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Wasn't Worth the Money
- October 18, 2009
- Rated 1 of 5 by
KYGIRLS from corinth, Kentucky
The stay at Ocean Reef was not as good as everyone says. I have stayed at this resort 2 yrs ago, and it was okay. I don't know what has happened, but my experience was not good. The parking is horrible. They say they have so much parking, but you have to walk 3 or more blocks to park your car. When it rains...your are wet. When I commented about it, the lady at the front desk throw a comment card on the table and said I could choose between oceanfront view or parking. I told her about the surrounding hotels that had parking garages connect to their hotels, but she just said they were nasty. Trust me I have stayed at the LONGBAY and it was so nice. ( I say stay there). They had the pool closed 2 times while I was there, so getting in the pool was out of the question. When they did open, they were 3 couples in the pool having "relations" infront of little kids that were in the pool with them. The elevator had no lights on the inside. You rode in the dark...which is not fun. When I called to make reservations they quoted me one price, but did not honor it. They charged me $150 more then what they said. There are so many good resorts in MB, don't waste your time on this one.
Stay here all the time!
- January 3, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This is a very clean and nice family resort. I have stayed here around six times and have loved it every time! I would recommend this hotel to anybody! It has a great pool area, lots of elevators, comfortable beds and an excellent location- CLOSE TO EVERYTHING, yet a little bit out of the action! This is a great hotel!
Mildred B of Cross, SC Accident in the Pool
- August 13, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The stay was good, until my nephew went in the pool and his foot was cut because glass was not clean up properly from pool. We spent 3 hours at the emergency room and I thought we should have been compensated some way through the hotel with some type of complimentary benefit for the inconvenience the accident cause during our stay at Ocean Reef. No incident report was given to us at the time of the accident, but was promised to faxed one to his mother after she called concerning the accident. My nephews received stitches from the accident. The person in charge that afternoon was helpful and the guests.
Great Condo, amazing onceanfront view, great experience with Ocean Reeef
- July 25, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I had a great overall experience with this condo / hotel. First of all the oceanfront view was amazing and you have to get an oceanfront room and balcony if you go to myrtle beach because trust me it is worth the money. The queen beds were very comfortable, the bathroom was really nice and spacious. The kitchen area was pretty good with a fridge and microwave. The only thing bad about the kitchen area was there was no kitchen sink to our room so we had to wash our hands in the bathroom sink and it would suck if you had to prepare food that had water in it. Are room came with a ironing board too. The cabinets were nice and everything else in the room was nice. The cable reception on the tv was a little fuzzy and it wasn't 100% clear like digital, but it was good anyway. The location of Ocean Reef was 71st ave. so it was on the slightly northern side of the grand strand of myrtle beach but it definetly was an easy drive to the grand strand and broadway at the beach. The bar by the pool was nice, they had a big outdoor pool and a hot tub outside. They had a swimming pool inside with a basketball hoop and two hot tubs in the indoor part of the pool area. Also this hotel had won an award for being the best family hotel in myrtle beach and there definetly was alot of kids by the pool so it can get a little rough out in the waters. I would stay again at Ocean Reef and I probably will in the future.
Great family resort!
- July 19, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Unlike other trips to MB, this one took 2 hours less time to arrive. So, after checking in the resort allowed us to use the facilities as if we were guests even though we were 4+ hours early. Several changing rooms were available and the choice of 4 pools made the children very happy. The resort honored our request for a lower floor due to children. The 3 bedroom condo was clean and spacious. The kitchen had every appliance and the washer and dryer worked well. Both bathrooms offered full sized bath tubs and vanities. Access to the beach was a issue. Given the size of the resort, they should have more than 1 walkway to the beach. Also, it would bottleneck due to only 2 wash stations. If it rains suddenly, forget getting to shelter. The poolside bar is nice but offered little if any privacy and no room to sit and talk. I guess that's what your chair by the pool is for. The issue of early towels being used to reserve the best poolside chairs was aggravating. Several signs are posted which state no chairs can be reserve before 9AM. Each day I would look out the balcony and by 8AM over 50% of the chairs are gone. It may seem trivial, but the sun hits the main pool around noon making it impossible to find a location later in the day. The parking situation is fine, the location of the resort is North of the activity so the main road was easy to cross, even with several young children to watch. When you check-in make sure you get a cart ASAP. If not, good luck finding one left on the above floors. Overall, excellent stay and resort. We will stay here for years to come.