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High end hotels near the airport in Sunset Beach

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 9 Sunset Beach hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Sunset Beach, out of the 9 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 3.8855557.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall is the one I would book myself.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall

Highest rated of the five

Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall

★★★★★4.6 from 865 reviews

Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 865 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.

It is a 3 star property, found under the airport and around $201 a night on the dates we checked.

9 hotels in Sunset Beach qualified for this list and five made it. Holiday Inn Club Vacations Myrtle Beach Oceanfront is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule

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All five, ranked

  1. Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall1

    Homewood Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall

    ★★★★★4.6 from 865 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  2. Holiday Inn Club Vacations Myrtle Beach Oceanfront2

    Holiday Inn Club Vacations Myrtle Beach Oceanfront

    ★★★★★4.4 from 268 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Accessible
    • Airport shuttle

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  3. Grand Atlantic Ocean Resort3

    Grand Atlantic Ocean Resort

    ★★★★★4.2 from 1,904 reviews

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

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  4. Ocean Escape Condos4

    Ocean Escape Condos

    ★★★★★3.9 from 140 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. New Honeymoon Studio Ocean Park,Ocean View,Pools5

    New Honeymoon Studio Ocean Park,Ocean View,Pools

    ★★★★★3.8855557 from 90 reviews

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    How this list was put together

    9 Sunset Beach hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and 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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