Hotel Overview
Great for the price
Staff was friendly and very nice. Parking was tight but managed to find a space. Room size was fine...
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Ms. M
- Nov 28, 2011
GREAT MINI VACATION
Only there 2 nights, but staff was very helpful. View excellent. Room was clean. Enjoyed the stay,...
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Babbs
- Nov 15, 2011
Serene beach accommodations with residential amenities
The oceanfront Best Western Ocean Sands Beach Resort follows Myrtle Beach musts: beachfront location, lazy river and fully-furnished efficiencies and suites. Within driving distance to the Tanger Outlets and Alligator Adventure park, this budget hotel is a popular choice for families who are more than happy to save money on dining out expenses thanks to a free continental breakfast and in-room kitchens. During the summer, expect one more treat: movies viewable from the pool.
Highlights
- Oceanfront studios, suites and deluxe rooms
- Lazy river, two outdoor pools and children's pool
- Full kitchens with microwaves
- "Dive-in" movies from June to August
- Free Wi-Fi in select rooms and continental breakfast
Rooms
Rooms, available as efficiencies, penthouse suites and deluxe kings, capture traditional tropical style. Pine wood furniture complements brass lamps, while glass doors open to the true showpiece: a balcony facing the Atlantic Ocean. Full kitchens -- complete with microwave oven -- enable guests to eat in the privacy of their own space. Visitors also can log on to Wi-Fi for free in select rooms.
Features
Come summer, guests flock to the outdoor pool three nights a week for "Dive-in" movie nights. A rotating roster of animated favorites, from "Finding Nemo" to "The Little Mermaid," begins at dusk -- weather permitting. The best part: the movies are free.
Transportation
- Grand Strand Airport (1.4 mi./2.3 km)
- Myrtle Beach International Airport (16.1 mi./25.9 km)
Attractions
- Alligator Adventure Park (2.4 mi./3.9 km)
- Ripley's Aquarium (12.3 mi./19.7 km)
- Myrtle Beach Convention Center (12.4 mi./20 km)
- Broadway at the Beach (12.6 mi./20.2 km)
- Grand Strand (13.6 mi./21.8 km)
- Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park (12.5 mi./20.2 km)
- Palace Theatre (12.8 mi./20.6 km)
- NASCAR SpeedPark (12.9 mi./20.8 km)
- Myrtle Waves Water Park (13.3 mi./21.4 km)
- Freestyle Music Park (14.9 mi./24 km)
- Myrtle Beach Boardwalk (15.4 mi./24.8 km)
- Tangers Outlet Mall (15.7 mi./25.2 km)
- Franklin G Burroughs – Simeon B Chapin Art Museum (16.5 mi./26.6 km)
- Myrtle Beach State Park (17 mi./27.3 km)
- The Children's Museum (20 mi./27.4 km)
Business
- Meeting room
- Wi-Fi
Hotel Map
1525 S Ocean Boulevard, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582-3933
- Area served
- Conway, historic Georgetown,, Wilmington,, Florence, historic Charleston
- Nearby airports
- (MYR), 18.00, SW, Mile
- Area description
- Resort
Amenities
- Air Conditioned
- Beach
- Data port Available
- Exercise Gym
- Fitness center
- Free breakfast
- Free Local Telephone Calls
- Free Newspaper
- Free parking
- Hairdryer in Room
- Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
- Heated Pool
- Horseback Riding
- Indoor Pool
- King Bed
- Kitchen
- Kitchenette
- Live Entertainment
- Lounge
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
- Ocean View
- Outdoor Pool
- Pool
- Queen Bed
- Safe Deposit Box
- Television with Cable
- Terrace
Dining
- Outback Steakhouse
- 6.00 mile(s) from Outback Steakhouse
- Hooters
- 6.00 mile(s) from Hooters
- Fuddrucker's Famous Hamburgers
- 6.00 mile(s) from Fuddrucker's Famous Hamburgers
- Outrigger seafood restaurant
- 0.50 mile(s) from Outrigger seafood restaurant, voted #1 seafood every year by the locals
- Martini's
- 1.50 mile(s) from Martini's, fine Italian cuisine
- T-Bonz Gill and Grill
- 2.50 mile(s) from T-Bonz Gill and Grill, seafood, steak and brew pub
- Red Lobster
- 6.00 mile(s) from Red Lobster
- Damon's the place for ribs
- 2.50 mile(s) from Damon's, the place for ribs
- Greg Norman's Australian Grill
- 2.50 mile(s) from Greg Norman's Australian Grill
- TGI Friday's
- 6.00 mile(s) from TGI Friday's
Hotel Policies
- Check-in:
- 3:00 PM
- Check-out:
- 11:00 AM
Terms and conditions
Rates quoted in currencies other than the hotel's base currency are subject to the rate of the international exchange. Rate may change throughout stay. Rate may reflect average nightly rate. Extra charges may apply. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the rate.
The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at the hotel, but within a reasonable distance, and additional charges may apply for use.
Guest Reviews (124)
Ratings and reviews for BEST WESTERN Ocean Sands Beach Resort
- All travelers (124) 3.6 / 5
- Business (7) 3.9 / 5
- Couples (53) 3.7 / 5
- Families (45) 3.4 / 5
- Friends (14) 3.9 / 5
- Singles (5) 4 / 5
- Amenities:
- 3.7
- Room cleanliness:
- 4
- Hotel staff:
- 4.3
- Room comfort:
- 4.1
- Location:
- 4.3
- Value:
- 4
81%
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Reviewer score
Would recommend
Perfect family destination!
We make it our priority every year to visit th Ocean Sands. The people that work there are so friendly and kind. It has the best ocean front views and is in the middle of North Myrtle Beach. It feels like home, Our kids can't wait to go again!
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 5
- Room cleanliness:
- 5
- Hotel staff:
- 5
- Room comfort:
- 4
- Location:
- 5
- Value:
- 5
Dining tip:
Short drive from hotel
Docksiders on the intercoastal waterway, unbelievable view and great live music with vollyball courts. Lots of fun.
Reviewer score
Would recommend
Great for the price
Staff was friendly and very nice. Parking was tight but managed to find a space. Room size was fine for me. Had a small kitchen if I needed to cook. Bed was a little soft but that is my opinion. Older hotel but right on the beach was a plus. Would stay there again!
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 3
- Room cleanliness:
- 3
- Hotel staff:
- 4
- Room comfort:
- 3
- Location:
- 3
- Value:
- 4
Shopping tip:
Short drive from hotel
Many places to shop within about 5 miles from the Hotel.
Reviewer score
Would recommend
GREAT MINI VACATION
Only there 2 nights, but staff was very helpful. View excellent. Room was clean. Enjoyed the stay, we will return.
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 4
- Room cleanliness:
- 5
- Hotel staff:
- 5
- Room comfort:
- 5
- Location:
- 5
- Value:
- 5
Dining tip:
Short drive from hotel
Everything was in a short distance from the hotel.
Reviewer score
Would recommend
Great Ocean View
We were supposed to go to Hatteras Island, but Hurricane Irene cancelled that. Decided to go to Myrtle Beach for the week. Couldn't have asked for a better replacement. Getting up in the morning, opening the slider, seeing the ocean and hearing the waves...couldn't have asked for anything more. Room was spacious and very clean. Breakfast was good. Beach was fantastic. Will stay here on any future trips to Myrtle Beach.
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 4
- Room cleanliness:
- 4
- Hotel staff:
- 4
- Room comfort:
- 4
- Location:
- 5
- Value:
- 5
Dining tip:
Short drive from hotel
There are so many good restaurants within a very short drive of the hotel...Joes Crab Shack, Sticky Fingers, Prestons....and Overtime Sports Bar for good food, drink and fun.
Reviewer score
Would not recommend
Dingy annex building
Online we saw pictures of 2 gorgeous buildings, however when we checked in there was an annex building that we were put in. It's 4 buildings away from the main building and it's dingy, dirty and ugly. Not at all what was pictured online. The room was decent with a king bed. The bathroom was so small you couldnt fit 2 people if one was trying to get ready. The sink was about 8" round and you had to close the door to stand at the sink. If you are bigger than a female size 10 you will not fit through the door opening as the door to the bathroom is so very narrow and small. We will not use the best western in Myrtle beach ever again. The tv was a 26" tube style which got 3 channels. all channels were so blurry and you couldn't tell on the baseball games what the innings or score was.
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 1
- Room cleanliness:
- 2
- Hotel staff:
- 3
- Room comfort:
- 2
- Location:
- 5
- Value:
- 1
Sightseeing tip:
Short walk from hotel
It's on the beach. That's the only plus.
Reviewer score
Would recommend
Great hotel
Enjoyable because of location. The Amenities are great except no bacon or eggs in the breakfast.
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 4
- Room cleanliness:
- 4
- Hotel staff:
- 4
- Room comfort:
- 4
- Location:
- 5
- Value:
- 5
Reviewer score
Would not recommend
not what we expected
This hotel firstly gave us a studio miniature room no doors on bedroom or mini kitchenette. The queen bed was o.k. but the pull out was double . The kitchen promised dishes for four we got two plates and one fork. It promised a microwave where there was none. It promised a refrigerator where we got a mini cooler. It promised a view and it over looked the hot tube and we couldn't open the drapes for all the people watching us. The hotel supplied an iron and board the board wouldn't open and the iron didnt get hot. We complained and they moved us but not until the next day.The next day brought a nice room clean with double beds (4) no queen. A kitchen with a set of dishes and a microwave and a refrigerator . The iron didn't work again and it was replaced with a new in the box unit but they couldn't get the old one off of its tamper proof attachment so the old stayed with the new. The Television suddenly stopped and wouldn't work. The hotel brought up a new one and when I got back to the room it didn't work either and the hotel then brought up a third one and it finally worked. It did not get HBO as promised however. The beautiful landscaping exhibited in the web page pictures was non existent. The large indoor pool turned out to be a 6 x 6 x 3 foot deep pool. We stayed three nights and got no mention of a free night.We were very disappointed with the hotel and the condition of the facility.[...] I would expect some recompense and re-numeration for the quality and frustration we experienced.
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 1
- Room cleanliness:
- 3
- Hotel staff:
- 2
- Room comfort:
- 2
- Location:
- 5
- Value:
- 1
Dining tip:
Short drive from hotel
Pizza place at the end of the block was good people friendly and the beer cold.
Reviewer score
Would not recommend
Where not to go on your vacation
The Hotel was not what we expected. We asked for an ocean view with balcony. The rooms were outdated and not at all what we asked for. Ten minutes after entering our room we were at the desk letting them know how disappointed we were. Unfortunately, there were no vacancies in the other two buildings.. we were put in the barracks and had to drag our luggage in the street to get there from the front desk lobby. We had to walk in the street every morning to go to breakfast.......there were no sidewalks !!!! The deck of the small pool was being painted while we were there. If you wanted to sit on the beach..........you had to rent a chair.....I do not consider this a resort as the name implies. This trip did not compare to any of the other trips we have taken in the past........We would not go back there if it was half price. If it weren't for the entertainment we found on our own.....the trip would have been a disaster....The air conditioner in one room was a window air conditioner and was not easy to control the temperature........the shower was very bad and the tubs looked like they needed to be refinished....I wouldn't sit it any of them. I could go on and on but I think by now you can get the picture.....we were not happy at all. If you wanted to go to a restaurant or any entertainment.......you had to have a car or take a cab ...........nothing to speak of withing walking distance......we spent a small fortune in cab fare.
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 1
- Room cleanliness:
- 1
- Hotel staff:
- 2
- Room comfort:
- 1
- Location:
- 1
- Value:
- 1
Dining tip:
Short drive from hotel
Rent a car or bring your own.
Reviewer score
Would recommend
Best wester ocean sand resort
It was a nice and clean hotel with friendly staff and located I. North myrtle beach
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 3
- Room cleanliness:
- 5
- Hotel staff:
- 5
- Room comfort:
- 5
- Location:
- 3
- Value:
- 4
Reviewer score
Would not recommend
Extra Late Check In
The room was fine once we were checked in, however there was a 2 hour wait to check in, which ruined our whole schedule for the day! Not great for a one day getaway!
Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
- Amenities:
- 3
- Room cleanliness:
- 4
- Hotel staff:
- 3
- Room comfort:
- 4
- Location:
- 4
- Value:
- 3
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