Myrtlewood Villas-Beach shuttles? Has anyone tried them?

We are leaning toward Myrtlewood Villas for our July vacation. The website says they have shuttles to the beach and the pavilion etc. Since we won%26#39;t have a vehicle we will be using the shuttles if we stay there. Does anyone know if they are reliable? Also, where can we find the best rate on these condos? Perhaps a private owner? Any help would be appreciated. John and Maureen

Myrtlewood Villas-Beach shuttles? Has anyone tried them?

Your on vacation why would you want to rely on shuttles to get to the beach.Myrtlewood is great for golfers but can be a hassle for beachgoers.Try Forest Dunes,Long Bay,Beach Colony Grande Dunes or Southwind and put yourself right on that beach.

Taxi From Embassy Suites/Airport

About how much would a taxi be from the Convention Center Embassy Suites?

I can get a really good rate on that hotel through my work and am trading staying there to have a litle extra money for fun.

Taxi From Embassy Suites/Airport

Where would you be going in the taxi?

Taxi From Embassy Suites/Airport

Sorry from the Embassy Suites to the historic district downtown.

This is a rough guess, but I would say around $25

Any experiences with Cabana inn?

Planning to vist MB and would like to hear from those that have stayed at Cabana Inn. Would this be a reasonable place to stay for a family of 4 (hus+ wife and kids). thanks.

Any experiences with Cabana inn?

Booked there in 2004. It is a total dump. It is filthy, run down, musty, rude staff that refused to refund our money. We left anyway because there were cracks in the ceiling and roaches coming out of them and falling into the bed. It was a nightmare. I wouldn%26#39;t stay there. The stairway was scary and trashy like people hung out there. It was the worst place I had ever been in. Would sleep in a barn or in the streets first. Even tried to report to Health Dept but they don%26#39;t check places in MB anymore. Complained to code enforcement. I could have stayed in anything outdated as long as it was clean but this needed to be torn down many years ago and that was two years ago. It was so scary. Run as fast as you can and as far away as you can if you value your family and health.

4th of July festivities in MB...

2006 July Fourth celebrations

The Sun News file photoThere%26#39;s one thing you can count on this July Fourth: There%26#39;ll be plenty of options for celebrating along the Grand Strand. In fact, the fun begins Saturday in Conway.

BEFORE THE FOURTH

-- %26#39;Round the Fourth Festival, Conway | The city of Conway celebrates the Fourth this Saturday with an all-day festival from noon to 11 p.m. on the river. %26#39;Round the Fourth includes entertainment, train rides, vendors, games and more. Entertainment will be held at the riverfront park, underneath the bridge and at the courthouse. Fireworks are scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Musical headliners are Charlie Brown %26amp; the Coasters as well as Earl Thomas Conley. For more information, call 248-2273 or visit www.roundthefourth.com

-- Independence Day Celebration, Surfside Beach | Surfside Beach celebrates from 6 to 9 p.m. July 3. The festival includes games for children, concessions and prizes (no fireworks). Sea-Cruz will provide entertainment. The event will be held at Martin Field on Sixth Avenue South, two blocks off Ocean Blvd.

THE FOURTH - AND MORE

-- N.C. 4th of July Festival, Southport | The July 1-4 event takes place in the portside Brunswick County, N.C., town of Southport. Opening ceremonies are 7:45 a.m. July 1 at Waterfront Park, followed by the N.C. Freedom Run/Walk at 8. Numerous events then follow through the Fourth, culminating with a 9 p.m. fireworks show on Independence Day. For a full list of events, visit www.nc4thofjuly.com/calendar.htm Call 910-457-6964, 1-800-457-6964.

ON THE FOURTH

-- Fireworks, Myrtle Beach | A fireworks display will be at Second Avenue Pier, 110 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, is set for 10 p.m. Call 626-8480.

-- Fireworks, Barefoot Landing | Barefoot Landing, 4898 U.S. 17 S., North Myrtle Beach, will have boardwalk entertainers from 6 p.m. on for its Fourth of July festivities. Fireworks are set for 10:15 p.m. over the lake. Call 272-8349 for information.

-- Fireworks, Broadway at the Beach | Broadway at the Beach, 1325 Celebrity Circle, will light up the night sky over Lake Broadway with fireworks beginning at 10 p.m. Call 444-3200.

-- July 4th Boat Parade and Fireworks, Murrells Inlet | The 23rd annual event kicks off at 3 p.m. at Garden City Point. This year%26#39;s theme is ';Celebrate Freedom Inlet Style.'; The celebrate ends with a fireworks show over the marsh at 10 p.m. Suggested viewing areas for both are anywhere along the Murrells Inlet marshfront. Call 357-2007 for more information.

-- Fireworks, North Myrtle Beach | The annual fireworks display at the Cherry Grove Pier, 3500 N. Ocean Blvd., begins at 9:30 p.m.

-- Entertainment, La Belle Amie Vineyard | La Belle Amie will hold its July 4th Music Blast at the vineyard, at the corner of S.C. 90 and St. Joseph Road, near North Myrtle Beach Middle School. For more information, call 399-9463.

-- Fireworks, Georgetown | The city of Georgetown will mark Independence Day beginning at 7:30 p.m. July 4 on the front lawn of the Kaminski House Museum with the Indigo Choral Society. The celebration caps off at East Bay Park with a 9:30 p.m. fireworks show over the Sampit River and Winyah Bay. Bring a chair. Call 545-4000 for more information.

-- Parade, Pawleys Island | The town of Pawleys Island will hold its July Fourth Parade at 10 a.m. July 4. Prizes are awarded to floats for best overall, most original, most humorous and more. The town even honors the best spectators. (Parade lineup starts at the South Causeway, heads south on Myrtle Avenue to Doyle Street, left on Pritchard Street, left on Springs Avenue, left on Hazard Street, right back on Myrtle Avenue, continues north on Myrtle, right on First Street, left on Atlantic Avenue, left on Third Street, then left on Myrtle Avenue to the Town Hall, where awards will be handed out.) For more information, call 237-1698.

-- Golf cart parade, Garden City | The annual Calhoun Drive 4th of July Golf Cart Parade is at 3 p.m. July Fourth in Garden City Beach. The parade lineup starts at 1-2:45 p.m. behind Willard%26#39;s Fireworks on Calhoun Drive. The route follows Calhoun Drive to Waccamaw Drive to Woodland Drive, ending at the BP gas station. For information, call 651-4046.

HAVE A HAPPY 4TH!!!!

4th of July festivities in MB...

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4th of July festivities in MB...

Thanks for the info.

Interesting that there will be a 3pm boat parade at Murrels Inlet starting at Garden City point, and at the same time 3pm there will be the Golf cart parade at Garden City.

Don%26#39;t they try to coordinate the events so people don%26#39;t have to choose? Or are there just that many people to both events even at the same time? The boat parade sounds more fun though.

You would think that, wouldnt you? But really, there are sooooo many people at both, and really different events....different strokes, you know...but the boat parade is really fun! We usually hit that every year...then stay for the fireworks there!

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Oh, you stay there for the fireworks? But the boat parade starts at 3pm, and I understand finishes around 5pm. The fireworks is at 10pm.

So you stay there for 5 hrs, which means you%26#39;ll need to eat there.

How long does the fireworks go till? I have scuba diving next morning at 7am. Would we see the firework almost as well from where we stay (Seawatch Landing Inn, at 215 Atlantic Av., Garden City)? I%26#39;m also concerned the traffic getting back, and my kids not to get to bed too late.

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Heritage Passport?

There used to be something called the Heritage Passport that included admission to several sites in historic Charleston as well as Middleton Place and Drayton Hall but I haven%26#39;t seen anything on this recently.

Does it still exist? If so, can you tell me how much is it and where it%26#39;s available?

Thanks.

Heritage Passport?

Yes. It is available from The Charleston Heritage Federation (www.heritagefederation.com).

Heritage Passport?

Thanks, kiawahvilla, I checked out the website and that%26#39;s exactly what I was looking for!

Happy to be of help. Have a great visit to Charleston!

I think that I may be too late to comment but I just wanted to let you know that the Heritage Passport is a fantasic deal for you if you are wanting to see the historic sights in Charleston. The new 2 day Passport has been selling like hotcakes.

Thanks for your insight, O%26#39;Meila. Since I won%26#39;t be going until early next year, your post is right on time :-)

Looking at the website, I understand you have to use the 2-day pass on consecutive days, but I don%26#39;t think we can fit everything we want to see in just two days. Would they consider a four-day pass, like Paris%26#39; Museum Pass, in the near future... say before I take my trip?

I think we%26#39;ll spend one day visiting Middleton Place and Drayton Hall . Then it might be another two days to see all the other places included in the passport as we will also be visiting other sites during the same time, such as the Exchange %26amp; Provost Dungeon and Old Powder Magazine. I%26#39;m hoping the Slave Mart Museum will also be open when we go.

Even the yearlong passport looks to be a good deal considering we will likely hit all the sites it covers... and we don%26#39;t have to try to cram everything into two days!

The Pavillion

I read that the Myrtle Beach Pavillion is closing at the end of this season. Does that include the amusement park, also? That was, really, a landmark/ attraction for Myrtle Beach. Does anyone know what the plans are for that area?

The Pavillion

Everything is going.

The Pavillion

Yes, this will be the final season for the Pavilion. That does include the amusement park. If you go to myrtlebeachonline.com and scroll almost to the bottom where it says special coverage,One Last Summer,last season of operation (where the girl is on the roller coaster) that will bring up a whole page about the Pavilion. A petition has also been started with thousands of signatures on it. It is a pretty sad time for so many memories has been created there!

Yep, it%26#39;s all going to be gone except for the memories. From what I can gather from the locals in the area it has not been decided what will become of the space. There has been discussion of a memorial of some sort to the Pavilion. I was given a website by some of the local experts on these forums. It is http://www.mbchamber.com/pavilion/ if you would like to check it out and share your memories.

In todays local newspaper...

Pavilion much more than amusement park

By Dawn Bryant

The Sun News

Meet me at the Pavilion.

Chances are you%26#39;ve been told that, said that or overheard it.

The phrase is frequently used in planning get-togethers at the beach, though the times, days and reasons for meeting have varied since the first group of teens hung out there 58 years ago because there wasn%26#39;t anything else to do.

The Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park has been the local landmark that everyone knows, the high-profile place charities use for fundraisers. Locals through the years have flocked to the park for dance recitals, religious services and even wrestling, long before Ric Flair made it cool.

It%26#39;s an unofficial gathering spot that attracts people for reasons way beyond rides and funnel cake. Locals don%26#39;t want to lose that this fall when the Pavilion calls it quits.

';I%26#39;m not sure if Myrtle Beach is doing the right thing,'; said Mary Penn, who has lived in Surfside Beach since 1986 and enjoys the amusement park and the community events at the Pavilion%26#39;s oceanfront stage. ';I%26#39;d like for them to keep an area here in the center for the concerts, the sunrise service, the sandcastle. Still have something here that would bring a lot of people together.';

Pavilion owner Burroughs %26amp; Chapin Co. Inc. says the redeveloped area will keep some of its feel as a gathering spot by the beach, but officials wouldn%26#39;t elaborate. B%26amp;C won%26#39;t announce details of the new development until this fall, at the earliest.

B%26amp;C has said it will be a mix of lodging, stores, restaurants and attractions.

Creating some type of public plaza, in addition to the boardwalk to be built by the city%26#39;s Downtown Redevelopment Corp., will be part of the Pavilion plan, B%26amp;C spokesman Pat Dowling said.

';The Pavilion has always been a central point,'; he said. ';You%26#39;ll still have the same identity as you did in the past.';

But the uncertainty over what will be built at the Pavilion site already has some groups, including the March of Dimes%26#39; fundraising walk and the Sun Fun Festival, coming up with other plans.

And several alumni at Myrtle Beach High School are planning one last reunion at the Pavilion to say good-bye to the landmark they grew up with.

For a town that doesn%26#39;t have a traditional downtown with a community plaza, the Pavilion - with an oceanfront stage and building resembling an auditorium - has filled that void, said Tommy Vaughn, interim youth minister at First Baptist Church of Myrtle Beach and president of the Myrtle Beach Ministerial Association.

';That area lends itself to that type of thing,'; he said. ';That%26#39;s kind of the core. People have just become accustomed to it. People associate having meetings and concerts with that area. Whether the Pavilion is there or not, people are going to see that as the Main Street of Myrtle Beach.';

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Try this link:

www.myrtlebeachinfo.com/pavilion/default.html

Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort

Looking for anyone who has stayed here. How is it? Can%26#39;t find anything on the logs about it. I guess no news is good news!

Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort

It is under Holiday Inn on the south beach.WE stayed there two years ago and we loved it.The pools are great for the kids, and they have a poolside bar with karokee and music.Are room was oceanfront and was clean.The breakfast was good but crowded and free.This saved us money and time in the a.m. The parking was not good there was only about twenty to thirty parking places and the rest of the parking was across the street in a garage.So if you stay with kids you should drop them at hotel then have someone park the car for safety reasons.There are a lot a bad reviews on this hotel but we didn%26#39;t have any of these problems.We would stay there again.I am pretty picky on where i stay so that should tell you something.Was there something about it that caught your eye about staying there?I could try and help you answer any other questions ,let me know I will be happy to help you.I would say for the money it is about average price for myrtle beach.We have been to several hotels in myrtle beach.You should avoid The Sea Mist(it is old and dirty)they have mold.They do have a good family fun package that is a great value.

Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort

forgot to tell you it is within walking distance to restaurants and family kingdom amusement park.Let me know if i can help anymore.

The problems with the Sea Crest are the same problems with many of the hotels in the same area.

- Parking - bad. If you park in the garage, you have to cross the road. That%26#39;s OK at 8am, but not at 10pm! Very dangerous

- LOUD - OK, the ';honking'; and ';rap music'; thumping from the cars all night is bad in this area.

- LOUD #2. With the hotel tower next door, the pre-teen kids constantly yell and make noise at each other over the parking lots. Where are the parents??? We%26#39;ve stayed at the Sea Crest 5 times, and it gets worse every year.

- Pools - just like everywhere else, they can be crowded and dirty during the summer. There are several, though, so it%26#39;s not too hard to find one that works for you.

- Beach Bar - What beach bar? There%26#39;s a place where you can get a drink, but it%26#39;s between buildings, smells bad, had no atmosphere, and is expensive.

- Rooms. The tower used to be nice, but is starting to show its age. The stairwells smell terrible, but it beats waiting for the elevators.

The Sea Mist is a MUCH nicer and cleaner place to stay. But, it is also in the same area, so you get the same ';thump-thump'; music all night long from the road.

Well I read on the expedia? travel site some bad-bad-bad comments on this place. They said it should be called the ';Sea Crust'; resort because it%26#39;s starting to show its age. I think that most of the complaints were about the bad smells, the outdated rooms and the pool area. Hope that helps. If you want to stay on that end of the beach, try Hampton Inn Oceanfront, they say it%26#39;s one of the best in MB and it%26#39;s clean and you get free breakfast.