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- Keri Bowers- film producer of 'Normal people scare me'
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- Clive-guide dog extraordinaire
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- Rose Niehaus Olsen Morris inventor of the safety sleeper bed
- Annette White,counselor for Camp Autism
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The Inn at Harbor Town,Hilton Head ,South Carolina
The greatness of a five star establishment lies in its ability to modify itself to the needs of its different patrons, and its never-ending capacity to solve any issues that hamper planned stays. The Inn at the Harbor Town ,Sea Pines Hilton Head fits this description to perfection.
We have stayed at this incredible property, several years in a row always enjoying the wonderful hospitality.
This year we unexpectedly encountered some unforeseen 'glitches'...
It started with arriving to a balcony street facing room after I specifically requested a quiet room, continuing with getting our booking dates wrong and culminating with various mini room malfunctions. The front desk managers Sarah and Andrew were on top of the situations and solved them patiently and graciously .Moreover, all staff was enthusiastic and helpful.
I had the opportunity to speak the hotel manager Attila who assured me that he and his staff would go the extra mile to work with families of special needs persons, including offering those rooms facing the golf coarse with a large window, which we got in lieu of the noisier balcony one. He also said he would look into my suggestion of further child proofing the rooms and teaching his staff to become more autistic aware.
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHO ,WHY
The hotel is rather small, sixty five rooms in all, about five hundred square feet each, built about ten years ago on the southern side of Hilton Head Island, as part of the Sea Pines Resort Plantation.
The hotel is meticulously decorated in a colonial style with beautifully carved last century wooden furniture. The inviting lobby has multiple comfortable seating areas, a library, complete with TV and computer access, as well as manicured shaded patio areas featuring fountains, lawns and walkways.
Our room had two queen beds, a lounger and two sitting chairs as well as a desk and a flat screen TV on top of a spacious dresser. Our bath room ,all marble, offered both a shower as well a separate sunken tub, rather oversized vanity and commode.
Best time to visit-late spring and early summer.
Recommended for everyone, incredible for families with younger kids and special needs. The soft sandy beach alongside the shallow almost wave less waters are a winning combination for many ocean fearing persons or sand loathing ones. My own son, riddled with sensory issues fell in love with swimming and now tolerates walks on the beach.
There are many outdoor activities you can try ,while on the island.... running the gamut from kayaking, biking, horseback riding to dolphin or alligator watching cruises.
PROS-the ultimate beach vacation, the water is warmer than some Hawaiian locations, with less shark sightings, and a real plus, unlike Hawaii it provides life guards on the beach. More accessible and cheaper than Hawaii.
CONS-no spectacular views like Hawaiian sunsets or volcanoes,
With less upscale restaurants, and no real resort pools with incredible water slides.
A ++++ out of five on autistic globetrotting scale for the hotel.
We have stayed at this incredible property, several years in a row always enjoying the wonderful hospitality.
This year we unexpectedly encountered some unforeseen 'glitches'...
It started with arriving to a balcony street facing room after I specifically requested a quiet room, continuing with getting our booking dates wrong and culminating with various mini room malfunctions. The front desk managers Sarah and Andrew were on top of the situations and solved them patiently and graciously .Moreover, all staff was enthusiastic and helpful.
I had the opportunity to speak the hotel manager Attila who assured me that he and his staff would go the extra mile to work with families of special needs persons, including offering those rooms facing the golf coarse with a large window, which we got in lieu of the noisier balcony one. He also said he would look into my suggestion of further child proofing the rooms and teaching his staff to become more autistic aware.
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHO ,WHY
The hotel is rather small, sixty five rooms in all, about five hundred square feet each, built about ten years ago on the southern side of Hilton Head Island, as part of the Sea Pines Resort Plantation.
The hotel is meticulously decorated in a colonial style with beautifully carved last century wooden furniture. The inviting lobby has multiple comfortable seating areas, a library, complete with TV and computer access, as well as manicured shaded patio areas featuring fountains, lawns and walkways.
Our room had two queen beds, a lounger and two sitting chairs as well as a desk and a flat screen TV on top of a spacious dresser. Our bath room ,all marble, offered both a shower as well a separate sunken tub, rather oversized vanity and commode.
Best time to visit-late spring and early summer.
Recommended for everyone, incredible for families with younger kids and special needs. The soft sandy beach alongside the shallow almost wave less waters are a winning combination for many ocean fearing persons or sand loathing ones. My own son, riddled with sensory issues fell in love with swimming and now tolerates walks on the beach.
There are many outdoor activities you can try ,while on the island.... running the gamut from kayaking, biking, horseback riding to dolphin or alligator watching cruises.
PROS-the ultimate beach vacation, the water is warmer than some Hawaiian locations, with less shark sightings, and a real plus, unlike Hawaii it provides life guards on the beach. More accessible and cheaper than Hawaii.
CONS-no spectacular views like Hawaiian sunsets or volcanoes,
With less upscale restaurants, and no real resort pools with incredible water slides.
A ++++ out of five on autistic globetrotting scale for the hotel.