Sea Pines, HHI - - Great Place for Family Vacations

If you are looking for a great place to vacation with your family, you can't go wrong with Sea Pines in Hilton Head Island.

Sea Pines is a private resort (aka plantation) located on Hilton Head Island. It has 15 miles of bike trails, a golf course, 2 private beaches, 3 shopping destinations (Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plaza and South Beach), a trolley system (free to Sea Pine residents), pools and tennis courts. There is free entertainment at both Harbour Town and South Beach. Harbour Town has its own light house which you can tour. Once you get to the top (114 steps) you have an amazing view of the harbor! There is something to do for all ages in Sea Pines. In fact, we rarely leave the resort except for when we need to buy groceries.

We just came back from our week vacation in Hilton Head. This is our 7th year vacationing there. Some might say that is boring to go to the same place every summer, but the kids love it and so do we. Our son, Stefano is 14 and he has a great time hanging out with his family. We bike every day, sometimes twice a day. We go to the beach and pool every day. We eat out at the numerous restaurants. We have a ball the whole time we are there.

If you are a runner like I am, Sea Pines is ideal for running. In fact, I am in the middle of training for a half marathon. I had an 8 mile long run I was scheduled to do while on vacation. I did closer to 9 miles on the beach. The sand is well packed and is ideal for running and even biking on. In fact, one evening we took the kids for a 5 mile bike ride on the beach. It was great! Try doing that in Ocean City or Rehoboth...it's not possible.

Speaking of bikes, bike rentals are cheap in Hilton Head. We paid $25/week per bike. The bike rental establishments are quite accommodating. Many will deliver the bikes to your hotel. They have bike accommodations for all ages. There are toddler seats, trailers, tag along, bikes with training wheels. There is really no excuse for not biking while in Hilton Head, unless of course you are handicapped.

I'm sure there are other great resorts in Hilton Head. I am partial to Sea Pines because it has so much to offer. I have to say it is the best place we have gone to for our family vacations and I highly recommend it!