We stayed at the Beachwalk Motel for a long weekend in October 2007. It was okay. It looks like they have put new carpet, curtains, shower curtain rod, chair coverings, etc. in an older motel. The beds were decent, but not super comfortable. It's almost like they put too much furniture in the room so it seems kind of small. The people at the motel were nice enough. It was very busy while we stayed there.

They do have a golf cart shuttle that will take you just about anywhere around the area. The beach is only about a 10 minute walk, but you do have to cut through a shopping center. The shopping center is a little confusing because it winds around all over the place.

The other reviewers are right that there is not a whole lot of street lights on the island and all of the shopping areas are hidden in the trees. It's a little claustrophobic to drive around, but some people like the idea that HHI is not commercial at all.

First, let me say that my family usually vacations in Destin, Florida or Jekyll Island, Georgia. We choose Destin when we want to enjoy beautiful beaches and Jekyll Island when we want to enjoy a secluded island with no traffic or McDonalds. We decided to try Hilton Head Island for a short trip in August. We will never be back.
Our horrible experience of Hilton Head Island started before we even left the house. I looked for hotels on the internet, and found that the less expensive hotels on the beach were $300. This was suprising, after staying in extremely nice beachside condos in Destin, Florida for only around $150 per night. We decided to suck it up and drive 5 hours from Columbus, Georgia, despite the cost.
Once we entered South Carolina, we decided to follow a sign that said "Hilton Head Island 21 miles". We kept following the signs that said "Hilton Head Island 21 miles" for about 40 miles. Finally we returned to our map and found the island, despite the signs.
Once we entered the island, we found Atlanta traffic in a smaller-than Atlanta area. It was impossible to drive. Huge trees cover restraunt and hotel signs, and every building looks the same. We enjoy reading reviews and looking at the actual restaraunt before choosing to eat there. That is impossible to do on HHI, thanks to the large trees that try to make the island look secluded by covering up McDonalds.
We finally found our hotel, the Beachwalk Hotel. In the lobby, we were harrassed by a sales person clothed in "Guest services" clothing. Our room was okay, which we weren't dissapointed since this was a short spur of the moment trip, we didn't have high expectations...we just wanted to enjoy the beach and good food.
For lunch, we ate at Captain Woody's. This was a very lunch place. We returned to our hotel and asked the lobby clerk where the beach was. He gave us horrible directions, telling us we would walk on a "nature trail to the beach". The nature trail turned out to be an ally way, which smelled of garbage.
The beach was nice. It was overcrowded, but nice. Again, Destin Florida and Jekyll Island beaches are prettier and less crowded.
At night we ate at Kingfisher. The food was good, but the service was horrible.
We came back to the hotel and decided to go to the beach at night. After wading through a overcrowded "fair like atmosphere" of overly priced stores and screaming bratty children, we arrived at the beach. We were scared of getting mugged, because there was no lighting outside of the "fair".
The beach was so nice at night. It wasn't crowded at all. The walk home consisted of avoiding drunk, loud teenagers. I fell down in the unlit "nature walk", because I couldn't see anything. I almost sprained my ankle, so we decided that we were finished with HHI. We were so ready to get out that we checked out of the hotel (with no refund) and drove 5 hours home at 10 pm.
Don't go here. It isn't worth the money. Overcrowded, Overcrowded, Overcrowded!

Regardless of the price I paid I was disappointed in the status of the room with "tired" linens and furniture, stained carpet, mold in the bathtub around the rim and a bed right out of the rock quarry. I would gladly pay more for a room that at least appeared clean. Priceline features the hotel as a 2 1/2 star and I would rate it a 1 star!

The plus for the hotel was that it is in a good location.

We stayed one night at the Beachwalk on 7/28. We got in around 11am and checked right in. Check in was not until 4pm but they did not make a fuss about it nor were we charged for an early check in fee. This was great cause we had a place to change for the beach. There is nothing fancy about the room. A little outdated but suficcient enough if it's just a place to sleep. Bathrooms are small. Walls are thin. The room was clean. Only thing we noticed was the carpet had a few stains in it. The room has a mini-fridge which was great if you wanted to keep drinks cold. One great thing for some travelers is that this hotel is pet friendly year round with no weight restrictions. There is a pet fee of $40 per stay. No restrictions on leaving your pet in the room unattended while you are not there.(Some other nicer hotels on the island charge a pet fee and have weight restrictions along with some other restrictions such as you are not allowed to leave pets unattended or that they are only allowed during the off season.) We didn't use the pool but it looked clean. Continental breakfast was standard. Muffins, bagels, waffle irons, cereal, etc. The beach is about a 10-15 minute walk to the beach. The hotel also offers a complimentary golf cart shuttle that can take you to the beach or coligny plaza and some other stops along the way. We brought our bikes with us and that was very convenient. Bike ride to the beach is about 5 minutes. You cut through the arbor in the parking lot and through coligny plaza. This is basically a straight shot right to the beach. This was our first time at this hotel and we found the beach on our bikes in less than 10 minutes without asking for directions. If you do not own a bike, I recommend you rent one. There is a bike rental shop right next to the hotel through the parking in the next shopping center. Bikes are a great way to travel around this area with coligny plaza so close. There are bike racks and bike lanes everywhere. We talked to some other vacationers who mentioned that it was hard to find parking spaces at the beach and restuarants since they drove. I recommend getting up at 6am and hopping on your bike to the beach for the gorgeous sunrise around 6:30am. Absolutely breathtaking and so worth it. Beach is not crowed at this time. You'll see alot of people with the same idea along with morning joggers and dog walkers. We even saw dolphins. Another great thing is you can ride your bikes on the beach anytime during the day.