still looking

Still looking for some advice on the Boardwalk Beach resort. 8 families going there over 4th of July. any advice helpful.

still looking

I live here in Myrtle Beach (just moved a few months ago.) I am also looking at a nice place to book our out of town guests for one of my daughter%26#39;s upcoming wedding in October. I thought I%26#39;d just drive around to some of the better looking hotels (NOT in the honky-tonk area) and see what the actual rooms/prices, etc. look like. I%26#39;ll be glad to let you know my opinion of the Boardwalk, anyway, for what it%26#39;s worth.

Since it%26#39;s sort of overcast today, it%26#39;ll be a good day for me to take care of this -- I%26#39;ll get back to you later.

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Okay, I went by Boardwalk and wasn%26#39;t terribly impressed. Actually, I didn%26#39;t even real feel like getting out of the car to go in to inquire. I did, however, go in a couple of hotels down to a nice looking place called The Breakers Resort Hotel. It has the lazy river thing that the kids love %26amp; looked much higher class than the other hotel. I think the prices are similiar, but even if the Breakers cost $20-$25 more I think you%26#39;ll find it%26#39;s worth the extra.

I don%26#39;t know if ya%26#39;ll are real familiar with Myrtle Beach or not, but the street number of the hotel tells you which avenue it%26#39;s on. (2305 would be on 21st ave, for instance.) The Pavilion and all the really honky-tonk stuff that I would try to avoid is on 9th Ave. North. I wouldn%26#39;t book a hotel much closer than 20th or 21st Ave. North or South. Anything from that point on in either direction are going to be nicer hotels.

There are some really good restaurants around if you%26#39;re interested (Sea Captain%26#39;s House on 31st is great -- good, fresh seafood on the ocean -- a local favorite; Bumz on the Beach right next to The Breakers is a fun place right on the sand with good, cold beer, good burgers and live music at night) I can tell you about more if you%26#39;re interested.

If you have kids traveling with, go to Broadway on the Beach (around 21st Ave. %26amp; 501) There%26#39;s lots of little shops, restaurants, the Ripley%26#39;s Aquarium the little guys would love and a brand new thing called MagicQuest the older kids and young adults would love. It%26#39;s kind of an interactive video game in which you are the character - you get a wand and have to actually go around and do the game yourself.

I don%26#39;t want to write too much, but if you need more help just ask me a specific question and I%26#39;ll try. I%26#39;d also recommend going to Expedia%26#39;s webiste and look up hotels in the Myrtle Beach area. They have them listed in their search area (if you look for a specific name they give you a ';hotels list'; option. They are all rated with stars and give photos and info on each. Good luck %26amp; I hope ya%26#39;ll have a ball!

okay, duh. I realized one of my typos was in my example of the avenues: 2305 would be on 23rd Ave., not 21st. Sorry.

thanks for the the info. We are going with about 8 families and have already booked the boardwalk. The rooms are in booked in the South Tower I unit. YIKES I think we made a big mistake. We are going for a dance competition so we won%26#39;t really be using the rooms for much just to sleep. We are only hoping that they are at leat clean!!!!!

Thanks again for the info