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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
| Frequently Asked Questions
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| Beautiful sandy beaches, tennis courts, golf courses, dense | Can I make the Hilton Head Island reservation by phone? |
| green foliage and the blue Atlantic come together at Hilton | We would be happy to help you make any Hilton Head |
| Head Island to form a popular resort area. This | Island hotel reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| 42-sq-mi/109-sq-km island on the southern tip of South | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday |
| Carolina was once a place of sea-island cotton and | through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| plantations. After the Civil War, it was left to former slaves | Sunday. |
| who spoke a musical language called Gullah, a | |
| combination of a West African speech, the Queen's English | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| and Americanized English. (Some Gullah words have | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| entered American English goober, as in peanut, and | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| gumbo are two.) | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| | personal and credit card information. |
| Development arrived after a bridge was built to the | |
| mainland in 1956. Today, it's a world-class resort with luxury | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| hotels and condominiums lining the beach. The island has | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| a sedate, well-manicured atmosphere (we found it a tad | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| sterile): The businesses along the main thoroughfares | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| (even McDonald's) have nearly identical, tasteful signs in | number. |
| front as required by local ordinances, and many of them are | |
| hidden behind stands of lush greenery. If you're looking for | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| a beach vacation with emphasis on upscale amenities and | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| leisure sports, Hilton Head is your place. | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Manmade atmosphere aside, Hilton Head has a gorgeous | |
| stretch of beach. It gets plenty of use by windsurfers, sun | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| tanners, surf anglers and sand-castle construction crews. | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| Boating is also big: There are marinas with sailboat rentals | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| and charter-boat outings. Golf and tennis reign supreme, | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| though, with more than 25 courses and 300 courts in the | |
| area. In addition to the tennis facilities used by vacationers, | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| the island has a center court at Sea Pines Resort a | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| 10,000-seat stadium that hosts women's professional tennis | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| matches. | your specific property. |
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| Despite the presence of an estimated 1 million visitors each | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| year, Hilton Head sports a fair amount of nature. The sand | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| dunes are a breeding ground for loggerhead sea turtles, | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| and there are several protected areas for birds and wildlife. | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge has 4,000 | property "Detail" pages. |
| acres/1,620 hectares of salt marshes and islands it's a | |
| great place for biking or walking. | How do you book a room for someone else? You can us |
| | our system to book a room for someone else. Make sure |
| Notable annual events in Hilton Head include the Celebrity | you include that persons information as the guest. You can |
| Golf Tournament (top names in entertainment and sports in | have a different person paying with their credit card than the |
| a charity fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association | name and address of the guest staying in the room . |
| August-September) and the MCI Heritage Classic golf | |
| tournament at Sea Pines Plantation (April). 70 mi/115 km | |
| southwest of Charleston. | |
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