Callawassie Island, Bluffton hotel rooms at the Independent

"Excellent!"

"Very crowded for spring break, but the place is nice. Staff is great. Would stay here again. "

"The building and outside areas are very nice and well kept. While most of the staff were incredibly nice and helpful, I think they were overwhelmed. It was Easter weekend. There was no coffee available on Saturday at 7:30 am (it should be flowing by that point). When I asked about room cleaning Saturday and fresh towels they mentioned that they only clean every other day. Then they called us back to say they would clean anyway—which was very nice. So we once again made sure to get out with the dog and wait an hour, but returning two hours later there was no room cleaning. But the price was good and the hotel was clean, so overall it’s an affordable solution to a very expensive area. "

" Noisy, ok pool but nothing else"

"We had a wonderful stay. Would recommend this resort to others."

"The hotel staff is amazing but the pool bar and market seemed understaffed given the hotel capacity. We had a room issue arise in the middle of the night and it was handled well but still disappointing. Overall the property is beautiful and the amenities are wonderful but I think they could use some refresh on standards and an increase in staff."

"Everything in the facility was very clean and well maintained. No slow drains or broken fixtures. The pools were amazing but not heated. The water was still pretty cold at the end of March. The beach is a short walk down Pope Street. It is very nice. Wash off stations and changing rooms are provided. There is a small splash pad for the kids. There was a lifeguard present for bankers hours. The beach was clean and the clientele was well behaved and friendly. It was excellent for families. We have two younger kids and we put them on the sleeper sofa. That worked well. There was a broom and vacuum cleaner provided and those were a great help to clean up after the kids. One caveat is that the kitchen table is in a carpeted area. Without a vacuum cleaner that would have been a disaster but the vacuum was provided and we were just fine! The dishwasher is noisy and interferes with sleeping on the sleeper sofa. I recommend running it during the day instead of at night and then there is no problem. After hours check in worked just fine. This is a timeshare style place so you have to talk to the timeshare salesperson in the morning for 5 minutes to get your access code renewed. They text you once a day asking you to attend the sales pitch. I've been to places where the salespeople call you 5-10 times a day and it gets really annoying. I appreciated that they limit it to one text a day here. Overall my wife thought the place was amazing and rated it very highly. We would return."

"Room wasn't ready at check in Pool was dirty A wedding blocked from going in the pool Pool bar closed"

"Good property overall. Room was very clean. Easy check in and out experience "