Welcome to the Isle of Palms Resort and Beach Club. This video is going to be my review
of my vacation at this timeshare. Now first let's talk a little bit about the check-in procedure,
because when we first got here I couldn't find the address, couldn't find the resort.
Finally I called them and found out that I was supposed to check in here.
Yes, it's a gift shop and I walked up to the counter. Yes, it's the place where
you buy your merchandise at the gift shop, but once I got past that, we started checking in,
and I found out that to get there I had to go to a place called the Sea Cabins, because
there is no building labeled the Isle of Palms Resort and Beach Club. So once I got checked in,
I went to the Sea Cabins and found my unit. So let's go look around, Right, here we are
the timeshare unit one two
three. Walk
in the door, and you're an immediately in a hallway.
Behind the door you have a place to hang your coats.
This is really interesting they have bunk beds in the hallway to sleep two additional people.
I've never seen that at a timeshare before.
Now up to the left is the bedroom
with a double bed as you can see there's not a lot of room around it.
Come back, you've got to adjust your drawers and
closet space.
Now back past the bunk beds
and you have the bathroom.
The fan
and the toilet, the sink,
a nice shower.
All right, coming into the living area,
yeah, the sofa, in a small kitchen area,
out on the balcony,
there's a nice view of the ocean.
That's the way to the beach. The resort has a very nice outdoor pool, with plenty of area just to sit
around, and enjoy yourself, and they have a lot of parking behind all the units so we never had
a problem finding a parking spot, which is always a big plus when you're at the beach.
Okay, can you believe this time share has its own fishing pier you can go
out on. That's pretty amazing I have never seen that at a timeshare before.
To get to the pier or the beach, you have to know the combination. This ensures that only resort
guests are on the pier and that only resort guests can use this beach access. We're
right on the beach it's just a short walk from the unit, and there's even this pier
that we have access to. Too bad I didn't bring my fishing rod so, I just can't fish,
but if I get here again I think I definitely bring the fishing rod, so until the next time
see ya. This is a great place to get up early and just go watch the sunrise over the beach.
Now let me tell you about some of the places we went to eat.
We went to Papi's which was just a short walk from the timeshare. I really liked the old Volkswagen
bus front that was in the restaurant. We also went to a place called Dunleavy's pub for their
ten dollar burger in a beer night. What a deal? You gotta love a place that has a senior surfer
license plate hanging on the wall. Ben and Jerry's was almost across the street from the timeshare,
and now for my favorite place Poe's Tavern. This place had a very interesting decor
dedicated to the life of Edgar Allan Poe and it also had very good food.
Nothing like after a long day of seeing the historic sites, and a good brown ale.
And just a short walk down the beach was Coconut Joe's Beach Grill they had a great view of the
water. Oh there's another sunrise. It must be time for breakfast, and for breakfast we found the
Sea Biscuit Cafe. They had a great breakfast. We went there twice. While in Charleston,
we found two great places to eat lunch, one was the Brick and the other one was the Blind Tiger.
And we liked the Poe's Tavern so much went back twice and this time sat in a different area of
the restaurant. This is a really nice place. We're right on the beach. It's a short walk. There's a
pier here that we have access to, that you fish on, and they have a combination at the gate so
you can get in. It's not crowded right here on the beach, so that's all I got to say right now.
I just can't get enough of these sunrises I hope you enjoy.
All right it's the last day of the timeshare vacation, and I've had a great time. This is a
really good place to take a history vacation. On this trip I've been to several places.
Spent two days in Charleston and the other days running around the countryside around here nearby,
and a little bit of time just enjoying the beach. Now for the history sites I've been to. I've been
to Charles Town Landing which was the first settlement in the area. I've been to
the Fort Moultrie which is actually on the island, next to Isle of Palms where we're staying,
been into Charlestown and seen several historic houses, and I've been to the Hunley,
that was interesting, even went over and saw the grave sites of the crew, went over the Charles
Pinckney Plantation and looked around a bit. So overall I would say a great history vacation,
plus the time share although it's only a one bedroom has been very comfortable,
and I've enjoyed the amenities. Here the pier was really nice to go out there and watch the sunrise.
The restaurants around here, there's a lot of good places to eat and some are within
walking distance, so you don't even have to get in your car, some of them have waterfront views
so you can hear the waves crashing on the beach while you eat dinner. That's a big plus. Now a
timeshare vacation is so much nicer than staying in a hotel room, in a hotel room you get one tiny
room with a bathroom, if you want to watch TV you practically have to sit on the bed,
not very comfortable. Here you've got couches you can relax. I've got a balcony,
I can hear the wind blowing and the waves crashing on the beach. Now that's what I call
a good deal. Now just for kicks I went online to see what a place like this would rent for,
and believe it or not this place would have cost me over two thousand dollars for the week,
but as it is, by owning a time share and trading it through RCI, my total cost
is about this. I paid $450 in maintenance fee for the unit that I own in Virginia Beach and
then I had an exchange fee of 250 dollars through RCI, so that brings my total cost for the week
to 700 dollars. Well of course I do have a membership fee, that's an annual fee
RCI which is about a hundred dollars, but I haven't paid that membership fee in years, because
I have a credit card that gives me rebates. I use those rebates to pay for my membership in RCI.
So if you're looking for a place to go to spend a vacation near the beach and go visit beautiful
Charleston South Carolina, it's just a short drive away and have a great history vacation
I'd recommend trading into this place. But it's going to be really hard to get into this place
during the prime season because they only have seven time share units at this resort.
Only seven, so that's not very many so plan ahead. I traded for this unit almost two
years in advance, which is why I have it. I've come in the off season at the end of April,
which is a great time to be down here. It's warm enough to enjoy yourself,
but not hot and not too cold, and the kids are still in school. So it's a great time to come,
which most people consider the off-season. Well I hope you've enjoyed my video on this time share
and I would highly recommend this place so until next time. Enjoy yourself and goodbye.