This was our first time staying at Ocean One. It was myself, my husband, my 8 year old son and his friend. Overall, we were very pleased with the condo and our stay. The layout is great and the view is spectacular. We loved sitting on the balcony watching over the pool and looking out at the ocean. Mother nature blessed us with an amazing storm one night and we very much enjoyed sitting on the balcony watching the most amazing lightning show over the ocean for over an hour. We also spotted several dolphins more than once in the mornings.
The grilling area was perfect. Our favorite meal of the week was when we grilled out and ate by the pool late in the evening. Tiki Jim's is right next door and we loved being able to hear the live music while we enjoyed the pool (and it was just a quick walk on the beach to get a pina colada ;) )
The condo was comfortable and spacious although we really weren't in it much. The beds were surprisingly comfy! The only slight negative, the ceiling is very low in the master bedroom as my 6'3 husband quickly noticed. His head was level with ceiling fan. Yikes!
We really wished the pool had better hours. The pool and pool deck area is only open 10am-sunset. I absolutely get the reasons for it (allow time for cleaning, and to avoid unwanted noise for pool-side guests). However...those are some pretty restrictive hours.
Elke was fantastic about communicating before the trip, the day that we arrived, and while were there.
We LOVED that the condo is located within walking distance to so many things. We walked to Coligny several times for meals, groceries, and coffee. We also walked to a really fantastic playground nearby, Adventure Playground.
Our favorite adventure was kayaking with dolphins. We did a 2 hour guided tour with Kayak Hilton Head in the evening and we were able to watch fireworks after. Highly recommend this!
The one downside we had for our trip is that it was CROWDED and no one can help that. :) Our beach area in front of the condo was very crowded. You definitely had to claim your spot early. Then there is public beach access next to this area and it was insanely crowded the week we went. We weren't used to that at HHI, as we have always stayed in Sea Pines which is much quieter. So the crowd was a shock to us and sometimes disruptive.
However, overall, we had an amazing vacation and the condo was wonderful. Thank you, Elke, for sharing your family vacation home with us and being such a great owner.