Room...With This View....

This is where we stayed in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (I'm sure there were some people reading here who wondered if I was ever going to talk about the ocean and the beach....good things come to those who wait...). Our room was on the second floor, second room from the right. And even looking at the photo of the hotel from the beach, I am convinced this is the same spot where the Tropical Dunes once stood. As a matter of fact, I think this IS the Tropical Dunes, refurbished.

The room was great (the kitchen was in the bottom left of the photo where you can't see -- including the fridge with the ice maker in the freezer!)...and I had the bed by the sliding doors..of course. It was moi that needed/wanted the water and the waves so of course I chose this bed. I also had the air conditioner blowing full blast...so I had a stiff neck every morning...it was worth it! (an interesting side note. Best Western no longer uses comforters on the beds..for reasons of hygiene. We had these amazing white sheets/comforter combo that is 100% hypo allergenic and they were brilliant! The comforter was folded down at the bottom of the bed should you wish it -- which we never did. As for pillows, 4 pillows, 2 feather, 2 foam were loaded at the head of the bed and were ideal for snuggling with to sleep or curling up for a good read on the bed).

This is the view from the balcony of our room that greeted us late on the Monday afternoon of our arrival....





It was wonderful having palm trees right at the edge of the balcony, one of which you could reach out and touch as you sat in the rocking chair, dreaming away....

And watching people pack up for the day as the sun was beginning to set? I didn't mind because I knew they'd all be back again the next day...and so would we!

*first three photos are from the Best Western Grand Strand website