Top Reasons to Stay at Ocean Reef Resort

• It’s located right on the beach, ensuring prime opportunities for catching some rays and watching a sunrise over the Atlantic.
• All the rooms available with this deal face the ocean and have private balconies. Three-bedroom angle oceanfront condos also have full kitchens and can accommodate up to eight guests.
• There are three onsite food-and-beverage spots, including the oceanfront Cafe’ du Port, which serves up eggs, fresh fruit, cold juices, and more every morning.
• When it’s cold outside, you can take a dip in the indoor pool area, which also includes a kiddie pool, hot tubs, and a lazy river.
• Kids, as well as adults, can enjoy the game room and the oversize chessboard on the ocean-view deck.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Sandy Beaches, Golf Courses, and Classic Amusement-Park Rides

Myrtle Beach is the crown jewel of South Carolina’s Grand Strand, a 60-mile stretch of white-sand beaches along the Atlantic seaboard that draws surfers, fishers, and kayakers. The city was named one of the best vacation spots in the United States for a family by USA Today, in part because of its wooden boardwalk, which stretches for more than a mile and buzzes with carnival games and amusement-park rides. Hop into the SkyWheel Ferris wheel’s gondolas, surrounded by more than a million LED lights, for a panoramic view of the city below.

Less than 20 miles south of Myrtle Beach, the tiny fishing village of Murrells Inlet provides a tranquil contrast to the boardwalk’s hustle and bustle. At Brookgreen Gardens, more than 2,000 sculptures stand amid sprawling floral gardens and massive, moss-covered oak trees that have been around for centuries. Murrells Inlet is also home to the Tom Fazio–designed TPC Myrtle Beach golf course, 1 of nearly 100 courses in the area that helped Myrtle Beach earn its title as the seaside golf capital of the world.