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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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| The center of the 60-mi-/97-km-long Grand Strand | Can I make the Myrtle Beach reservation by phone? |
| coastal area, Myrtle Beach has long been a popular | We would be happy to help you make any Myrtle |
| vacation spot. Some parts of it the boardwalk, the | Beach hotel reservation by phone. You can call our |
| amusement parks harken back to the classic | toll free number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 |
| vacation days of yesteryear, but Myrtle Beach knew | p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| better than to rest on its laurels. In the 1990s, the city | Saturday and Sunday. |
| went through a growth spurt that added a lot of new | |
| attractions, which is in part what draws 11 million | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| visitors to the Grand Strand area each year. | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| Music and variety shows are a big part of the | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| change: Half a dozen theaters are now in operation, | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| including venues owned by such established stars | card information. |
| as Dolly Parton (Dixie Stampede) and the | |
| country-music groups Alabama (Alabama Theatre at | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Barefoot Landing) and the Gatlin Brothers (Gatlin | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| Brothers Theatre at Fantasy Harbor). They are | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| patterned on the Branson, Missouri, celebrity | information on the property information page, if this is |
| theaters. | import to you. |
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| Broadway at the Beach also contains performance | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| theaters but combines them with shops, restaurants, | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| nightclubs and its own 23-acre/9.5-hectare lake. The | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| Ripley's Aquarium is there, with a huge salt-water | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| tank containing thousands of fish and an 18-ft/5.5-m | |
| water wall on the exterior of the building. There's also | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| an IMAX theater, a Butterfly Pavilion and an | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| incredible array of theme restaurants Hard Rock | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| Cafe, Planet Hollywood, All Star Cafe, NASCAR Cafe | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| and Easy Rider Cafe. | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
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| Travelers looking for plenty of diversion (tennis, | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| miniature golf, waterslides and the like) love Myrtle | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Beach. And golf, the nonminiature type, is one of the | information can be found on the property information |
| region's biggest draws with almost 100 courses to | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| choose from. Then, of course, there's the ocean | |
| shore that started it all. Fishing, cruises, sunning and | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| scuba diving (especially to see old ship wrecks) are | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| all prime activities. Myrtle Beach State Park, one of | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| the state's most popular, is great for ocean | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| swimming and pier fishing and is open year-round. | final confirmation number. |
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| And we still enjoy the venerable boardwalk and | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| Myrtle Beach Pavilion (an amusement park with a | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| grand old pipe organ and a great Ferris wheel): | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| They may not be the trendiest spots on the Strand, | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| but it's nice to return to the simple pleasure of corn | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| dogs and the ring toss, if only for a few hours. | you within 24 hours. |
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| The Family Kingdom Amusement Park has its own | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We |
| blast from the past, a wonderfully noisy wooden roller | coordinate closely with the properties in the |
| coaster. More family-style amusement can be had at | database. Only those with room availability for the |
| Myrtle Waves Water Park and All Children's Park (in | requested dates can be displayed and booked |
| Surfside Beach), one of only three parks in the U.S. | through our system. After receiving confirmation on |
| designed with no physical barriers to limit children | your credit card amount, the system instantly issues |
| with handicaps. | a confirmation on the computer screen. We also |
| | forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| Though they may seem to be forgotten at times, art, | 48 hours. |
| nature and history don't go unrepresented in Myrtle | |
| Beach. The Bellefield Nature Center is a museum | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| that includes aquariums, terrariums and a salt-water | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| touch tank. Brookgreen Gardens is a colonial rice | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| plantation where more than 500 sculptures are | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| displayed in a garden setting. In June, Myrtle Beach | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| celebrates the Sun Fun Festival with a | the guest staying in the room . |
| sandcastle-building contest, a beauty contest, | |
| sporting events and a fireworks display. | Can I contact someone to help me? Yes. We have |
| | tried to answer most questions with our frequently |
| The Grand Strand area also includes several other | asked questions sections. If youd like to talk with |
| vacation communities. Murrells Inlet, south of Myrtle | one of our knowledgeable customer service |
| Beach, is a picturesque fishing village a quiet | representatives please call our toll free number |
| alternative to Myrtle Beach's hustle and bustle. It | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday |
| holds the Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival, a juried | through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| show, every September. Litchfield Beach, even | Sunday. |
| farther south, is a modern resort area with hotels and | |
| golf courses. And south of Litchfield is Pawley's | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with |
| Island, one of the oldest resorts on the Atlantic coast | many hotels to provide the lowest possible rates |
| colonial rice planters escaped to this island during | available on the Internet. In most cases, these rates |
| malaria outbreaks. No high rises are allowed in | are lower than all other online websites. These are |
| Pawley's Island you can rent the unique, | designated with a "hot-deals" link and are listed first |
| weather-beaten beach houses through local | for search performed by destination city. |
| real-estate agents. Look for Pawley's Island | |
| hammocks, one of the traditional crafts of the area in | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| some of the shops, you can watch the craftspeople | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| as they weave them. Myrtle Beach is 70 mi/115 km | rate details for taxes for each day. |
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