Travel Tuesday: Sonesta Resort, Hilton Caput Island
Hi all! Welcome dorsum to Travel Tuesday. I’ve been thence eager to percentage this recap amongst yous all. It’s a niggling long in addition to packed total of pictures, but stick amongst me in addition to I hope we’ll receive got fun. This trip all started finally yr when I decided I wanted to conception a girls' weekend for some of my best friends.
If yous retrieve finally year, last infinitesimal trip to Hilton Head to escape a tempest in addition to ended upwards staying at Sonesta Resort inwards Hilton Head Island and LOVED it. So I knew this would live the perfect identify for a getaway weekend.
I reached out to the hotel in addition to nosotros were able to laid upwards a true girls' (eee!) total of food, drinks, spa treatments, wheel rides on the beach in addition to dinner amongst the chef. It was genuinely i of the best weekends I’ve ever had in addition to I cannot give thank yous Sonesta in addition to all of the staff for beingness SUCH rockstars during our stay. Best weekend ever!!
You ready for this recap? Here. We. Go:
FRIDAY:
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Friday I was able to run a half-day from dwelling solid in addition to and thence was off to the airport. I flew JetBlue (#lovethem) in addition to had a quick niggling flying downwards to Savannah. I flew into in that location because JetBlue e'er has really cheap straight flights downwards in addition to it’s solely an hr from the island. Danielle was driving thence she was able to pick me upwards on her way.
The conditions for the weekend looked pretty bleak in addition to when I arrived I was welcomed amongst cloudy skies in addition to lots of rain. But it was OK! I was merely thence happy to live there. After the hr drive, Dandy in addition to I were the outset to acquire inwards in addition to were greeted past times the GM in addition to other managers of the hotel who helped us depository fiscal establishment gibe in. The staff is SO GREAT at the Sonesta. Everyone is thence curtious in addition to eager to assistance which really makes a divergence inwards your stay.
We went upwards to the room in addition to were welcomed amongst some vino in addition to cheese in addition to a wonderful handwritten authorities annotation from i of the managers. After nibbling on some cheese, nosotros got settled inwards in addition to laid upwards the goodie bags (more details on that tomorrow) merely inwards fourth dimension for Sydney in addition to Sarah to acquire in that location (Katie was arriving belatedly that night).
We went downwards to officially welcome them to the hotel in addition to on our means dorsum upwards to our room nosotros noticed staff knocking on our door amongst goodies. What goodies? Oh yous know, merely some champagne in addition to chocolate covered treats. We were floored from the surprise in addition to rapidly welcomed them inwards in addition to ate ALL of the chocolate.
After some missy fourth dimension catching upwards in addition to finishing off the champagne (sorry Katie) nosotros decided to acquire downstairs to Hayward's for dinner. One of the things I dear nearly Sonesta is the nutrient correct in that location on the resort. Having the convenience of walking downstairs to acquire A+ nutrient is genuinely a luxury (especially when you're non familiar amongst the area).
For dinner nosotros started amongst a superb pinot noir recommended past times our waitress. I highly propose it if yous similar creamy carmine wines. It was i of the best reds I've had inwards a while! The caput Chef, Nelly, also came out to welcome us. He was telling us all nearly what he had planned for the side past times side nighttime in addition to also recommended some options for our dinner. I told him to conduct his favorite steak in addition to ship it out rare (#texasgirl). Little did I know it would live the size of my head!
It was an AHHH-MAZING steak! And I got 2/3's of the means done but I sadly couldn't finish. But yous improve believe I tried. It was SO good. It was cooked perfectly in addition to seasoned to perfection. We were also surprised amongst 2 lovely desserts that nosotros loved. We were thence total but yous know nosotros tin e'er detect a means to brand room for dessert haha.
After dinner nosotros changed into comfortable clothe in addition to had ourselves a vino nighttime waiting for Katie to acquire in. We each had our ain bottle of Seven Daughters so that's how the nighttime went. I had originally constitute out nearly Seven Daughters through my friend Lauren and vicious inwards dear amongst it! I knew reaching out for this weekend would live perfect for the girls, thence give thank yous you Seven Daughters for the wine! I've turned everyone into a fan!
It was thence proficient to grab upwards in addition to merely hang amongst the girls. Being thence far away from each other, nosotros really solely acquire to hang out possibly twice a year. These are some of my closest friends in addition to I'm thence rattling grateful for them! Especially Sydney... for reasons similar this:
SATURDAY:
Sabbatum started out amongst breakfast in addition to bloody marys at Heyward's. I swear if I ever started a nutrient weblog it would live called french toast in addition to bloody mary's -- it's my go-to! Both of course, were soo proficient in addition to gone inwards a flash. I also tried to live #healthy in addition to ordered an omelet. The solely negative from breakfast? Trying to acquire that niggling ketchup bottle open. Struggle city!
After breakfast, I showed the girls to a greater extent than or less the resort in addition to walked them to the beach. One of my favorite things nearly the hotel is that it's steps from the beach! It doesn't wound that it looks similar a walkway to sky when yous walk upwards to the boardwalk either...
Walking dorsum within I decided it would live fun to endeavor in addition to accept a motion-picture demo amongst all of us on a hammock. That was i of the highlights of the trip. It was a combat fest filled amongst lots of laughter in addition to unappealing cute photos. Sometimes yous merely receive got to live a niggling spontaneous for a proficient memory.
The argue behind the hammock was us wanting to demo off our novel Jack Rogers! Here is a motion-picture demo that didn't brand it to instagram:
After the hammock, nosotros went to Frosty Frog to sentinel the United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland game in addition to drinkable some frozen drinks! I had been to Hilton Head multiple times for fraternity formals inwards college in addition to this was our location for 24-hour interval drinking in addition to frozen gallon drinks to convey to the beach!
Might acquire inwards problem for posting this motion-picture demo on here, but YOLO. I think we're all cute in addition to inwards our natural habitat that yous mightiness non take in from merely blogging the whole time.
We stopped at the local gift store in addition to snagged some touristy crewneck sweatshirts to e'er retrieve our trip. They're cheeky, but cute. We headed dorsum to the hotel for our spa treatments in addition to merely thence happened to all vesture the same thing... #SweatshirtsAndNikeShorts. I mean, I'm non trying to facial expression cute on my means to a massage.
The resort had laid upwards costless spa services at the Arum Spa for each of us during the afternoon. I opted for the massage in addition to spell I don't acquire massages all the fourth dimension I've had my fair share. I tin tell without a dubiety that this was the best massage I've ever had. I was thence relaxed in addition to felt really rejuvenated after. They also infused lavander inwards their champagne, which I take in was a overnice niggling touch.
After the spa, it was off to shower in addition to acquire ready for dinner amongst the Chef! I was able to grab the sunset in i lawsuit I was ready from our balcony in addition to also had fourth dimension to snap some pictures spell nosotros waited for Syd to acquire ready.
THE LIGHTING IN THE BATHROOM WAS ON POINT (or equally the youths telephone phone it, "on fleek").
(full details on what I wore to dinner here)
Dinner was finally here! I could seriously write a whole postal service nearly our fourth dimension at dinner thence laid yourself amongst an overload of pictures. I really had no take in what to facial expression when I had planned dinner amongst the chef earlier the trip. I knew I was excited but this far in addition to away exceeded all expectations of what I had inwards mind. After coming together everyone at the bar in addition to a quick drink, nosotros walked dorsum into the kitchen in addition to were blown away past times the setup:
All of this for US?! It was unreal. I was thence excited to acquire started. We started dinner past times getting our aprons on in addition to taking a motion-picture demo amongst Chef Nelly earlier nosotros started COOKING! Hahah yes, cooking.
We got to assistance brand our ain pasta from scratch. Totally felt similar a BA cooking it in addition to was surprised at how slowly it was (given the correct didactics from the maitre d in addition to tools of course). It was a groovy teambuilding action in addition to a proficient means to experience proud nearly dinner past times pitching in!
While nosotros were making our pasta, Nelly was preparing the outset course of didactics of dinner. See the principal at work:
Here's our total course of didactics list:
What was really groovy was that earlier each meal, Nelly came to the tabular array in addition to talked nearly each course, why he liked it, what was inwards it, how it goes together in addition to the story behind the dish. It was thence cool to quest heed his thoughts in addition to remarks nearly everything in addition to really cool to acquire to a greater extent than nearly the nutrient I was eating. We also started amongst their signature drink, the Blood Orange Mojito. Um, YUM! It was the best mojito I ever had.
To start nosotros had the xanthous tail. I don't think I'm a super picky eater but I know in that location are some things that I commonly avoid. For this dinner I wanted to brand certain I ate everything inwards front end of me because this was the fourth dimension to endeavor it! I'm glad I did because I ended upwards liking things I didn't think I would.
Next was the duck. OMG I wanted 10 to a greater extent than plates of this. It was SO GOOD. My favorite plate nosotros had in addition to that says a lot because in that location was a carmine meat plate in addition to I'm a teen when it comes to steak.
Course 3 was the vegetable plate. Probably my to the lowest degree favorite solely because I don't similar vegetables hahah but it was nonetheless pretty good!
Next upwards was the halibut. My dad volition live thrilled to quest heed that this was a necktie for my minute favorite plate. It was soooooooo good. Nelly also passed to a greater extent than or less some candied curry walnuts to add together inwards in addition to it seriously was similar an explosion of awesomeness inwards my mouth.
After that was the sorbet for a quick cleanse. Mmmmm I dear sorbet :)
Then it was on to course of didactics five: the beef. It was (stop me if you've heard this before) SO good. By this fourth dimension inwards the repast I was already thence total but I (like a champ) cleaned my plate in addition to it was totally worth it.
Then the finale: dessert. Before I acquire into that, I wanted to demo yous all that vino (this is Sydney's picture). Every course of didactics was paired amongst a unlike drinking glass of vino (which I loved) but if yous think nearly it, that's vi total spectacles for dinner. I was able to fifty-fifty it out amongst each repast in addition to finished all but i (which is possibly something to live proud of? possibly not..).
The vino I skipped was the i amongst dessert because it was spicy. I was non expecting that! The dessert of course of didactics was merely equally proficient equally it looks :)
They also provided us amongst a shot (that I couldn't accept due to all the pre-consumed wine) but I heard it was yummy!
And that was the finale of dinner! After nosotros finished eating, nosotros hung to a greater extent than or less to all verbalize in addition to acquire to know each other better. The nutrient was groovy but the companionship was fifty-fifty better!
After dinner nosotros went out to Poseidon for some dancing (and no to a greater extent than drinks for me) in addition to fifty-fifty to a greater extent than missy time. The motion-picture demo isn't the best but it's the cutest i nosotros had hahah.
After nosotros tried to acquire to McD's but it was unopen :( thence nosotros constitute refuge at a local diner in addition to ate really really salubrious food. See here:
SUNDAY:
We woke upwards to a greater extent than or less xi in addition to headed downwards to Seacrest for lunch. Once in i lawsuit again the nutrient was amazing (#allthefood) in addition to nosotros made Sarah endeavor hummus for the outset time. Lunch was overnice because nosotros got in that location correct when it opened thence nosotros had the identify to ourselves.
After dejeuner Katie had to caput dwelling solid in addition to Caitlin arrived (Caitlin was originally on this trip but had a marriage come upwards up inwards Charleston thence she joined for Dominicus in addition to Monday). One of my favorite things I did finally fourth dimension at Sonesta was rent in addition to ride a wheel on the beach. So I made certain this fourth dimension to laid something upwards for the girls. It was pretty windy out, but it is e'er thence fun to ride bikes inwards such beautiful scenery.
Danielle, Sydney in addition to Caitlin called it quits early on but Sarah in addition to I stuck it out. Riding amongst the air current was slowly but the problem came riding back. No bueno:
Then it was fourth dimension to accept Sydney to the airdrome :( I was thence deplorable everyone was starting to leave!!
#diva #loveher
After nosotros dropped her off, nosotros took Caitlin to Frosty Frog in addition to and thence nosotros all went out for Mexican food. Just thence happened to live in that location during happy hr in addition to a margarona the size of my caput was solely $4. How practise yous tell no?
After dinner nosotros decided to receive got a chill nighttime in addition to nosotros really merely ended upwards all laying inwards the bed snuggling in addition to singing songs at the top of our lungs. It was such a wonderful memory-- beingness surrounded past times your friends in addition to beingness a total weirdo but having the fourth dimension of your life. There's null quite similar it.
The master copy conception was to wing dorsum the side past times side morning, but equally yous know my flying was canceled dorsum to NYC. Because of that I ended upwards riding dorsum to Charlotte amongst Caitlin in addition to spending a few days amongst her until I was able to acquire home.
Overall, this trip was i for the tape books. I receive got to tell give thank yous you x1000 to Sonesta for having us over the weekend in addition to beingness thence amazing during the trip. It wouldn't receive got been equally amazing anywhere else in addition to I know I'll live dorsum in i lawsuit again :)
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*For the sake of total disclosure, the hotel expenses were comped. But I personally dear Sonesta in addition to was already planning on going earlier I reached out to run amongst them. I don't desire you, the reader, to think that inwards whatever means swayed this post!*
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