The Palace Resort is located on Ocean Blvd. in Myrtle Beach. While the name indicates a luxurious resort, once inside, the surroundings certainly do not live up to the images associated with a palace.

We stayed at the Palace Resort on our last visit to Myrtle Beach, which was seven or eight years ago. The resort was in decent shape at that time; however, our room had a strong smell of cat urine. Although pets were not allowed, it appeared that some owners did not abide by the rules, apparently thinking that no one would notice. We purchased air fresheners, hoping to mask the horrible smell, and since we were on the 17th floor, we kept the glass sliding doors open at night in hopes that the fresh ocean air would help kill the smell.

On our return visit to Myrtle Beach in October of 2004, we went searching for a place to stay since we had arrived into town without reservations. We went into the Palace to inquire about available rooms and rates (mainly because we were still on their mailing list and had just received a brochure advertising their great rates). We asked to see a room and were promptly handed a key by the registration desk clerk. As soon as we walked out of the lobby area, our noses were met with a ‘funky’-type smell. I commented to my husband that this was not a good sign. When we stepped into the elevator, a gentleman started talking to us about the resort and how he, as an owner, kept telling the business partners that they needed to spend some money to fix the resort up if they wanted to stay in business. We just looked at each other, wondering what we would find if an owner was giving us this kind of information in casual conversation. Needless to say, it didn’t take long to find out. When we walked into the ocean front ‘Sun Suite’, we took one quick look around and quickly left. The rooms were not really clean, and the couch was sitting next to the wall with the back of the seat cushions leaning inward towards the floor, as if it were broken. No attempt had even been made to make the couch appear as if nothing was wrong with it. The cloth on the arms of the couch was completely worn through, and all furnishings inside the room looked very "used". We hurriedly left the room and returned the key to the front desk with a ‘thank you’.

I definitely would not recommend The Palace, even though the outside of the building appears to be fairly well-maintained. However, it is always possible that the resort has been renovated. If I were even remotely considering staying at The Palace, I would definitely request to see a room first.