Myrtle Beach Condos Mentioned in NY Times

Myrtle Beach got a nice little bit of publicity on June 8, when the NY Times posted an article about vacationers staying close to home, inside the US, and where.

They mentioned Las Vegas, where you can get a room from $69 to $75 at Bally's and Harrahs, and web specials at the Bellagio for $179 a night. If you've never been to Vegas, you like bright lights and great shows, you really should try a trip. It's my favorite place to go, although I stay at one of the smaller casinos.

As for the Myrtle Beach mention, let me quote:

BUT it’s not just off-season destinations that are slashing rates. Take Myrtle Beach. This family hot spot used to fill up months in advance for summer. But in the last five years, the Myrtle Beach area, including Little River and Pawleys Island, has added nearly 12,000 rooms, mostly oceanfront condominiums. The growth has kept prices down as hotels and rental units compete for guests.

This summer, a family of four can stay for three nights at the Compass Cove Resort for $597, including daily buffet breakfast, by booking the Family Value package. The Beach Cove Resort, where rates start at $149 a night in June, is offering 20 percent
off stays of seven nights or longer. And Sea Watch Resort, where oceanfront studios start at $125 a night, is offering 15 percent off from July 6 to 31.

That's an excellent advertisement for the Grand Strand. I'm assuming it wasn't something we paid for, but either way, it would behoove us to try and make some other news in the large east coast newspapers like this. I'll bet Compass Cove and Sea Watch Resort will get a good number of bookings resulting from this column.

If you'd like information on our condos in Myrtle Beach, or anything about Myrtle Beach real estate, contact the Myrtle Beach Condo Store. We'll be glad to recommend some good deals on vacation condos, and you might just decide you'd like to OWN one!

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