Favorite smaller resorts?

[Egret1986]

Is Egret Pointe in Hilton Head?

There is an Egret Point by Spinnaker in Hilton Head, but Egrets Pointe Townhouses is in Edisto. It's at least a two to two and half hour drive from Hilton Head. But definitely a beautiful, quiet, natural beach area in SC. Plus, it's near Charleston, which is also a great place to visit!

 

[pedro47]

I have place this on my short list for 2018 fall vacations. Looking for a base to travel to Charleston,SC under a two (2) hours drive one way.

 

[WinniWoman]

Rams Horn in Colorado only has 48 units- all individual cabins. Top Notch. Was there this past June. Located right near the gate outside Rocky Mountain National Park. Very friendly and welcoming. Saturday night is free wine and cheese get together- no sales- just mingling with the guests. Sunday morning is a $3 per person waffle breakfast buffet. Cookies and other treats always in the check in area. Fresh fruit waiting for you in your cabin when you arrive. Free wi-fi. Kind of place we would own at if we lived out West.

 

[51ssvinton]

Egrets Pointe inside Wyndham Ocean Ridge at Edisto Beach
Best place on east coast.
Small, clean, nature.....love, love this place spring, fall, winter
Too hot,,humid for me in summer...and too crowded

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[theo]

Bonita Resort & Club, Bonita Beach, FL. Older construction (1980's ?). Concrete building, not at all a "fancy" place.
Fewer than 30 units in total, well maintained and seems to be well managed. Small pool. Situated directly on Estero Bay, short walk across the street to the Gulf beach. We really liked this little place. A unique feature is several resort-owned pontoon boats on site which can be reserved a day ahead for half-day use, at no cost other than a $20 refueling fee. Lover's Key State Park is also a gem, located about 5 miles away. Numerous decent restaurants in Bonita Springs and in Fort Myers Beach, although none particularly close to this property.

I'd guess that this place might be very difficult to "exchange" into, but dunno . We were not there as "exchangers".

Edited to add: One small "downside" note, although it did not impact us at all. There is a small (and unremarkable) cafe / restaurant next door. I recall hearing people who were in units located on that side of the building stating that they didn't particularly enjoy the post-closing hours "crashing" of glass and trash going in to the restaurant dumpsters at night. I believe that all units on that side of the building units are numbered "x04" and "x05", with "x" being the floor number (there are three floors, iirc). Probably not a "show stopper" to most people, just mentioning it fwiw.

 

[Panina]

Bonita Resort & Club, Bonita Beach, FL. Older construction (1980's ?). Concrete building, not at all a "fancy" place.
Fewer than 30 units in total, well maintained and seems to be well managed. Small pool. Situated directly on Estero Bay, short walk across the street to the Gulf beach. We really liked this little place. A unique feature is several resort-owned pontoon boats on site which can be reserved a day ahead for half-day use, at no cost other than a $20 refueling fee. Lover's Key State Park is also a gem, located about 5 miles away.

I'm guessing that this place might be very difficult to "exchange" into, dunno .
We were not there as "exchangers".

I have seen this available as an instant exchange often. I got a call from II offering it to me as a winter exchange in 2019 as an alternative to my request.

Seems like a little gem. Will have to try it.

 

[theo]

I have seen this available as an instant exchange often. I got a call from II offering it to me as a winter exchange in 2019 as an alternative to my request.

Seems like a little gem. Will have to try it.

Forgive my ignorance, as we don't ever actually "exchange" at all, but how does it come to pass that a week which is over a year away gets offered for "exchange" now? Would an owner of such a high demand winter week actually "deposit" it that long in advance? I ask partly because I know high demand winter weeks command hefty rental figures there.

 

[Panina]

Forgive my ignorance, as we don't ever actually "exchange" at all, but how does it come to pass that a week which is over a year away gets offered for "exchange" now? Would an owner of such a high demand winter week actually "deposit" it that long in advance? I ask mostly because I know that high demand winter weeks command hefty figures there.

I have high demand winter weeks that I sometimes deposit as I do not what to deal with rentals.

The sooner I deposit the better trades I get. Most of my timeshares would require me to pay the 2019 maintenance fee in advance but one doesn’t.

I’ve already traded into South Seas Club in Captiva for February 2019. I was actually pleasantly surprised to get it so far in advance.

 

[jl2010]

I personally love the Oceanique Resort, Indian Harbour Beach, FL. Lovely small resort right on the water. A little older, compact timeshare that feels like a warm hug. Big 1300 foot two bedroom units with balconies that feel like they are right on top of the surf. Lots of surfers on the ocean there. Nice pool, hot tub and layout. Recent renovations and just a prime, prime spot on that beach. Quiet area, removed from the hubbub of cocoa beach which is just down the road. Relaxing and not to far from Disney for a side trip. I loved this place.

 

[klpca]

Bringing this out of the mothballs to update the thread with our latest vacation location. It was the Explorean in Cozumel. The AI was $95 per day and included food, drinks, and activities. There were 56 total rooms - so the resort is nice and small. It is located behind the Fiesta Americana and has access to all of their facilities but access is not reciprocal - so it is the best of both worlds. You can go to the crazy side for awhile then retreat to the smaller resort. The activities included were first rate. I will give more details in my review. Explorean is an RCI resort.