Hey ladies:
We are wanting to do a family vacation to a beach once Max gets his vesicostomy closed so I am starting to gather some information to get some ideas of where we should go.
We are thinking North or South Carolina. What are your favorite places? Things to do? Places to stay, etc?
Thanks ladies.
Beth
Re: Recommend your beach vacation
We stayed in Ocean Isle Beach, NC for about 2 weeks in the summer of 2009. We loved it there! Cute beach town, nice grocery store, and it's about 45 minutes from Myrtle Beach, so you could do the big time touristy stuff if you wanted to. B was 11 mos old and walking; it was perfect for him.
In high school, I stayed at Holden Beach for a week twice. That beach is just north of OIB, and it was also nice.
The nice thing about those beach towns is you can get reasonably priced rentals and it's pretty peaceful.
We always went to Myrtle Beach growing up. It's a very touristy place, but I always thought that was a good thing growing up because there is a lot to do. DH and I have been twice since we've been together and had a great time.
We've always stayed in North Myrtle Beach. There's good shopping (Boardwalk at the Beach, Barefoot Landing, outlet malls) lots of putt-putt, an aquarium, water parks, go-karts.
We went to Destin this past summer and didn't enjoy it as much as places like Myrtle Beach...there just wasn't much to do in the evenings there. It all just depends on what type of vacation you're looking for.
I am a sucker for SC. We just booked a house there this week for July. We're going to MB only because it is closer to some other family down there, but further south like Hilton Head is nice too. I love love love Charleston too.
We used this site to book. I thought they had nice options. surfsiderealty.com
Oh, and when I went on my girls trip in 2009 to Myrtle Beach, we stayed here:
https://www.myrtle-beach-resort.com/
It was nice, and definitely family friendly.
I have to add another vote to the beaches of North Carolina. We stay at a very quiet beach called Wrightsville Beach in NC and have been going there for about six years. There are a lot of hotels, condos, and smaller mom and pop places to stay, but there is no wild nightlife-- just quiet, beautiful beaches. It's never been overpopulated and the restaurants are wonderful. We love it. Here is the website:
https://www.visitwrightsville.com/
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Love the beaches outside Charleston.
I wholeheartedly agree with this. We've stayed in Duck, NC (Outer Banks) for a few years and the atmosphere is so relaxing. The beaches are good and you don't feel overwhelmed by the touristy thing like you would staying in Kitty Hawk. We would stay here every year if we could!
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You really can't go wrong at any of the NC or SC beaches. Had sorority sisters that had beach houses all over, so i've been to a lot of areas. Outer banks is great as already mentioned, Love Hilton Head, Charleston is gorgeous and so historic, Edisto and Fripp Island are awesome, as is Pawley's Island.
I know it's slighty further, but don't rule out the Georgia Barrier Islands. St. Simons/Jekyll/Sea Island is one of my favorite family vacations we ever took.
Good luck deciding, you really can't go wrong with any of it!!