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The best hotels near Apache Pier

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 18 Myrtle Beach hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Myrtle Beach, out of the 18 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.4.

All five are within 2.9 km of Apache Pier.

Myrtle Beach Travel Park

Highest rated of the five

Myrtle Beach Travel Park

★★★★★4.7 from 2,170 reviews

Myrtle Beach Travel Park comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 2,170 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

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18 hotels in Myrtle Beach qualified for this list and five made it. Kingston Plantation is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Myrtle Beach Travel Park1

    Myrtle Beach Travel Park

    ★★★★★4.7 from 2,170 reviews

    1.8 km from Apache Pier, about a 22 minute walk

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    • Kingston Plantation2

      Kingston Plantation

      ★★★★★4.7 from 103 reviews

      1.2 km from Apache Pier, about a 15 minute walk

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      • Apache Family Campground & Pier3

        Apache Family Campground & Pier

        ★★★★★4.4 from 1,053 reviews

        900 m from Apache Pier, about a 11 minute walk

        • Pool
        • Parking
        • Kid friendly

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      • Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes4

        Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes

        ★★★★★4.7 from 2,451 reviews

        2.9 km from Apache Pier

        • Pool
        • Spa
        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Parking
        • Kitchen

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      • Club Wyndham SeaWatch Resort5

        Club Wyndham SeaWatch Resort

        ★★★★★4.4 from 2,777 reviews

        1.2 km from Apache Pier, about a 15 minute walk

        • Pool
        • Spa
        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Parking
        • Kid friendly

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      How this list was put together

      18 Myrtle Beach hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Apache Pier second, then took the top five.

      Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

      The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

      What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

      Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

      Britt Sorensen

      Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

      Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.

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