Family-Friendly Accommodations with Full Kitchens Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean

Beaches, surf shops, and seafood restaurants line the Myrtle Beach boardwalk, which begins at the city’s Second Avenue Pier and winds up along the Atlantic to the 14th Avenue Pier. The high-rise Aqua Beach Inn is located directly across from the 14th Avenue Pier—an easy walk to the water.

Every room at the Aqua Beach Inn points toward the Atlantic Ocean, and many rooms feature direct views from private balconies. Get up early to watch the sun rise over the ocean; you can also spend your morning whipping up breakfast in the room’s fully equipped kitchen. Later in the day, feel free to barbecue at the inn's gas-grill area.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Sandy Beaches, Seaside 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, sandy 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 glass-floored 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 1,400 original 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 more than 100 courses in the area that helped Myrtle Beach earn its title as the seaside golf capital of the world.

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