Myrtle Beach Recommendations

MYRTLE BEACH RESORTS

Wyndham at the Cottages (North Myrtle Beach)

• 0.5 mile to beach
• 1 pool
• Access to Ocean Boulevard amenities
• Cottages are nice (like houses)
• Each have their own parking
• Ideal solution for larger families or groups
• Provide transportation to the beach
• Quiet setting
• Stand-alone cottages
• Unit 16 is nice
• Units big & spacious

Wyndham Dye Villas at Myrtle Beach (North Myrtle Beach)

• 4 championship golf courses
• All units have 3 bedrooms
• Chipping & putting area
• Fitness center
• Gated community
• Jacuzzi
• Nicest resort in Myrtle Beach
• Outdoor pool
• Restaurant & bar on site
• Several blocks from the beach (seasonal private beach shuttle)
• Small resort
• Upscale amenities
• Very quiet

Wyndham Ocean Boulevard (North Myrtle Beach)

• 5 pools, 8 hot tubs, & lazy river
• Away from tourist stuff
• Beachfront location
• Better for teenagers
• Classes & water aerobics in lazy river
• Close to main street activities
• Convenient location
• Crowded during the summer
• Good resort if you have kids with you
• Have a lot of kid activities
• Have tons of coupon books at the front desk for places in the area
• In a busy area
• Largest & most crowded resort
• Ocean front – full view of the ocean, balcony & master bedroom overlook the beach & ocean
• Ocean view – partial view of ocean, side view of the ocean
• One neat activity at the resort (for additional fee) is make your own tie dye shirt)
• Parking a hassle in towers 1, 2, & 3
• Pools are heated
• Pools get limited sun during day because of buildings
• Tower 1 (beach side) (north tower) (water pressure is sometimes a problem)
• Tower 2 (busiest with check in & sales in the building) (ocean view units) Middle tower)
  • Only tower with one-bedroom units
  • Units ending in 37 & 38 are ocean front
• Tower 3 (beach side) (amazing views) (south tower)
  • Unit 1123 2-bedroom deluxe ocean view
• Tower 4 (beach across the street) (better fitness room) (less busy) (great pool) (less parking hassle) (more family friendly)
  • Units 707 has a good view & 1106 has a great view
• Towers 1, 2 & 3 all have ocean front units
• Very busy
• Walking distance to downtown area
• Workout rooms in towers 1 & 4
• Yoga on the beach

Wyndham Seawatch Plantation (Myrtle Beach)

• 7 pools, 11 hot tubs & 2 lazy rivers
• Bar by pool
• Beachfront location
• Best resort in Myrtle Beach
• Better to get units on the higher floors at the towers
• Better unit floor plans
• Close to grocery stores, restaurants, & shopping
• Daily activities calendar
• Fewer people than Ocean Boulevard
• Great ocean views
• Larger resort than the other resorts except Ocean Boulevard
• Little older than Ocean Boulevard
• More water features
• Nice lazy river
• No parking problems
• North tower
  • Better during winter
  • Closer to restaurants
  • Elevators are inside and very busy
  • Fire pit on site
  • Has DJ & activities for kids
  • Indoor pool at both towers
  • Parking is better than south tower
  • Shorter walk to beach
  • Unit 1201 nice 2-bedroom deluxe with decent view of ocean
  • Unit 1601 2-bedroom deluxe with 2 balconies and ocean view
• Oceanfront available at towers but not at villas
• Quieter than Ocean Boulevard
• Resort has a better layout
• Restaurant in north tower (has delicious breakfast) (eat on balcony that overlooks the ocean)
• Smaller units than Ocean Boulevard
• South tower
  • Has more elevators, elevators out in open, & easier to get you to where you are staying
  • Unit 1508 is a nice 2-bedroom with nice view of the ocean
• Towers closer to ocean than villas and have better ocean views
• Towers have more hot tubs & larger pool
• Very family oriented
• Villas 1
• Villas 2
• Villas 3
• Villas are further from the beach than towers
• Villas are less points
• Villas are more private & quiet
• Villas are nice
• Villas not as hectic
• Villas parking is more convenient
• Villas units are larger

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Towers on the Grove at North Myrtle Beach (North Myrtle Beach)
Beachfront location

• Beachfront location
• Corner three-bedroom unit is beautiful
• Corner units have two balconies
• Easy access to beach
• Good location
• Huge beach area that is nice & clean, and no crowds
• In a quiet area
• Less touristy
• More laid back
• Nice hot tub
• Nice lazy river & waterslide
• No kid activities
• Not as crowded as other resorts
• One-bedroom units are like hotel rooms
• Only 1 outdoor pool and is small & is crowded in prime season
• Pool is partially covered, and water can be really cold
• See floor plans (www.towersresort.com/floorplans) bottom floor plans are oceanfront & top floor plans are street side
• Smaller resort
• Staff is amazing
• Unit 28 second bedroom has no doors & must go through the living room to get to it
• Unit 734 is a nice 2-bedroom deluxe
• Units completely refurbished
• Units have unusual floor plans & are not the same plan
• Valet parking

Wyndham Westwinds (North Myrtle Beach)

• Avoid unit 301 (right near vending machines & staff smoking area) (very noisy & can smell the smoke)
• Bathrooms are extremely small
• Beachfront location
• End 2-bedroom units on each floor are ocean view, not ocean front
• For oceanfront units ask for units ending in 02 through 09
• Free DVD rentals
• Indoor/outdoor pool & hot tubs
• Need a car, not much within walking distance
• Nice indoor pool & hot tub
• Nice resort
• Oldest resort but all units renovated in 2015 & 2016
• Only have 1 & 2-bedroom units
• Resort smaller & quieter than other Myrtle Beach resorts
• Unit 1002 is a nice corner unit with a balcony that gets sun all day (faces south)
• Units have no in-room safes
• Units have small bathrooms
• Very friendly staff

Bluegreen Carolina Grande

• Across the street from the beach, outdoor heated pool, hot tub

Bluegreen Horizons at 77th

• On the beach, indoor pool, outdoor pool, hot tub

Bluegreen Harbour Lights

• Best for kids, but is not right on the beach – Indoor heated pool, outdoor pool, indoor hot tub, outdoor kiddie pool and lazy river at one location (with an outdoor bar next to it) – a pool and kiddie pool at another location (with an outdoor bar and sandwich shop next to it) – Also two ponds for fishing – Clubhouse w/ activities for kids, including pool tables and arcade games

Bluegreen SeaGlass Tower

• Right on the beach – Indoor pool, outdoor pool, hot tub - Mostly 1BR & Studios - Best for romantic adult getaways – Known to be a bit busier & louder of a location

Bluegreen Shorecrest Vacation Villas

• Right on the beach – Indoor heated pool, outdoor pool, lazy river, game room - Great for couples or families with children

MYRTLE BEACH RESTAURANTS/FOOD

• 2nd Ave Pier
• Abuelo’s
• Admiral’s Flagship Seafood Buffet
• Amici’s
• Angelo’s
• Apache Pier Restaurant (best fish & shrimp)
• ART Burger and Sushi Bar
• Atlantis Restaurant
• Aunt Catfish (Sunday brunch)
• Basil’s Pizza (one block from Towers on the Grove)
• Beck’s Restaurant (Calabash, NC)
• Benito’s Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta (best Italian)?
• Benito’s Rolling Oven
• Benjamin’s Bakery & Café (expensive) (Surfside Beach, SC)
• Big Mike’s Soul Food
• Bimini’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Café (awesome shrimp teriyaki)
• Black Thai
• Bueberry’s Grill
• Boardwalk Billy’s Raw Bar & Ribs
• Boathouse (near Harbour Lights)
• Bonito’s Brick Oven Pizza (best Italian)?
• Boulineau’s IGA (grocery store across from Towers on The Grove that has an eat in food buffet)
• Bubba’s Fish Shack (Surfside Beach, SC)
• Bummz Bar & Grill
• Café Old Vienna
• California Dreaming Restaurant
• California Pizza (at Barefoot Landing)
• Calli Baker’s Firehouse Bar & Grill
• Captain George’s Buffet (awesome crab legs)
• Captain John’s Seafood House (Calabash, NC)
• Captain Nance’s (Calabash, NC)
• Carolina Roadhouse
• Chesapeake House (seafood)
• Chris’s Pizza & Pub (longs, SC) (up highway 9 off highway 17)
• Chuck’s Steak House (in restaurant row)
• Ciaos Italian Restaurant
• Clark’s Seafood & Chops (on highway 17) (Little River, SC)
• Crab Catchers (Little River, SC)
• Crabby Mike’s
• Creek Ratz (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Croissants
• Crumb Bun’s Bakery
• Dagwood’s Deli & Sports Bar
• Dairy King
• Damon’s Oceanfront
• Dead Dog Saloon (great place to eat)
• Dick’s Last Resort
• Dino’s House of Pancakes (great for breakfast)
• Dirty Don’s
• Dockside Seafood House (Calabash, NC)
• Drunken Jack’s Restaurant & Lounge (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Duffy Street Seafood Shack (on Main Street)
• Egg’s Up Grill
• El Burro Loco (great Mexican)
• Ella’s of Calabash (Calabash, NC)
• Famous Toastery at Carolina FOrest
• Fat Jack’s
• Filet’s on the Water
• Flamingo Grill
• Flip Flops Bar & Grill
• Flo’s (Cajun)
• Flounders World Famous Fish House
• Flying Fish Public Market & Grill (at Barefoot Landing)
• Gauchao Brazilian Steakhouse
• Giant Crab
• Gino's Real New York Pizza
• Golden Griddle Pancake House (on Main Street)
• Goodfellas Seafood Hut & Bar
• Gravy Southern Eatery (Calabash, NC)
• Greg’s
• Greg Norman Australian Grille
• Habibis Café & Lebanese Market
• Hamburger Joe’s (best America) (cash only)
• Hansen’s (Pawleys Island)
• Hanser House Restaurant
• Hoskins Restaurant (on Main Street) (for breakfast, lunch, & dinner) (great place)
• Hot Stacks Pancake House (at highway 17 & Main Street)
• Hot Tomato Brick Oven Pizza & Italian Restaurant
• Inlet Crab House & Raw Bar (in Murrells Inlet)
• Joe’s Bar & Grill (great food & atmosphere)
• Joe’s Crab Shack
• Johnny D’s Waffles and Bakery (for breakfast)
• K & W Cafeteria
• King Kong Sushi
• Kings Pizza
• Landry’s Seafood House
• Lee’s Inlet Kitchen (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Loko Geco’s Beach Shak
• Lombardo’s Italian Restaurant
• Lucky Panda
• Lucky Panda Asian Restaurant
• Lulu’s Cafe
• Luvans Old South Fish Camp (Conway)
• Mamma’s Kitchen (for breakfast)
• Mammy’s Kitchen (all you can eat breakfast)
• Manny’s
• Marco’s
• Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant
• Margaritaville
• Martini’s (dinner)
• Mellow Mushroom
• Midtown Bistro
• Miyabi Japanese (hibachi style cooking)
• Mr. Fish Restaurant (Little River, SC)
• Nacho Hippo
• Nance’s Creek Front Restaurant (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Northern Bites
• Olympic Flame
• Original Painter’s Homemade Ice Cream
• Oscar’s
• Osaka (near Harbour Lights)
• Patio’s Tiki Bar & Grill
• Paula Dean’s
• Peaches
• Pier 14
• Pizzeli’s Italian Oven (Little River, SC)
• Plantation House of Pancakes
• Pop Pop’s (great brisket) (rated #1 in Myrtle Beach)
• Preston’s Seafood & Country Buffet (in restaurant row)
• Prosser’s Bar-B-Que (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse
• Rip Tidz
• River City Café (great burgers)
• River Ratz (great place to eat)
• Rockefeller’s Raw Bar
• Russell’s Seafood Grill and Raw Bar
• Ruth Chris Steakhouse
• Sara J’s Seafood Restaurant (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Sea Captain’s House (best)
• Seafood World Seafood & Steak Buffet
• Simply Southern Buffet
• Simply Southern Smokehouse
• Smokehouse Snooky’s (casual waterfront) (Little River, SC)
• Snooky’s (Little River)
• Soho Café and Bar
• Sole Italian Restaurant
• Southside Grill
• Spanky’s Pub House (bar food) (great egg rolls)
• Sticky Fingers BBQ
• Sugar Baby’s doughnuts & Ice Cream
• T-Bones (at Barefoot Landing) (good steaks)
• Taco Mundo Kitchen y Cantina
• The BBQ House
• The Boundary House (Calabash, NC) (more upscale)
• The Claw House
• The Crab House (in restaurant row)
• The Giant Crab (awesome selection of food)
• The Grumpy Monk
• The Original Benjamin’s Calabash Seafood (fried seafood)
• The Palms Restaurant
• The Parson’s Table (Little River, SC) (upscale dining, unique atmosphere)
• The Shack (on Sea Mountain Highway) (Cherry Grove, SC)
• The Stadium Club
• The Trestle Bakery and Café
• The Wicked Tuna
• Tia Maria (desserts)
• Ultimate Pizza
• Umberto’s (at Barefoot Landing)
• Victoria’s Country Cookin
• Villa Romana (Italian restaurant)
• Villa Tuscanna (great Italian restaurant)
• Wahlburgers
• Waterfront Seafood Shack (Calabash, NC) (best fried scallops)
• Wild Wing Café
• Wok on the Beach

MYRTLE BEACH BARS

• Anchor Café & Bar
• Beaver Bar (Murrells Inlet)
• Duplin Winery (Wear BG Bands for discount)
• Gordon Biersch
• Landshark Bar & Grill
• The Bowery
• Tin Roof
• Village Bar & Grille

MYRTLE BEACH ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

• Alligator Adventure
• Arcade on Boardwalk
• Baby’s All Right
• Barefoot Landing (shopping, dining, & entertainment area)
• Battleship USS North Carolina (Wilmington, NC) (1-1/2-hour drive)
• Broadway on the Beach (shopping, dining, attractions, & entertainment area)
• Brookgreen Gardens (Gardens, sculptures, & zoo) (Murrells Inlet, SC)
• Careyon Charters
• Carolina Opry
• Children’s Museum
• Family Kingdom Amusement Park
• Fishing at Apache Pier
• Gay Dolphin Gift Cove
• Go carts (numerous)
• Harbour Lights Yacht
• Harbour Lights Batting Range
• Helicopter Rides ($20)
• Hollywood Wax Museum
• House of Blues
• Huntington Beach State Park
• Little River Fleet
• Living Large Party Barge
• Medieval Times
• Mini golf (numerous)
• Mount Atlanticus Miniature Golf
• Myrtle Beach Boardwalk
• Myrtle Beach State Park
• Myrtle Beach Zipline Adventures
• Myrtle Waves
• Pavillion Park
• Pier 14
• Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show
• Polynesian Fire
• Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
• Rock N Jump
• Sky Wheel Myrtle Beach
• South Carolina Civil War Museum
• Spanish Galleon Beach Club
• Tanger Outlet
• The Alabama Theater
• Waccatee Zoological Farm
• Wonderworks

MYRTLE BEACH GROCERY STORES

• Boulineau’s IGA grocery store is in walking distance of Towers on the Grove
• High Country Olive Oil
• Kroger 5 miles from Seawatch
• Walmart 3.6 miles from Seawatch
• Walmart, Kroger, & BI-LO within 5 minutes of Ocean Boulevard

MYRTLE BEACH OTHER INFO

• See our Charleston, SC page (2-hour drive)
• Car is a must when staying in Myrtle Beach
• Check North Myrtle Beach Service (843-280-5684) for beach chairs (may be cheaper than from resort)
• Don’t go to Myrtle Beach during Biker’s Week or Memorial Day weekend
• Go to local discount beachwear/beach things place and purchase beach chair & umbrella
• Cheaper than renting from resort (leave at end of week)
• myrtlebeach.com/102-things-to-do
• myrtlebeachsrestaurants.com
• visitmyrtlebeach.com

MYRTLE BEACH ADDRESSES

Wyndham at the Cottages & Wyndham Ocean Boulevard
410 South Ocean Boulevard
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: 843-281-3300

Wyndham Dye Villas at Myrtle Beach
2650 Pete Dye Drive
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: 843-390-8453

Wyndham Seawatch Plantation
151 Seawatch Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone: 843-692-9311

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Towers on the Grove at North Myrtle Beach
2100 North Ocean Boulevard
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: 843-249-7575

Wyndham Westwinds
3405 South Ocean Boulevard
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: 843-272-6464

Bluegreen Carolina Grande
2505 N Ocean Blvd (2,324.83 mi)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577

Bluegreen Horizons at 77th
215 77th Ave N
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29572

Bluegreen Harbour Lights
2690 Harbour Lights Dr (2,321.23 mi)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29579
(843)236-4800

Bluegreen SeaGlass Tower
1400 N Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577

Bluegreen Shorecrest Vacation Villas
4709 S Ocean Blvd (2,329.95 mi)
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29582

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.