| Families have flocked to Hilton Head, South Carolina | | | | Rentals in Hilton Head allow vacationers to stay in a |
| as long as there have been people on the eastern | | | | resort hotel, condominium, villa, or private home in |
| seaboard. Early Native Americans of the area | | | | comfort, while enjoying the balmy 65˚ F |
| wintered among the yellow pines and palmettos of | | | | weather all year long. Visitors can shop, dine in fine |
| this barrier island, enjoying the mild climate as they | | | | restaurants, or enjoy the scenery when they tire of |
| feasted on the plentiful seafood. Later, as the new | | | | the multitude of outdoor activities. |
| colonies were settled, Spanish, French, and English | | | | Vacation rentals, both privately owned and |
| explorers and entrepreneurs spent time among the | | | | commercial resort properties, are available all year and |
| high bluffs and beaches of this 12-mile long island. | | | | fit a wide variety of budgets. The original plantations |
| Visionaries later saw the unique beauty of this island | | | | scattered over the island have been turned into |
| and have protected its wildlife and marshes, enabling | | | | resorts offering the latest amenities. There are |
| visitors to enjoy clean beaches, lush forests, and | | | | beach-front properties available as well as rentals in |
| clean air. | | | | the interior of the island that are close to the nearly |
| Now, the abundance and variety of vacation rentals | | | | 30 golf courses, 300 tennis courts, and hiking and |
| available in Hilton Head allows visitors to enjoy the | | | | in-line skating trails in the parks. Most facilities are |
| sun and cool ocean air in comfort. This natural | | | | open year-round, and offer bargains during the |
| vacation wonderland, once home to sugar, rice, and | | | | off-season. With over 10,000 hotel rooms, 6,000 |
| indigo plantations, offers a full range of outdoor | | | | rental houses and fourteen resort plantations to |
| activities, from tennis and tournament golf to hiking in | | | | choose from, every vacationer should be able to fine |
| the nature preserves and walking along the beach. | | | | just the "right" rental on Hilton Head Island. |