Marriott's Surfwatch

“We love Surf Watch!”

Location is great right next to the ocean. Depending on what building you stay in, the walk could be far to the ocean. But they have golf carts that can drive you. We love the pool by the ocean. You can get drinks right there and order lunch. It’s very relaxing and has a nice breeze from the ocean… lisää

Location is great right next to the ocean. Depending on what building you stay in, the walk could be far to the ocean. But they have golf carts that can drive you. We love the pool by the ocean. You can get drinks right there and order lunch. It’s very relaxing and has a nice breeze from the ocean. This is our favorite Marriott Vacation Club in HHI. Rooms are updated and perfect for a family. Great value and always clean. We went in early April. A couple days it was cold and windy. But our last day weather was perfect.

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“SMALL & QUAINT WITH ATTENTIVE STAFF”

This was our first visit to SurfWatch but have been coming to Hilton Head Island for 30 years as we are owners at Grande Ocean on the other side of the Island closer to Sea Pines. This was an easy exchange through Interval International (trading a Marriott Aruba week)and it did not seem to be bu… lisää

This was our first visit to SurfWatch but have been coming to Hilton Head Island for 30 years as we are owners at Grande Ocean on the other side of the Island closer to Sea Pines. This was an easy exchange through Interval International (trading a Marriott Aruba week)and it did not seem to be busy this time of year. The resort is small and quaint, not very large, only comprising of six buildings with villas (one building closer to Ocean, two courtyard buildings, and two garden view buildings and one in the main building where you check-in) with two pools and an indoor pool. We can now say that since we have stayed at all the Marriott Beach locations in Hilton Head (Monarc, Barony, Grande Ocean and now Surfwatch), this is our least favorite resort. The reason for the “8” rating is because it is not directly on the beach or easy access. Surfwatch was quiet the week we were there, however, Surfwatch lacks the character and “resort” feel that we prefer at Grande Ocean (that is very spread out, with easy beach access, 4 pools and an indoor pool, a larger beach area and lots of sitting areas). Surf Watch is a long walk to the beach but if you’re up to it, it is a nice stroll along the boardwalk. There are NO views of the ocean from the courtyard or the garden view buildings. Cabanas can be rented at the pool close to the ocean but there are no view of ocean from the Cabanas (in my opinion, they should be free on a first come basis). We found the beach area very small (not sure if high tides) but the week after, we spend at Grande Ocean with a very large beach area, biking on the beach and a much better beach experience. We also found there to be lots of “kissing bugs” and or flies (not sure if because of the “swamp” area but didn’t experience this at Grande Ocean the following week. Our villa was a first floor unit in the Tide 5500 building with views of the back pool, it was typical Marriott layout with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, a stacked washer and dryer (although at Grande Ocean there is a full size washer and dryer); the kitchen is well equipped and the dining room and living room are standard. There is a large balcony with 4 chairs and table. The master bath had a very large walk-in shower that was amazing with dual controls and shower heads. It was a nuisance in the 5500 building with the elevator that could only be used IF a staff member came to operate it. Therefore, every time we wanted to go up or down, we had to wait for a staff member to come to run the elevator. We were told by staff that the elevator situation has been going on for months and each time it is repaired, it has problems again. They did fix it the last day of our stay. We also had to get a shuttle to the pool up front or to the beach. The entire week, were were only able to use the beach once or twice due to very short beach and high tides. The staff is very attentive and helpful and aim to please; the activities were fun and tokens were given to winners that could be redeemed for prizes at the of week. We prefer Grande Ocean hands down so don’t plan on returning to Surfwatch.

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“Very outdated and overcrowded”

Definitely not worth the amount of money you pay. Very outdated resort. No breakfast or cafe option on site. The Marketplace is bare with not much to offer. The beach pool is ridiculously small and way overcrowded, it’s crazy. Cannot even get a longe chair. I have stayed and way nicer Marriott pro… lisää

Definitely not worth the amount of money you pay. Very outdated resort. No breakfast or cafe option on site. The Marketplace is bare with not much to offer. The beach pool is ridiculously small and way overcrowded, it’s crazy. Cannot even get a longe chair. I have stayed and way nicer Marriott properties. Not enough amenities for the amount of people and the money they are charging. And there is no pool hut for fresh towels, guess we are suppose to wash our own with the minimal amount of laudry detergent we were given for a place that sleeps 12 people. I just don’t understand. Villa is ok but all cabinets are extremely old and wonky. Fridge is all dented up. Will not be staying here again.

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