What is the difference between North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach? Which one would be recommended for family of 4 (kids ages 15 %26amp; 9)? If we were to stay in North MB, what place would you recommend? Looking for affordable accomodations.
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Difference between beaches
We like the NMB area. A little quieter. Beach area a little wider. We stay in the Crescent Beach area of NMB. We have used 3 different realty companies for rentals. They all have web sites and show pics of the condos.
Condo-World there rates include linens (bed and bath - no beach towels) and departure maid cleaning. www.condo-wolrd.com. Have had no problems with them or the rental units.
Grand Strand Vacations - www.grandstrandvacations.com. They include departure maid cleaning, you can rent linens through them. Again no problem with them or the rental unit.
Century 21 Thomas Realty - www.century21thomas.com. They also include departure cleaning and will rent linens to you. No problem here either.
WE have stayed at Crescent Shores Condos (very nice - higher priced) and Ocean Bay Club (ok not as expensive). Both have pools, hot tubs and lazy rivers.
Any questions let me know. Hope this info helps.
Difference between beaches
It%26#39;s all just a matter of personal likes. Some people swear by one and some people like the other.
MB is the main area of the Grand Strand. Center of town is more or less at the end of Rt 501.
The main attraction of MB is the pavilion area. Arcades and amusement park type entertainment. It really draws in the crowds and traffic. Other gift shops and entertainment typenshops along the strip. A lot of ';cruisers'; just driving up and down the strip at night. Read a trip report post a few minutes ago on another thread. From mid-day on it was impossible to get to their accomidations on Ocean Blvd.
There are places 20-30 blocks to the north and south. Close enough to the action but out of the traffic and congestion. Short drive to major attractions like Broadway At The Beach and Barefoot Landing.
The ';north'; end of MB is up around Kings Road and that area. Very nice accomodations around there. Little congestion from ';cruisers or Pavilion visitors. Again a short drive to major attractions.
NMB is a seperate town/city about 20 miles north of the center of MB. The south end of NMB is at Barefoot Landing. NMB is made up of four beach sections. Windy Hill to the south. Cresent, Ocean Drive and at the north end, Cherry Grove.
The south end is mostly high rise condo resorts. More north you go the smaller the buildings get. Cherry Grove has many beach houses and four and five story condos.
Very family friendly. Little traffic on Ocean Blvd. No attractions to draw people in except for the vacationers staying there. Each section has it%26#39;s own little beach front shop area with beach supplies and ice cream shops. Just like the other areas you%26#39;re just a short drive to other attractions.
You%26#39;re between a rock and a hard place. The 9 year old would be fine in NMB but the 15 would enjoy MB more. Tough decision.
If it means anything. I raised three kids vacationing in NMB. They never stayed in MB. They never saw the Pavilion until their Senior Trips. Now that they have kids of their own.....NMB.
This is Elliott Realty site. Should give some ideas...
northmyrtlebeachtravel.com/book/query.html
I agree with pop. We raised 4 skids on vacations to NMB and now go with adult children and grandkids. They all love NMB. Very relaxing and they never wanted for a thing to do. It is all what you make of it. Plenty of other kids for them to make friends and have FUN.
Stayed in NMB last year and MB this year. There are pros and cons to both areas. I feel MB has nicer stores and restaruants along hwy 17. NMB is a little quieter, but there are northern parts of MB that are nice too. Getting into the heart of MB is a bit congested and the hotel are crammed together- some newer and some old. I much liked staying in the northern section of MB best.
We have vacationed in NMB for 18 yrs. MB is much more crowded and getting around on the roads there were a nightmare. We had our kids on vacation with us of course and they always had a great time in NMB. There were enough T-shirts shops, souvenirs shops, smaller arcades to keep them satisfied, as well as all the beach activites. We would drive down to MB one night for them to go to The Pavilion and that seemed enough to satisfy.
www.northmyrtlebeach.com Grand Strand Realty is great to work with! www.vrbo.com you%26#39;re dealing with the owners directly
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