Hotels in Myrtle Beach
The Grand Strand is lined with hotels, motels, condominiums, and cottages, and you’ll rarely have trouble finding a room. The highest rates are charged June 15 to Labor Day. Myrtle Beach is becoming more of a year-round destination, however, and you can find great off-season discounts in the winter. Golfers, in particular, take advantage of these low-cost rooms in the off season. The hotels and inns below are recommendations from a very long list.
Camping
You'll find plenty of campsites along the Grand Strand, many on the oceanfront and rates drop considerably after Labor Day. Most welcome families, and many don’t allow any single person younger than 25. Set directly on the ocean, about halfway between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, 430 sites are available at Apache Family Campground, 9700 Kings Rd. (tel. 800/553-1749 or 843/449-7323; www.apachefamilycampground.com). Amenities include a swimming pool and recreation pavilion, water, electricity, shade shelters, modern bathhouses with hot water, sewer hookups, laundry, trading post, playground, public telephones, and ice. Reserve here year-round, except for the week of July 4th. Rates are $32 to $64, depending on the season.
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Admiral Motor Inn
Located right next to the 2nd Avenue Pier and the Boardwalk, this aging motel is nothing fancy, but that's okay. It provides a bit of quiet amidst the louder and more elaborate hotels in the area. The rooms are fairly basic, and the décor is a bit of a throwback to the 1980s, but the…$Around Town
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Best Western Plus Grand Strand Inn & Suites
This expansive outpost of the Best Western chain is nicely located, but a few hundred feet from the beach. At the center of the grounds is an outdoor pool, which is well-kept, with a nice mix of seating areas and places to relax. This is another hotel in the area that does a great…$Around Town - Hotel
Compass Cove Oceanfront Resort
Water, water, everywhere and so little time to frolic? You'll probably want to stay a few days at this resort just to take in the 22 water features, which run from six indoor and outdoor pools to three sleepy and lazy "rivers" to kiddie pools, the "Compass Cruiser," and the aptly…$$Around Town - Hotel
Coral Beach Resort & Suites
This is the affordable family resort, right on the beach but a long walk from the center of town. It’s old, but generally clean: try and look at your room before accepting it, if you can; the hotel is gradually renovating but some rooms are still stuck in the 1980s. As with the other…$Around Town - Hotel
Gazebo Inn
This is another one of the very well-run family motels in Myrtle Beach, operated almost continuously for 40 years by the Perkins family. As the motel is located right on the beach, some rooms have ocean views, which makes for some great sunset and/or sunrise viewing, depending on…$Around Town - Hotel
Hampton Inn Myrtle Beach-Broadway @ The Beach
This popular chain operates several properties in the Myrtle Beach area, but this is my overall favorite. It is not on the beach (the sand is 1 mile away), but it is close to the heart of the action in the sprawling Broadway at the Beach complex. It’s also a better choice for couples…$$Around Town - Hotel
Island Vista
This beachfront property is the pick of the family-friendly resorts, beautifully located in a relatively tranquil residential section of town. All the rooms are clean and comfy, but this place really is all about the views. Standard rooms are dubbed “ocean view,” but make sure you…$$Around Town - Hotel
Mermaid Inn
With its midcentury modern zigzag porte cochere, the Mermaid Inn is hard to miss. Reopened and renovated in 2013, this modish hotel is a nice low-key, low-rise counterpart to the massive chunky slabs of hotels that tend to dominate Myrtle Beach. The color scheme is appropriate, with…$Around Town - Hotel
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes
Sitting on the beach is but one of the piquant charms here, but given all that's inside the hotel and its expansive spaces, you might not even make it out there. The focus of the resort might be described as the bountiful appearance of water, as there's an indoor pool, an outdoor…$$Around Town - Hotel
Mystic Sea Resort
Located right near the beach, this resort is much more modest than the other gargantuan properties that march up and down the waterfront in Myrtle Beach. The property has three buildings, the main Mystic Sea Building, the Courtyard Condos (about 150 yards from the beach), and the…$Around Town - Hotel
Ocean Reef Resort
This is another family resort option, set on a busier stretch of beach than Island Vista, but still apart from the really boisterous section and with slightly cheaper rooms. It has all the water slides, lazy rivers, and colorful toddler pools (indoor and outdoor) to entice the kids,…$$Around Town - Hotel
Regency Towers
This is another of the Grand Strand's large apartment tower-style hotels, offering a predictably solid mix of water features, including an indoor and outdoor pool. What's most notable here are the very large rooms, which are all either two or three bedrooms, with a washer and dryer…$$Around Town - Hotel
Sandy Beach Resort
A very popular and extremely busy condo-style property on the Grand Strand, this resort is highlighted by rooms that are tremendous in terms of their amenities and general appearance. Each room features art that's been handpicked by the property's design team; colorful touches like…$Around Town - Hotel
Serendipity Inn
If you're seeking an alternative to the big blockbuster resorts directly on the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, this inn is worth a look. It might be called a bed & breakfast, although it's more like a small romantic hotel than anything else. There are 15 rooms in total, each with…$Around Town - Hotel
The Island Vista Oceanfront Resort
Opened in 2006, this 12-story property is arguably the best family-focused resort in Myrtle Beach. While adults are indulging in massages or just lounging around, children are welcome to join complimentary activities led by college interns that include sandcastle building, arts and…$$Around Town - Hotel
Waikiki Village
Right on the main drag in downtown Myrtle Beach, this two-story mom-and-pop-style operation has a kidney-shaped pool and the architectural styling of an early 1960s South Florida laid-back retreat. With its cool blue and off-white color scheme, it's got that legit retro feel,…$Around Town
