Whether a vacation is the trip of a lifetime, or a summer ritual, your enjoyment of it depends on where you stay. For vacationers to the Carolina Coast, choosing lodging can be especially daunting, as each option for rentals has its marketed appeal. For visitors to Hilton Head Island, choosing the best lodging begins with avoiding some common mistakes, beginning with the one that vacationers make the most:
Paying for faux luxury
The term luxury is used so liberally that today it is more synonymous with mediocrity than finery. For some hotels, luxury equates to a well-appointed foyer, plush carpeting, and 600 thread count sheets. And what do you pay for these amenities? About 50% more than you would pay in their absence. Since you don’t sleep in a fancy foyer – choose a place that offers more than a fine façade.
Opting for budget lodging
Budget lodging appeals to two groups of travelers: those who are on a budget, and those who plan on using lodging for sleep, not hanging out. For the first group, budget lodging is the only choice. But for the second group, it can be a mistake.
Despite their plans, most vacationers relax in their lodging between activities, sometimes multiple times a day. And contending with small hotel rooms, unforgiving pet policies, and noisy neighbors is not relaxing.
Staying too far away
If your destination is Hilton Head Island, limit your lodging options to vacation rentals actually on Hilton Head Island. Some vacationers lodge far from the shore to save money. But, with current gas prices, the savings can be slim. Furthermore, no one wants spend their vacation continually driving to their vacation spot.
Choosing lodging that romantically disappoints
When they take a romantic getaway, some couples stay in a place that evokes chasteness, not romance. Bad lodging might not ruin your relationship, but going to bed in a quiet, beachfront property is far superior for romance than lying down in a budget rental hotel room.
Choosing cramped lodging
Families make this mistake routinely. They convince themselves that Hilton Head weather, beautiful sights, and great shopping opportunities—not leisurely lodgings—are all they want. But they soon discover that, without relaxing lodging, it’s difficult to have a relaxing vacation. With everyone in essentially one room, kids and adults alike – prepare to remember how cramped your lodging was, not how much you enjoyed Hilton Head. And should you spring for two hotel rooms, you will definitely spend more than for a vacation home lodging which offers so much more in room and privacy for everyone.
Call Palmetto Sands Vacation Rentals for the best lodging
At Palmetto Sands, we believe that great vacations begin with great lodging. That’s why we offer a variety of properties—many of the pet friendly places—in the following Hilton Head areas: Sea Pines, North Forest beach, South Forest Beach, Palmetto Dunes, Singleton Beach, and Burkes Beach. From luxury accommodations to dwellings that echo the comforts of home, we have the properties you want in the places you want them.
For information on Hilton Head Island vacation rentals, call Palmetto Sands Vacation Rentals, where great vacations begin with great lodging.