What a Hilton Head vacation rental costs, week by week, and how many homes are already booked or held, from about 4,400 vacation homes.
The headlines for November 2026 to September 2027. Every figure is free to quote: Copy takes the sentence with its source.
About half
of the island’s vacation homes are already booked or held for Thanksgiving week
About half of Hilton Head’s vacation homes are already booked or held by owners for Thanksgiving week, about twice the weeks around it. For 4-bedroom houses it’s about 7 in 10.
4 in 10
big houses are already booked or held for July, nine months out
Nine months out, about 4 in 10 big Hilton Head houses (5 or more bedrooms) are already booked or held for July. For 2-bedroom villas it’s about 1 in 10.
$3,500 to $8,700
for a week in a 4-bedroom house, the cheapest week of the year to the dearest
A week in a 4-bedroom Hilton Head vacation house costs about $3,500 in late January and about $8,700 over the Fourth of July week, taxes and fees included. A 2-bedroom villa runs from about $1,600 in early November to $3,400 over the Fourth of July week.
+$1,250
for a 4-bedroom house over RBC Heritage week, against two weeks later
Over RBC Heritage week, a 4-bedroom Hilton Head vacation house costs about $6,300 for the week, about $1,250 more than two weeks later. A 2-bedroom villa costs about $400 more.
About 4 in 10
of homes are booked or held for New Year’s week, more than Christmas week
More Hilton Head vacation homes are already booked or held for New Year’s week than for Christmas week: about 4 in 10, compared with 1 in 4. For 4-bedroom houses it’s about 6 in 10, compared with 1 in 3.
+$1,700
a week for a 2-bedroom villa on the oceanfront in July
In July, a 2-bedroom villa in an oceanfront building on Hilton Head costs about $645 a night, and other 2-bedroom villas about $405: the oceanfront adds about $1,700 to a week.
$60 to $115
a person a night for a family of four in a 2-bedroom villa
For a family of four, a 2-bedroom Hilton Head vacation villa costs about $60 a person a night in November and about $115 in July, taxes and fees included.
Pick where you want to stay, the kind of home, its size and the month. The price is what a typical open home of that kind asks for seven nights, with rent, fees and taxes.
2-bedroom villas across the island in July 2027
$3,200
for a week, or about $455 a night, taxes and fees included
Booked or held so far
About 1 in 10 of their nights are already taken by guests or owners.
2-bedroom villas across the island: what a week costs in each month, and how many of their nights are already booked or held. Tap a month to see its numbers; your choices above change both charts. A month far ahead with few nights taken is still open, not quiet: summer books later than winter.
July 2027: about $3,200 for a week, taxes and fees included
July 2027: about 1 in 10 of nights taken so far
| Month | A week | A night | Middle half, a night | Booked or held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $1,600 | $235 | $195–$290 | about 1 in 3 |
| December 2026 | $1,700 | $240 | $200–$295 | about 1 in 5 |
| January 2027 | $1,700 | $240 | $195–$305 | about 4 in 10 |
| February 2027 | $1,800 | $260 | $210–$350 | 6 in 10 |
| March 2027 | $2,300 | $335 | $265–$435 | about 6 in 10 |
| April 2027 | $2,500 | $350 | $280–$450 | 3 in 10 |
| May 2027 | $2,500 | $360 | $285–$460 | about 1 in 10 |
| June 2027 | $3,200 | $450 | $350–$595 | 1 in 10 |
| July 2027 | $3,200 | $455 | $355–$595 | about 1 in 10 |
| August 2027 | $2,300 | $335 | $270–$435 | fewer than 1 in 10 |
| September 2027 | $2,200 | $315 | $255–$405 | fewer than 1 in 10 |
Every week ahead for 2-bedroom villas across the island, with the holiday weeks named. Tap a week to see what it costs and how much of it is taken. Week by week covers the whole island; the kind of home and size follow your choices above.
Nov 21–Nov 27 · Thanksgiving week
$1,800 for the week, about $250 a night
4 in 10 of nights are already booked or held.
Each box is a Saturday-to-Friday week: its typical price for a week, and in orange, how much of it is already booked or held.
The same home costs more in some parts of the island than others. These are 2-bedroom villas in July, area by area. “Too few homes” means fewer than 10 homes, or homes from too few rental businesses, to give a fair number.
| Area | A week | A night | Middle half, a night | Booked or held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole island | $3,200 | $455 | $355–$595 | about 1 in 10 |
| Sea Pines | $3,300 | $475 | $415–$605 | 1 in 10 |
| Palmetto Dunes | $3,900 | $555 | $430–$670 | fewer than 1 in 10 |
| Forest Beach | $2,900 | $420 | $325–$580 | about 1 in 10 |
| Shipyard | $2,600 | $365 | $320–$410 | fewer than 1 in 10 |
| Folly Field and mid-island beaches | $3,400 | $485 | $355–$575 | 1 in 10 |
| Rest of the island | $2,300 | $330 | $275–$375 | fewer than 1 in 10 |
Villas in buildings that stand on the beach, against every other villa on the island, in July. In July, a 2-bedroom villa in an oceanfront building on Hilton Head costs about $645 a night, and other 2-bedroom villas about $405: the oceanfront adds about $1,700 to a week. Our oceanfront rentals page lists them.
| Villa | Oceanfront, a night | Other villas, a night | Oceanfront adds, a week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom | $450 | $345 | $700 |
| 2-bedroom | $645 | $405 | $1,700 |
| 3-bedroom | $995 | $570 | $3,000 |
| 4-bedroom | $1,405 | $840 | $4,000 |
Prices and booked nights come from the public booking calendars of about 4,400 Hilton Head vacation homes, checked every week. These figures cover November 2026 to September 2027 and are refreshed every month.
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About half of Hilton Head’s vacation homes are already booked or held by owners for Thanksgiving week, about twice the weeks around it. For 4-bedroom houses it’s about 7 in 10.
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Of the months ahead, November is the cheapest: the typical vacation home asks about $295 a night, taxes and fees included, against about $605 in July. Week by week, the cheapest week for a 4-bedroom house falls in late January.
A 2-bedroom villa costs about $1,600 a week in November and about $3,200 in July. A 4-bedroom house costs about $3,700 in November and about $8,600 in July. These are typical prices with rent, fees and taxes included: half the homes of each kind ask more, and half less.
Early if you need a big house. About 4 in 10 houses with 5 or more bedrooms are already booked or held for July, against about 1 in 10 2-bedroom villas. Villas and condos stay open much longer, so a family that fits in one has more time and more choice.
About half of the island’s vacation homes are already booked or held for Thanksgiving week, and about 4 in 10 for New Year’s week. Most of the rest are still open to book, and the week-by-week calendar on this page shows what they ask.
A night counts as booked or held when a home’s calendar no longer offers it. That takes in guest bookings and the nights owners keep for themselves, which a public calendar can’t tell apart. So it is not the share of homes with paying guests: it is the share no longer open to book.
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Villas and homes to book across the island, with their prices.
Homes still open for the weeks ahead, and the specials on them.
Big houses for family reunions and groups, which book first.
Villas and homes on the beach, and what they cost.
Weather, crowds and events, month by month.
Longer winter stays, which fill February and March early.
