Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort has refurbished all of its guest rooms since our last visit. The resort is located on the coast of South Carolina and fashioned after a 1940s hunting and fishing lodge. Join us for a full photo and video tour of a standard 1-bedroom villa.
1-Bedroom Villa Tour at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort
Entering the room, the left side has a small alcove with a closet, bench, and door leading to a possible connected room.
While the renovated rooms keep some of the old charm, they also have new finishes like updated wood flooring.
The bench has small carved details including the letters “W.D.” for Walt Disney and a carved heart with Mickey and Minnie’s names written inside.
Placed above the wooden storage shelf are multiple art pieces and signs, including one for Hilton Head’s Broad Creek. The “Since 1996” on the sign is a reference to the resort’s actual opening date in 1996. The hanging rack has six pegs for storing items.
This wall around the corner has the first of several framed art pieces scattered throughout the room. This art shows a tan, somewhat faded map of Hilton Head Island.
The closet near the bench has the washer and dryer for clothes. One thing we didn’t love here is that the folding doors for this closet are very tight and bang against the front of the washing machine.
This closet also includes some cleaning supplies, such as a dustpan, broom, iron, and laundry basket.
Turning right from the entrance door leads to the hallway with the bathroom and main bedroom.
For a 1-bedroom villa, the bathroom is shared between this front hallway and the main sleeping room. The door near the sink opens to connect with the other half of the bathroom closest to the bed.
This right half of the bathroom by entrance has the toilet, a glass shower, and a sink station. The sink has plenty of counter space and some shelves for storage.
The bathroom is very modern and well-lit, but we appreciate that all of the fixtures aren’t plain white. The shower has two heads, including one that can be hand-held, and the usual Disney resort shower products.
Moving to the other half of the bathroom that is connected to the main bedroom, this section has a soaking tub and another sink. There is no toilet on this side, however.
Above the tub is art of Goofy and Max fishing together. We like that this art is large and fills the entire wall above the tub.
This side has another sink with plenty of counter space. The sink is weirdly small for the large size of this counter, but it leaves lots of room for bath products. This side of the bathroom has the only folding makeup mirror.
This half of the bathroom also has a second closet filled with extra bedding, a vacuum cleaner, a luggage rack, and some more storage space. The safe for the room is also found in the wall to the right of the closet.
This room is the main living and dining space that combines a couch, TV, and kitchen.
As with many of the modern Disney Vacation Club villa rooms, this couch folds down and reveals a bed that is currently hidden in the wall.
The art above the couch shows Donald fishing off a pier with his three nephews.
Like the couch, the grey chair also pulls put and transforms into a single-person bed.
The black table not only functions as a lamp, but it also has two standard outlets and two standard USB outlets within easy reach of the chair.
The picture hanging on the wall closest to the sleeper chair shows Mickey and Minnie in a kayak.
Facing the opposite angle, the couch and chair look toward a TV on a white shelf in the middle of the room. The back side of the TV stand becomes a kitchen counter.
Despite being around 5 hours from Walt Disney World, the TV in this room includes the regular Walt Disney World park hours.
One of the drawers below the TV is actually an outlet section. It includes a standard outlet, standard USB, USB-C, and an HDMI outlet for connecting to the TV screen.
Next to the couch is a rectangular wood table that is light enough to be easily moved when the bed is pulled down. The top of the table angles open to become an extended desk that reaches up toward the couch. The interior space could also be used for storage.
The alcoves on either side of the couch have more outlets, including two standard outlets and two standard USB outlets on either side.
The pull-down bed is the same as most DVC rooms, though we like that the shelves on either side can be used in place of nightstands.
Pulling down the bed reveals more cute art of Donald sleeping in a hammock.
Another small detail in this room is that some of the Disney aspects are a bit more hidden. The pillows have a pattern of multicolored leaves, but a few of the berries are small Hidden Mickeys.
Likewise, this curtain fabric appears to have a basic pattern of leaves and wildflowers. Moving up closer, the pink flowers are shaped like Hidden Mickey icons.
The kitchen is has also been updated with newer appliances and tile backsplash.
The room comes with a standard Keurig coffee machine plugged into the wall.
To the right is an oven, stovetop, sink, and dish washer. The counters are lined with more standard outlets and light switches.
The back of the TV stand has white shelves for storage and a hard counter surface on the top.
The corner across from the kitchen has a booth seat and two chairs situated around a table.
Unlike most of the other art in this room, there do not appear to be any hidden characters in either of these images.
We now move to the actual main bedroom. The room is laid out with the bed on the right wall and the TV flanked by some bench seating on the left wall.
As with most of the updated rooms, the bed is raised above the floor so bags can be stored underneath the furniture.
Either side of the bed has a light with its own switch and art of Mickey, Donald, or Goofy out fishing.
The drawers underneath the TV all pull out, so there is a lot of storage in this room as well. The couch on the right side is stuck in its position, so it could not be used as a bed.
The art above this small seating area shows the outside of the main Live Oak Lodge building. Pluto is strolling along the path out front.
This bedroom has its own entrance to the large outdoor patio, but all the windows can be covered with curtains.
This is likely the biggest patio of any DVC resort, minus perhaps a few of the Grand Villas. The space includes a full wooden table with four benches and two additional rocking chairs.
Our view showed some of the nearby wildlife and was extremely peaceful, especially at night.
If you want to see more of Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, we also have a full video tour of this same room on our channel:
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