Bay View Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC

We stayed at the Bay View from 7/16 thru 7/20 and had a great ocean front mini vacation. We stayed in room 1907A and it was very clean and big. Balcony was wide. We reserved this room through Bay View's reservation department. I was skeptical about about the Boardwalk location in the middle of Myrtle Beach but the beach was not crowded and it was within the walking distance of a lot of restaurants and things to do. The 2nd avenue pier is less than a mile walk down the beach. Security is Bay View's top priority. Our best stay by far at Myrtle Beach. We stayed from 7/16 thru 7/20.

I stay here once a year for the weekend during the summer.Parking is good and check in was easy and check out was easy. Front desk staff are awesome. I stayed in the room that has the washer,dryer, and kitchen. Usually the kitchens have a good assortment of dishes to use this room did not. Found a hair in the bathtub upon arrival and the couch was stained and dirty. I thought housekeeping would had vacuumed the floor since there was sand that had been tracked in from the beach visible on the floor and they didn't, only trash was pulled. This was room 801 and wasn't very clean.

The room had a strong smell of cigarette smoke. Told an employee who offered no solutions. One of the electric outlets was burned. Maintenance (who was very nice) had to come change out the outlet. Load & Unload was a nightmare! We waited 30 minutes to get an elevator. They go all the way to the top and then stop at each waiting floor on the way down. By the time they would get to us on the 2nd floor they would be completely full. I finally had to get on the elevator from the lobby and rudely guard it so we could load our luggage. The loading area was a total madhouse. No employees there to help or manage the crowd. Cars packed in everywhere; some loading, some unloading, some waiting for drivers to return from taking luggage to room. The wait could be very long. We, along with some others, parked in the public parking lot next door to avoid the chaos. Some people opted to take their luggage straight to the parking garage. Our ac wasn't keeping up. I looked and noticed the filter was completely clogged/caked with dirt. The unit had sucked it in. I pulled it out and had a another one brought it in. I own some properties and have never seen a filter that dirty. The light in the bathroom kept kicking a breaker. I called the desk who rudely informed me how to reset it myself before hanging up.

I have truly enjoyed my experience!!! Rooms are clean and staff are really nice. This resort has a great location with access to the beach from the back door. Despite all the bad reviews and much debating on changing my location to another hotel; I would have been really disappointed. The parking isn't bad either. Everything you see in the picture is what you get expect for the roaches!!! Keep up the good work Bay View Resort. 2 thumbs up!!!!

Me, my mom, and 2 sisters got away for 3 nights with no kids or husbands. This resort had a great location and we didn't drive anywhere for 2 days because restaurants were in walking distance on boardwalk. We loved laying out in the grassy area. We had a 1 bedroom with a kitchen and a great side view of the beach. WIFI worked great. Parking lot is across the street but easy to get too. There is a new building going up right beside resort so keep that in mind when booking a side view room. Elevators were in use a lot so we did walk stairs quite a few times. But overall we would stay here again.