrives at Coligny Plaza, with Yostie's puppets and Rick Hubbard's Kazoo band. Noon. 843-842-6050.

Thanksgiving weekend Christmas tree lighting, caroling, crafts, refreshments, Santa and other entertainment. Self Family Arts Center. 843-842-2787.

Hilton Head Island Destination Overview

The intriguing Sea Islands, separated from the mainland by expanses of estuaries and salt marshes, make up more than half of South Carolina's coastline. Among these islands lies tasteful, low-key Hilton Head, offering glorious white sand beaches and superb golf courses. Biking, tennis, fishing, and sailing are popular as well Hilton Head Island is located at the extreme southern tip of South Carolina, about 30 miles north of Savannah and 100 miles south of Charleston. At seven miles in width and fourteen miles in length, it is the second largest Atlantic coast barrier island. A toll expressway expedites traffic from the mainland to the island's resort areas.

This semitropical barrier island resembles an artistic masterpiece with its oak and pine woodlands and meandering lagoons. It is part of the Low Country, the picturesque region of flat plains and tidal salt marshes that stretches across the eastern expanse of South Carolina and Georgia. Hilton Head Island is almost bisected by Broad Creek, which is navigable for most of its length and is home to several upscale marinas. Hilton Head is shaped roughly like a tennis shoe, with the ''toe" known as the south end, the ''ball" of the foot as Forest Beach, and the ''top" as the north end. There is no ''downtown" on Hilton Head.

Shopping and other activities are spread throughout, although more heavily concentrated on the south end of the island. Located in the heart of Hilton Head Island, the Self Family Arts Center is a remarkable showcase for the visual and performing arts. Hilton Head Island is separated from the mainland by the Calibogue sound and the Intracoastal Waterway. Between Hilton Head and the mainland are two other islands. Daufuskie Island is accessible only by water.

Part of this island remains in its natural state as a large wildlife preserve; and part has been developed to a limited extent for tourism. Pinckney Island is accessible from the bridge linking Hilton Head to the mainland, and is a National Wildlife Refuge popular among bird watchers. At the Penn Center on St. Helena Island, freed slaves first found schooling. Neighboring Edisto Island remains low-key, scenic, and a relaxing place to visit.

Hilton Head Island has 8 marinas, more than twenty- five golf courses, 300 tennis courts and miles of bicycle and walking paths. The island also features two stables and ample areas for horseback riding, including forest preserve and waterfront. Fishing, parasailing, skiing, horseback riding, miniature golf and, of course, dolphin watching and beach walking are also popular with vacationers and residents alike. There are over two hundred restaurants, eight art galleries, three movie theaters and many shops, boutiques, and outlets. Hilton Head welcomes families with children.

There are no “arcades” or amusement parks, but there is a wealth of outdoor activity, in an ideal climate, for family members to enjoy together. Whether you explore the woods and beaches on horse back, take a dolphin-watching cruise, fish, sail, cycle or relax in the peaceful surroundings, there are always just enough things to do every day on this lovely island. Visit South Carolina's Treasured Coast for the vacation of a lifetime.