Will low ballers now be the norm in future rental years?

[melscuba]

Well said. I actually had some of your points in a post I deleted. Rock On!

Having lived in Charlotte, NC for several years, HHI was a place we'd skip to for a long weekend. Two entirely different vibes. You will either love one or the other, but not both.... not equally anyway. As Americans, we have VERY short memories. Everything will be back to normal next season.

 

[tistheseason]

I imagine that people who hadn't already planned their summer vacation before June 1 -- are always low ballers. They are probably all targeting Sowal this summer thinking the deals are going to be great! Hopefully, next year they go back to their regular places and leave Sowal to the people who love it!!

 

[Beach Runner]

When we got out of grad school and I was a prof at the University of South Carolina, we went to HHI three times a year -- spring break, a week in the summer, and Labor Day weekend. We always stayed in Sea Pines. We didn't like the beach there -- we went for sailing. We'd rent a big sailboat in Harbor Town and take it out for a half day. Then we'd dine and enjoy evenings in Harbor Town. That was a lot of fun.

When we moved to GA we started going to The Cloister because we liked having the kids camp available so we could enjoy dining in the evenings and our daughter could enjoy playing with other kids. Everyone here vacationed in Destin, so when she got too old for kids camp, we tried SanDestin. Loved the beaches, the water, and staying in a beachfront condo. But two summers in a row we experienced the pool being closed because of baby poop. We decided to rent a house near the beach with a private pool. We saw that a lot of such accommodations were available along 30A. We rented a house in Seagrove for a couple of years and were hooked on 30A. We decided to build a home in Seagrove.

I wouldn't go back to HHI. I'd rather be on 30A with (God forbid) the water closed than at HHI. We love the laid-back atmosphere on 30A. I wouldn't mind going back to The Cloister sometime, but not as a regular vacation spot.

Long story of how we zeroed in on 30A, but I agree with Dwight.

 

[RiverOtter]

Having lived in Charlotte, NC for several years, HHI was a place we'd skip to for a long weekend. Two entirely different vibes. You will either love one or the other, but not both.... not equally anyway. As Americans, we have VERY short memories. Everything will be back to normal next season.

Totally different vibe is an understatement. I know HHI appeals to a great many folks but it's not my thing. I've showed pics of our beaches to my West Coast boating friends and their comments are "looks beautiful but boring". It's America, we all enjoy different things.

 

[futurebeachbum]

Totally different vibe is an understatement. I know HHI appeals to a great many folks but it's not my thing. I've showed pics of our beaches to my West Coast boating friends and their comments are "looks beautiful but boring". It's America, we all enjoy different things.

When I think HHI, I think "Tennis & Golf......oh and a beach too!". (It is a much easier drive from the eastside of ATL though. 4Hrs and you are there.)

 

[Lynnie]

I love HHI. All of the Georgia and SC coast, I absolutely love.....grew up in those marshes. There is nothing like the Low Country. But, it is different than Walton County; much different. I spoke with a cousin last night who lives in Savannah and we talked about how devastating an oil spill would be off our coast, which is much like the Louisiana Coast with marshes and true barrier islands making an invasive spill very difficult to clean. We are lucky in Walton County - lucky we haven't had more oil and lucky it's been somewhat simple to clean.

I wish for everyone full price rentals!! Martini's for everyone~~~~~

 

[futurebeachbum]

I wish for everyone full price rentals!! Martini's for everyone~~~~~

I'm not sure that I 'm willing to wait until full price rentals are back to have my martini(s)

 

[chanster]

Wow oh wow i drove threw panama city tonight at 9 pm and it was the most crowded i think i've ever seen it in the 15 years i've driven threw it 5-10 times a year. The strip was backed up for miles and every hotel looked slam packed. Pier park was out the door. I bet they've had some deep discount oil sales.

 

[Minnie]

Actually we love both HHI and 30-A and find our experience at HHI to very, very different from what Dwight describes. Crime stats are usually given by county and HHI is in a similar situation as 30-A in that crime stats for Walton County do not reflect the situation of SoWal.

As RiverOtter stated it's nice to have choices and I do agree that I think the situation will greatly improve when the media looses interest in the story.

Sadly their coverage of the situation is very much like they do the hurricanes, very few facts and lots of sensationalism.