SC Hilton Head Island Comfort Suites Bluffton

[McMick]

We stayed here in July, 2010. Overall, we were satisfied with our stay and got what we paid for. It's a newer property that's about a 15-20 minute drive from the center of Hilton Head Island. Although it appeared larger in photos, it's only about 75 rooms, set within a shopping complex that included a full service (24 hour) grocery store (Kroger,) shops, and restaurants. The room included a mini-fridge and microwave. Therefore, we were able to store and prepare some light meals and snacks in the room with purchases from Kroger, as well as from "doggy-bag" leftovers from a nearby restaurant.

The room itself was reasonable size, but not a "suite" as the name of the property implies. A suite is several connected rooms. This was a larger-than-average room with a waist-high wall separating the bed from the sofa-bed. The furnishings were of mediocre quality that one would expect for a 2.5 star property. The room was clean and mostly in good repair--there were some minor carpet stains, and the walls around the plastic shower stall showed some water damage. Rather incongruous to the plastic shower stall was an exceptionally long, granite countertop in the bath--lots of room to put things.

The bed was comfortable, the sofa (used as a sofa, not as a bed) was especially uncomfortable. One major complaint is that the room was very dark. All the lamps and light fixtures had cheap incandescent bulbs that seemed to be less than 60 watts. Whatever the wattage none of them provided enough light. We were surprised because most of the hotels we stay at now have the compact fluorescent bulbs which can deliver a lot of light for much less wattage.

The staff was evenly divided between fairly friendly to indifferent. The modest breakfast buffet that is included was OK. The make-your-own malted waffle is pretty good, the sausage is OK, the bland eggs not so good. Free coffee was available until quite late into the evening.

There was a small outdoor swimming pool that was usually inactive during the day but more popular with families in the evening.