There are a lot of hotels in Myrtle Beach, but not all of them are good. Some look fine online, but in reality are pretty run-down and some are downright dirty. Here are some beachfront properties we have tried:
Recommend:
(Generally, the name-brand hotels a few others are clean and of good quality. All of these are oceanfront.)
- Homewood Suites by Hilton – newer resort with spacious ocean-view balcony rooms, interior hallways, an indoor waterpark area with waterslides and a lazy river, and a delicious free breakfast.
- Courtyard and Springhill Suites by Marriott – typical clean Marriott property rooms with oceanview balcony rooms, interior hallways, and access to the pools, lazy river, and indoor water slides at 3 neighboring hotels. The only downside to this is it can feel spread out if you have multiple kids wanting to go to different areas.
- The Breakers – while I prefer the Courtyard and Springhill Suites next door, this hotel shares all the same pool amenities, still has nice clean rooms, and is often a little less expenive than the Marriott properies next door.
- Hilton Grand Vacations Club Myrtle Beach – there are actually several HGVC properties in the area and all are good. These are technically timeshare properties which means you can find multi-bedroom suites with kitchens which is great for larger families. You can find timeshare trades through RCI and Redweek, but these properties also show up on Expedia.
Good, not great, but they offer multi-bedroom suites:
(There are a lot of condo and timeshare properties. These are great for having more space, but the
quality can vary from suite to suite. Read reviews on
VRBO to make sure you are renting one of the good suites.)
- Dunes Village Resort – we like the indoor water park building at this one, but the condos are hit or miss for cleanliness and if they are updated or not
- Camelot by the Sea – most condos have been renovated and are nice. Check and make sure you’re reserving one of the updated ones, otherwise we do not recommend this resort.
- Carolinian Beach Resort – we had a pretty nice condo, but another friend in the same building had one that was quite dirty. The quality seems to vary a bit. But they do have a lazy river and pool.
Do NOT recommend:
- Crown Reef Resort – don’t get sucked in by the water park. The rooms are dirty, run-down, and uncomfortable.
- Atlantica
- Compass Cove – this place has apparently done renovations recently and we are told it’s better, but based on previous experience, it was really bad. I’m not sure if new paint and furniture can turn this one around. The pictures are not what they seem.
