| According to Yahoo! Travel, Myrtle Beach is the | | | | reduction of prices sometimes as much as 50%. In |
| number one family beach in the nation. With more | | | | Myrtle Beach, the prices usually don't go back up |
| than 60 miles of sand and surf, it's not surprising. This | | | | again until Easter. |
| area is already known for catering to those who are | | | | Another way to plan for a more affordable trip is to |
| budget conscious, but there are some additional | | | | stay somewhere that has laundry and kitchen |
| ways to keep even more of your money when | | | | facilities. Even if it's just a small kitchenette, you'll |
| planning a vacation to the Grand Strand area. | | | | save a lot of money scrambling up your own |
| First of all, if a lower price is really important to you, | | | | breakfast eggs and keeping sandwich supplies in the |
| stay across the street from the ocean rather than | | | | refrigerator. Eating out, especially with a family, can |
| oceanfront. If you choose accommodations a block | | | | get expensive, if you go to a restaurant for every |
| or two away, the price goes even lower. You can | | | | meal. Instead, make eating out a special event. You'll |
| save up to 60% off the price of your | | | | enjoy it and appreciate it more in the long run. |
| accommodations by being willing to walk a few feet | | | | If you're a golfer, you'll be in golf heaven in the |
| to the ocean, and give up not hearing the surf | | | | Myrtle Beach area, with more than 100 courses |
| pounding when you wake up. Of course, if you're | | | | available, suitable for every skill level and all ages. The |
| coming to Myrtle Beach in the summer, chances are | | | | best way to save money on golf is to book ahead - |
| you'll have the balcony door and the windows shut | | | | and look for packages which include your lodging, |
| with the air conditioning running anyway. Because this | | | | several days of golf, and usually breakfast is included. |
| stretch of beach is so many miles long, there are a | | | | To really save on golf, be willing to come when it isn't |
| wide variety of different accommodations available, | | | | prime golfing season. For example, if you don't mind |
| unlike some other beach destinations that only have | | | | the heat, plan to play golf in the summer - the rates |
| high-rise condos and hotels. You can find quaint little | | | | plummet after the Spring season is over. Afternoon |
| cottages in Surfside Beach; old, rambling "elegantly | | | | golf is also usually less expensive than morning play. |
| shabby" houses on Pawleys Island and if you look, | | | | These are just a few ways to save some big bucks |
| you'll also find some Bed & Breakfast houses in | | | | when planning to visit Myrtle Beach. I used to |
| historic Georgetown and Conway, very close to | | | | vacation here myself before moving here 20 years |
| Myrtle Beach. | | | | ago. Now that I live here, I have a lot of friends and |
| A second way of saving on lodging is to come when | | | | family who visit often. |
| the prices drop - after Labor Day, you should see a | | | | |