We had a wonderful time! The location is perfect especially since our plan was to spend most of the time at the beach.
What we loved:
>Location! It's literary on the beach! We mainly went for the beach so we did not explore food or entertainment establishments. We did see though that there are several close by so there's a lot to do for everyone.
>Beautifuly decorated! It's a great condo, updated and overall a wonderful place to stay.
>Helpful hosts: They communicated whenever we had questions.
>Everthing you need for the beach: Chairs, bags, toys, umbrellas etc are available for use.
>Quiet place: This was important to us with having younger kids who could be kept awake with noise. We loved how quiet it was!
Tips:
>Though the property has a main gate entrance with three buildings inside, the numerical part of the address you are given corresponds to the building, not the property. The GPS was a little confused and had us turn too early so it took us to the furthest building which has identical unit numbers but has a different "address".
>Family room has sliding glass doors with sheer curtains. Beautiful light during the day but at night the family room and kitchen can be clearly seen. We realized that on the last night of our stay while sitting on the balcony. Bring darker curtains if privacy is a concern for you, which we plan to do the next opportunity we have to stay there. If you have kids, darker curtains will also help with naps/night time as the property is well-lit, which is great for security.
>Motorcycles are "not permitted", but owners can have motorcycles. Though we encountered a few in the parking lot, the location of the unit (away from parking lot) is perfect so no noise came through.
>Bring quarters! That was our only reason for a trip to the store. It's the first time we rented a place with an external laundry room so we made an assumption that the laundry room had open machines for guests.
>If you have kids, bring disposable everything for the kitchen. With a 10am checkout you may not have time to do breakfast and also rely on running the dishwasher with enough time to empty it.
Overall, it was a great stay! If we do have an opportunity to go back to Myrtle Beach, we'll be sure to contact the Merlos. :)
