Just an update on my request for help.  After a long search, we finally made a decision on where to stay in Myrtle Beach.  We've rented a 2b2b condo in the Myrtle Beach Resort that has an ocean view from all windows.  The cost is $1,100 for a week.  Now we're into the fun part of the planning - what we're going to do while we're there. 

Thanks, GrannyAnna, this sounds like a neat place to visit.  I'm sure my 7-year old niece will love the sculptures.  I'll add to the list of things to do while we're there.

I can't help with the choice of a condo but I do know a lot about Myrtle Beach since that is my home town, although I haven't lived there in about 25 years.  I visit on occasion since my brother and his family still live there.  I just wanted to give you a tip about a place you should visit while you are in the area, especially if you enjoy sculpture, history, and beautiful gardens.  I'm talking about Brookgreen Gardens, which is south of the Myrtle Beach-Surfside Beach area on Highway 17.  You can't miss it on the highway.  A huge sculpture of two rearing horses is by the highway at the entrance.  I visited there last December for the first time in many years.  They now have a very nice welcome center, gift shops, and many more venues than they had years ago.  There is even a small zoo.  And all through the gardens are hundreds of statues by famous artists, mostly American.  Brookgreen was originally the home of Theodosia Burr, the daughter of Aaron Burr.  Most of the original plantation buildings are gone, the result of a fire, I believe, but a few small buildings remain.  The property was owned by industrialist Archer Huntington and his very talented sculptor wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington.  They built a home and studio across the highway on the ocean side in what is now a state park.  That home was called Atalaya and it is still standing and open to the public.  Mrs. Huntington sculpted many of her works of art at Atalaya.  Her sculptures are very large, such as the rearing horses at the entrance of Brookgreen.  My very favorite is a sculpture of Don Quixote and a smaller one of Sancho Panza.  You will need many hours to explore the gardens properly.  But it is well worth the visit. 

Have fun on the Grand Strand!

hi Lynnie-----I found the same to be true---am planning a trip next year -how do you choose from so many wonderful places????  E-mail me at my screenname so we can talk more--this site goes out to the whole wide world...     Jaxny1@verizon.net---- J@N

Let me know what you find.  I would like to travel there!

Kittykat, that will be great.  I appreciate your help.

I have a friend who knows the MB area pretty well so I'll also check with her later this week and see what she suggests.

Thanks, Diana, that will be great!