Edisto Island, SC

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

How is the drive from Hilton Head to Edisto Island and which is the best route. Is it worth the drive to go up and look at the timeshares? We are thinking that we might be interesting in go there sometime in the future and while we are at Hilton Head Island would like to take a look. What about Tybee Island in Ga. I see there is one timeshare there.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

There aren't many choices, it's a 2hr drive, see attached. There's nothing remarkable about Ocean Ridge on Edisto Island it's not on a beach but on a golf course, kinda like a lot of the resorts on HHI.

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

We stayed there once when we couldn't get into Hilton Head, but it's VERY quiet. It suited us fine, but might not be for families who like to do a lot. It wasn't warm when we were there for spring break, so we puttered around going to yard sales and the like. Basically just relaxed for a week. We could see the dolphins from our bedroom window at high tide, so that was pretty neat.

Sheila

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

As Shiela says, it's nice but quiet. Not worth the drive to check out timeshares, they're nice, if you get an exchange there at a time you can use, do it, you'll enjoy as long as you're not looking for nightlife. I have fond memories of Edisto, as a kid I had a friend with an old beach house there. The parents had the only bedroom and all the kids/friends slept on army bunks on the screened in porch right on the ocean. A hurricane wiped out the old shack and they built a new home there with all the conveniences, I liked the old shack better.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

We decided not to go and check out the timeshares. Are any of them ocean front?

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

We decided not to go and check out the timeshares. Are any of them ocean front?

No the property is on the backside on a creek. Most units cannot see the creek. There is a shuttle to the beachfront and I believe, some beach facilities.

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

Actually, we WERE right on the beach. There wasn't much beach left at high tide, however. I believe the resort was still called Fairfield Ocean Ridge, but it was phase II or something. As stated, most of the resort was quite a distance away. We didn't have any amenities where we were, but the location was still nice.

Sheila

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Sheila,

Are all of them Ocean Front?

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

Sheila,Are all of them Ocean Front?

I'm sorry, but there are no oceanfront units. St. Helen Sound is not oceanfront in anyone's book on Edisto Island.

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

There was sand, water, and dolphins. It looked like ocean to me.

Sheila

[nkldavy Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close nkldavy]

That is Bay Point ...

... part of Fairfield's Ocean Ridge. It is at the point where a creek meets a river, and there is a sandy area at low tide. The creek is wide enough and deep enough that it has marinas. Uncle Davey

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

I'm sorry, but there are no oceanfront units. St. Helen Sound is not oceanfront in anyone's book on Edisto Island.

Spence is right about that. Still, for peace and quiet this island is great. Btw I don't recommend driving from HHI to Edisto...2 hours is *minimum* as crow flies driving time.

[ronandjoan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ronandjoan]

We LOVE Edisto Island

Just to let everyone know, we absolutely love the Fairfield Ocean Ridge units at Edisto Island and the bay views from the Baypoint building looks and acts and feels like ocean front, even though it may, in actuality be a bay. The sunsets are very nice - everyone comes out to the beach to watch.

Lots of places to walk for our exercise...

yes, it's quiet - more so since the turtules are very carefully watched for

there is a sort of indoor pool - a pool with a "bubble" over it - interesting how that works.


JOAN

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

Just to let everyone know, we absolutely love the Fairfield Ocean Ridge units at Edisto Island and the bay views from the Baypoint building looks and acts and feels like ocean front, even though it may, in actuality be a bay. The sunsets are very nice - everyone comes out to the beach to watch.

Lots of places to walk for our exercise...

yes, it's quiet - more so since the turtules are very carefully watched for

there is a sort of indoor pool - a pool with a "bubble" over it - interesting how that works.


JOAN

Joan I've seen that bubble thingie. You zip yourself in, like you're going into an airlock. LOL.