We stayed a week in unit 459. We stayed on the ground level of the building to the right of the pool (if facing the ocean). We could see beautiful landscape and some ocean from our deck. Staying on the ground floor is a trade off. You can walk straight out but if you stay up higher you get a better view of the ocean. The middle building definitely is better if you want to walk straight out to the pool. Wear shoes because the cobblestone sidewalks hurt your feet. The beach area in front of the resort is perfect. At low tide the beach is very big. We rode bikes on the beach and through the resort areas. My family loved that. Big trees with lots of Spanish Moss makes this a beautiful area. We also rode to the putt-putt courses and to the general store for ice cream.
Not much fishing to be had, much to the dismay of my husband. You couldn't keep your boat at the condo either.
We did see a number of sting rays, HUNDREDS of sand dollars and a few horse shoe crabs. On the last day we saw a box jelly fish.
The condo we stayed in was very nice and just right for a rental. Aside from maintenance noise at 8am (which the rental agency took care of for us) it was a good unit to rent.
There were lots of ants on the walkway from condos across the dunes to the beach and I don't know why. Don't stand still though because even though they look like 'picnic ants', they start biting as soon as you stop moving.
Rent bikes before you go...they bike company will deliver them to your unit and they'll be waiting for you when you get there. Very nice. They picked them up the last day too.

This is a great 2 bed/2bath unit. The shower and tub could have been a little cleaner (scum mildew build up) and the a/c return air vents were almost totally covered with dust, but the rest of the condo was very clean. Very well furnished and totally updated. Great oceanfront view, unobstructed. Beautiful sunrises. Huge wide beach. Very nice pool. Was there in September 2011 and that is a perfect time of year to go if you do not have kids.

My 3 girls friends and I chose Captain's walk Villa in Palmetto Dunes for our home away from home over the Labor Day weekend. We stayed in #467 (rented via ResortQuest) and were pleasantly surprised. The photos on the resortquest website were EXACTLY what we walked in to! great ocean view, nice kitchen, comfortable living space, very nice balcony (where we spent most of our time it seems). The decor was perfectly chosen...it felt like a home and not just temporary housing. We did have a toilet get stopped up but that was resolved in less than 30 mins after calling maintenance. And the maintenance guy also fixed a slow leak in a sink that he noticed while there. if i have to "complain" about something it would be that the master bathtub could use some refinishing to match the rest of the updates. the air didn't seem to blow as forcefully in the 2nd bedroom as it did through out the unit and maintenance told us just to turn the thermostat down until it was comfortable so that was resolved. on the day of our checkout, we received a knock at the door before 8am and someone inquiring about when we were leaving (assumed it was the cleaning folks) and then someone knocked again around 11:45am. We had arranged for a noon checkout so i'm not sure why that wasn't communicated to cleaning staff. the reservation office gave us their sincerely apologies about that disturbance. All in all, this was a great unit, a great property and it was conveniently located to everything.

Overall, we enjoyed our first trip to Hilton Head and stayed in Captains Walk #468. The 3BR/3BA unit was spacious, had a nice view, and since it is an end unit, nice privacy. I will say, though, the unit could use some updating. The kitchen and bathrooms (except for the master bath) were a little rough. The staff at Sea Turtle (property management company) could not have been nicer. Crane really took her time when we checked in to tell us all about the activities on the island and was very responsive throughout the rental process, from initial reservation through check in.