Michigan to Myrtle beach for a day

We are a family of 5 from Michigan who visit Emerald Isle North Carolina every other year for a family reunion of 120 members. We have always driven and we found great airfare to Myrtle Beach from Detroit so we will only be in Myrtle beach for 24 hours before we drive to Emerald Isle. Anyone have any suggestions for a nice beach hotel or condo for one night. We have three teenagers who love the beach. Also curious to figure out the best way to go down the coast to Emerald Isle as we would love to check out a few towns that we might be interested in retiring to. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Michigan to Myrtle beach for a day

We enjoyed our stay at the Caravelle. The one bedroom ocean front rooms are pleasant. There is a balconey, murphy bed, and kitchenette. Compass Cove has a variety of rooms, too.

Michigan to Myrtle beach for a day

Recommend a stop at Sunset Beach NC.

Accomodations: Ocean Creek in northern end of Myrtle Beach

Great Location - beach - restaurants etc. You can visit their

web site for more info

What date are you planning on being there? Few weeks ago somebody was looking for a one night accomodation to see concert at HOB.

One night stay was almost imposible to find. Think they finally found something out on Rt 17.

We will be arriving on friday July 28th. Thanks for the replies.

Emerald Isle is a LONG way from Myrtle Beach. Have you checked flights into Raleigh? I think Charlotte is even closer than Myrtle Beach.

We wanted to see myrtle beach and drive up the coast. There is also a direct flight into myrtle beach from detroit at a great price.

How much , and what airline. thanks.

I would suggest a suite at the Hampton Inn Oceanfront. www.hamptoninnoceanfront.com Beautiful hotel!

I know the airfare is a great part of your consideration and certainly valid, but you%26#39;ll be driving up Highway 17 and there really isn%26#39;t that much to see from MB to EI. You can pull off and see different beaches but I%26#39;m not sure you%26#39;ll see much variation. In some places I even think it%26#39;s an unattractive drive. But, enjoy your trip - you%26#39;ll like the beaches.

If you are only staying for one night, I would try priceline and see what you can get a 3 star (I doubt if you%26#39;ll see a 4 star) for. Most local hotels have a 2 or 3 day minimum rental on the weekends. As for visiting Emerald Isle, you pretty much have to take US 17 north to Jacksonville and then NC 24 to Swansboro and follow signs to Emerald Isle (NC 58 I believe). Most of it is divided 4-lane highway, although you%26#39;ll have to drive straight through Wilmington. Any of the Brunswick beaches Sunset beach, Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach are nice and laid back to consider retiring. Southport is an up-and-coming seaport sort of town- great to retire, but no beach. Wilmington is a city (actually NC%26#39;s 6th largest now I believe) with plenty of stores, shopping, etc, and has Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure Beaches. Beware of real restate prices if you want near the beach. Topsail is the lowest priced beach real estate around, but no dune line so every hurricane tends to wipe out the first and second lines of houses- especially North Topsail. Jacksonville is military and not really a retirement town. Swansboro is still affordable and near Emerald Isle. Once you%26#39;re in Emerald Isle, I%26#39;d take a couple hours and check out Morehead City and Beaufort (Thats BOW-ferd, not byooford). You%26#39;ll probably end up eating there at somepoint anyway. New Bern is an exceptionally nice historic town on the water- original capital of NC. Oriental is another town, although smaller- almost exclusively a fishing and sailing town.

I%26#39;d look into flying inand out of Raleigh simply because RDU should have much cheaper rates than going directly to Myrtle. It%26#39;s 2.5 hours from Emerald Isle/Atlantic Beach.

Also, you will probably want to take the kids to Atlantic Beach because there is MUCH more to do at night than Emerald Isle (midway, etc).