🌊 Destination guide

Myrtle Beach

Summer is the family season and the expensive one. May and September are easier. Winter is cheap and windy.

Best time to visit

When to go, written in our own words. Highlighted months are the ones we would book first.

Month	What we would expect
Jan	Low rates and a windy beach. The pool is the amenity that matters.
Feb	Still the quiet season. Do not expect a swim.
Mar	Warmer afternoons. The ocean is still cold.
Apr	Spring break weeks spike. The rest of the month is reasonable.
May	A month we would book. Warm enough, before the summer peak.
Jun	Family season. Book the oceanfront room early.
Jul	The expensive, crowded month. Go in the morning.
Aug	Still summer. Afternoon storms are common.
Sep	The other month we would book. The water is warm and the rates ease.
Oct	A last swim month for people who do not mind a cooler day.
Nov	Quiet. Broadway is open. The beach is a walk.
Dec	Holiday lights at Broadway. The ocean is not the point.

Value

Hampton at Broadway.

Moderate

Compass Cove.

Deluxe

Grande Dunes, standard room.

Per person per day, computed from 3 public TopVacay trips in Myrtle Beach. Planning ranges from those itineraries, not a live quote.

Low$156

Middle$173

High$292

Broadway at the Beach

The Hampton is next to the complex, not on the sand. That is why it is the value plan.

Oceanfront

Compass Cove is the moderate hotel. Grande Dunes is the deluxe room, priced as a standard room.

Ranked by how many public trips here include them. Lodging, flights, and transfers are left out of the count.

Is the beach public?

Yes. Hotel chairs are sometimes extra and are not in these totals.

Which month is cheapest for a family?

Winter rates are lower and the water is not the reason to go. May and September are the compromise.