Need advice on which hotel is the best choice

In researching a million hotels and reading a million comments on this site.. unfortunately, I am still confused as to which hotel to choose.

I have narrowed it down to Avista Resort, Longbay, Landmark, Sea Crest and Breakers.

Can anyone give me any advice on which hotel to choose?

I like the fact that Avista is new, but the web doesnt give realpictures. The price isn%26#39;t too bad. I%26#39;ve read good reviews. The Breakers. The price wasn%26#39;t too bad for a room in the Paradise tower (which I guess isn%26#39;t that old). The reviews were 1/2 and 1/2.

The Sea Crest give deluxe continental breakfast (none of the others give breakfast). It was a little more pricey than the others for the same kind of room. I also read not so good reviews.

The Landmark is where the action is, south MB, Their price for a suite was pretty good. I think their reviews were 1/2 and 1/2.

The Longbay Resort got great reviews, they have a package rate. A little more pricey than Avista which is new.

Can anyone give me some insight on my findings. I have the facts but, I would like to hear from someone who has actually stayed there to tell me whether it is good or not.

Thanks.

Need advice on which hotel is the best choice

We stayed at the Sea crest 2 summers ago.We really ejoyed our stay but would say it is your average resort.We had no problems as I read on trip advisor.The free breakfast has a lot of variety but very few hot items and no meats.We liked the fact that the pool side bar had live entertaiment and karokee so we could have a drink and still watch the kids swim.We had a oceanfront room and we peeked in the rooms facing the parking lot and they seemed dark.There wasnt anything we really didnt like about it except the parking but most hotels in Myrtle beach has parking across the street.The resort is also across the street from Family Kingdom amusement park which is nice if you are going there.The Sea crest has a package deal also, so if this is your choice you may want to check into this option.If you have any other ?s let me know i will answer them.Yes we would stay there again.

Need advice on which hotel is the best choice

I%26#39;m right there with you karray34. We have researched many hotels in Myrtle Beach also. We have reservations at the Seacrest for the first week of May and are also getting cold feet. After reading so many of these reviews -- so many are mixed, we are really fearful of what we will actually find at the Seacrest.

The Avista sounds really nice. However, it is a distance from a lot of the major attractions, ie, Broadway at the Beach, etc. and although we don%26#39;t mind driving around a bit, we really don%26#39;t feel like driving great distances every day while we are on vacation. Also, we%26#39;re not expecting to stay at the Taj Mahal, but after staying at some of the nicer resorts at Las Vegas, I think that we are getting spoiled. We have already stayed at the Myrtlewood Villas in Myrtle Beach. However, my husband really wanted to stay on the beach this time.

Does anyone else out there have any nice things to say about the Seacrest? I would really appreciate hearing from you. I know that one doesn%26#39;t sit in the room all day, but to us a nice room is part of the vacation experience. We are running out of time if we need to cancel in order to get a refund on our deposit. HELP!!! Thanks!!!

Check out the New Roxanne Towers. All units are Direct Oceanfront - All are new, they also all have HIGH SPEED INTERNET in every room - how many other properties have that? It is located in the best part of Myrtle Beach, Downtown (those North end properties such as Seawatch, baywatch %26amp; Avista are MILES away from everything plus the beach up there are not as good as the downtown properties..... as in no sand whereas the downtown beaches have lot%26#39;s of sand) . Therefore, the Roxanne towers is within walking distance of all the great attractions (Only 6 blocks to the Pavillion). Here is a link to the website --- www.theroxanne.com

Thanks for the suggestion, tradermanny. We appreciate it. Have you stayed there yourself, or do you know someone who has. I know they bill themselves as the ';new'; Roxanne, but how old is the property? We will check this out, and thanks again for taking the time to reply.

Wondering if anyone out there (including tradermanny) has stayed at The Roxanne Towers? After reading tradermanny%26#39;s suggestion to check it out, I did so, and am seriously considering cancelling our reservations at the Seacrest and making reservations at The Roxanne Towers. I looked at the other reviews on this forum for Roxanne and they all seemed very favorable. Has anyone else out there stayed there recently? Thanks!

Actually, I will bne staying at the new Roxanne Towers later this year. I feel that if you want to stay in downtown Myrtle beach then your best bets are the New Roxanne Towers, Breakers Paradise tower or the camelot. All three will give you a direct oceanfront room and a great location within walking distance of the pavillion and other attractions. Plus I have never heard this discussed before but in my opinion the Beach quality is MUCH Better in downtown Myrtle Beach than up in North Myrtle Beach. There is much better sand in the downtown area - In North Myrtle beach there was very little sand in the areas where we investigated on our last stay. Look at the pictures on the photo gallery at www.theroxanne.com for what I mean.

I have been there before this hokcey11 again. I completely agree with tradermanny! He hit the nail right on the head. All three of those Roxanne, Breakers Paradise Towers, and Camelot are the best Hotels out there. I would not stay to far fron the pavilion or Broadway, the traffic can be a nightmare! You want to be able to walk to Pavilion and other things there. The beaches are 100% better at these locations.

You really can%26#39;t find any decent pictures on the web of Roxanne Towers, they are very new. Camelot has a theme and you can find lots of pictures of the hotel. And the breakers as i said before has a wonderful website. My advise would definately be cancel other location and get get something more centrally located.

Thanks so much for your input, tradermanny. We took your advice and investigated the Roxanne Towers and made reservations there and cancelled at the Seacrest. Too many scary comments about the Seacrest to risk spoiling our vacation by staying there. Besides, it%26#39;s always nice to stay at a new resort. And, as you said, it%26#39;s much more centrally located than the Avista (which we might have considered staying at if it weren%26#39;t so far away from most of the major attractions -- not to mention, the high of cost of gas these days). By the way, for everyone%26#39;s information, the Roxanne Towers is running a 20% special from 4/23/05 to 5/13/05. However, you are not able to get this discount by making reservations over the internet. You have to call them. Thanks again, tradermanny. I hope that you have a great vacation. I will post my comments about the Roxanne when we return from our vacation in mid-May.

You are welcome pianolady. Please report your finding of the New Roxanne Towers. I think The New Roxanne Towers, The Breakers Paradise Tower, The Camelot are the Cream of Downtown Myrtle Beach - All are less than 3 years old with Roxanne being less than a year old. Another one to consider downtown would be The Patricia Grande.

tradermanny, my husband and I have already stayed at the Patricia Grand, the very first time that we vacationed in Myrtle Beach (which I think was about 6 or 7 years ago. Suffice it to say, we didn%26#39;t like it at all and based on our experience would not return again. After that experience, we stayed at Myrtlewood Villas for a couple of years (formerly known as Magnolia Place). We had gone to the Patricia Grand on the recommendation of someone that I knew from work who said that he and has family had gone there a number of times and had liked it. Outside of the lobby (which was very nice and typical of a lot of hotels) we were not impressed. Our room was very dark, drab and dreary. Also, the staff were not very helpful either. But then again, it was several years ago, so maybe it has improved. I will definitely post our experience about the new Roxanne Towers when we return from our vacation in mid-May. Although the weather in the Pittsburgh area has been beautiful for the past week, we are really looking forward to getting away to say the least. Thanks again for your recommendation about the Roxanne Towers.