Hilton Head vacation rental company, The Vacation Company, is offering a rare 15% off some of its newest oceanfront homes.

Unlike many of the rentals companies in Hilton Head, who offer specials on condos and villas at this time of year, the Vacation Company is offering this deal on some spectacular Hilton Head oceanfront properties, like the one here.
To learn more, check out the Hilton Head vacation specials page, or call them at 1-800-845-7018.

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Very interesting article on Yahoo Finance today, which explains why you could save $12,000/year by relocating to Hilton Head, SC

Living in a low tax state like South Carolina can be worth a lot of money, perhaps $12,000 annually for a couple making $75,000. That’s over $300,000 in your working life. Read more on Yahoo, and if that convinces you to move here, why not check out some Hilton Head realtors to help you relocate?

Weeks after closing the doors unexpectedly, the owners of Rose Hill Golf Club have files for bankruptcy in a Texas court.

In a move that could pave the way for the club to reopen, Rose Hill Ltd filled for voluntary Chapter 11 in a Texas District Court.
Rose Hill closed the doors unexpectedly at the end of January, with no notice given to any of the employees. Members and Rose Hill Plantation residents have been trying to find out more since then.
Earlier this month Carolina First Bank foreclosed on the loan, believed to be more than $2million.
Local speculation is that the receivership will be handled by Kitson & Partners, who specialize in turning around financially stricken clubs.

Great 2 bed 2 bath unit in Marshside Villas, on a tidal lagoon, for only $227,500.


M-2 Marshside is an ideally-situated townhouse featuring private lagoon views, all within steps of the outstanding on-site amenities for this neighborhood community.

The 2 BR, 2 ½ BA, 2-story floorplan features a charming updated kitchen with a full complement of appliances and 2 pantry closets. Additionally, the convenient breakfast bar area of the kitchen connects to the great room, allowing for a nice sense of space and flow to the villa.

The great room features newer carpet, a fireplace, and an overhead ceiling fan - as well as access to the back deck overlooking the lagoon view and back yard. Upstairs, the villa features two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, and convenient storage space as well as washer and dryer.

With its outstanding location within a minute’s drive to the Cross Island Parkway , this villa provides ease of access to schools, shopping, restaurants and much more. Plus, the Marshside community features a community pool, an exercise trail, fitness center, on-site property management and much more.

For more information on this outstanding Villa, please contact Mayer Collins Hilton Head Real Estate today. $227,500. MLS: 225778.

Sunset Rentals is offering 20% of Home and Villa Rentals in Hilton Head.

This Hilton Head vacation discount is good for all weekly bookings on villas and vacation homes thru April 1st, so book now!

The good folks at TravelGolf have discovered what we already knew - the Arnold Palmer designed Crescent Pointe course is much under-rated.
In Tim McDonald’s blog he’s full of praise for the only public course to carry the Palmer name.
Tim also thinks that the Crescent is a tougher course than Eagle’s Pointe - which we’re not sure we fully agree with. It certainly rewards accuracy more than the Eagle, but does that make it tougher? We’d love to know what you think.
Find out more about Crescent Pointe, including their state of the art GPS system in our Hilton Head golf guide.

Greystone Loch apartments follow the condo conversion trend as the current owners are set to cash in on the hot market.

Rumors have been rife for the past couple of weeks, and now the online records at Beaufort County show that the Marshland Road apartment complex was the subject of a $31.4 million deal last week.

According to the Island Packet, we have seen an amazing 1,596 apartments in convert to condos since November 2002, in southern Beaufort County alone.

Survey results by the Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce will shock noone with the news that most Island visitors come from Ohio.

All those Buckeye license plates that are spotted around here are no accident - Ohioans make up a whopping 14% of visitors to Hilton Head, SC, while previous leader New York has slipped to a distant 4th place, behind Pennsylvania (8%) and Illinois (7%).

The survey showed that more than 2.3 million people visited Hilton Head last year, mainly in vacation rental accommodations, with natural beauty and beaches being the top draws, golf was the fourth favorite attraction.

Speculation is mounting that Dunes Hotel Associates are about to sell the Marriott Beach and Golf Resort.
The oldest resort on Hilton Head, which is managed by Marriott for Dunes Associates, looks to be sold to Columbia Sussex Corp after an ad was placed looking for a new GM.
Columbia Sussex already operate Marriott hotels in nearby Savannah and Jacksonville, so the move would make sense. We’ll keep an eye on this.

Following the sale by Stafford Hospitality, the Holiday Inn Express is to undergo upgrades and a name change.
Triton 321, who bought the hotel, said the newly-named Beachwalk Hotel & Condominiums located on Pope Avenue will be split into hotel rooms and condo-hotel rooms. Each unit will have an added mini-kitchen, with microwave, fridge and stove, as well as connecting room doors.
No closure is planned during the upgrades, and the staff are to remain the same.