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Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort Is Now An Omni

Where: 23 Ocean Lane [map], Hilton Head, SC, United States, 29928

Omni Hotels has been busy down in South Carolina securing the re-branding of its newest property: the Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort. Changes to the hotel will come gradually: starting first with the name change.

Though Omni's sibling company, Allegiance Hospitality, has managed the resort since 2003, now the whole place rests in Omni's hands. The current $18 million renovation, which will last through 2013, is intended to better "showcase the natural beauty of the resort." Which could mean anything really, but we're hoping for more windows that look out onto the ocean for better views. Meanwhile, time will also be devoted to the Courtyard area between the resort and the beach, as well as the pool area.

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Hoopla for the Hut: Trying to Save a Hilton Head's Fave Hotel Bar

Where: 1 South Forest Beach Drive [map], Hilton Head, SC, United States, 29928

Trouble is brewing for Hilton Head's most loved and best known bar, the Tiki Hut. Since 1977 the Holiday Inn's Tiki Bar has been the place to get your fruity cocktail, chill on the beach, and live la vie de Jimmy Buffet. Its friendly service, live music, and sense that when you're there, you're drinking on the beach is what has given it such long-lived popularity.

But all this may come to an end. Renovation is the word in the hotel world so what could be replacing the area's fave bar? A barbecue pit. Wait a minute, this doesn't seem like an upgrade. But, the problem is deeper, the entire Holiday Inn may go:

It's still unclear when the owners of the hotel will start their plans to level the five-story Holiday Inn and turn it into a condominium complex -- converting the Tiki Hut into a barbecue pit in the process. But they are pushing the proposal along quickly, say town planners.

For Lori Cassidy, a 10-year Hilton Head resident whose license plate on her Toyota Prius translates to "Island Time," and for other fans of the Coligny Beach mainstay, losing the Tiki Hut would be like watching their own homes washed away by a vindictive ocean.

Cassidy isn't alone, a petition with around 650 signatures is currently in effect to attend a "Hoopla for the Hut" on October 8th. From there, only time will tell whether or not the hut will beat the pit.

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Marriot Vacation Club Expands in Hilton Head, SC

Where: 10 Fifth Street [map], Hilton Head, SC, United States, 29928

As we've remarked in the past, memberships into a hotel chain's timeshares and villa properties are becoming the new cash cow.

Marriott, following the lead set out by Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton, has just added timeshare villas to its resort property on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina calling it The International Surf Watch. The villa-resort is part of Marriott's Vacation Club and therefore available to its members on a priority basis but also available to non-members.

The property offers quite spacious 2 to 3 bedroom villas with balconies with either oceanfront or gardneviews. Of course the resorts amenities are all available to the villa renters - or as they call it, vacation club members.

So, our question is whether the timeshare membership is really, truly worth it.  According to Marriott - the top five reasons to buy into it are:

Reasons According To Marriott Post Break

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"Pink is My Signature Color!"

Where: 32 Greenwood Drive [map], Hilton Head, SC, United States, 29928

Did you and your girlfriends (or your boyfriends) watch "Steel Magnolias" over and over and cry and cry?

Well, The Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina is offering you and your lady friends a chance to live like Southern Belles.

For $260, you can spend two nights at the Inn at Harbour Town which includes breakfast, a crabbing adventure on the beach, use of the resort's bikes, a manicure at the spa, one mint julep on the Fountain Terrace and a copy of "Girls Raised in the South", a handbook for Southern Belles.

The deal lasts from April 18 to August 15. Price doesn't include airfare, and two nights, double occupancy, are required.

Oh yeah, and there is gold too--this is Hilton Head you know.

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