This past week, the family and I took a little vacation. We went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and stayed at the Sea Watch Resort at the Wyndham Sea Watch Plantation. The Sea Watch Resort is located on the quieter, northern end of Myrtle Beach, away from the business of “the strip.”

We have been to Myrtle Beach many times in the past, but we have always stayed on what is traditionally referred to as “the strip,” on the end that is closer to Surfside Beach. For those of you who may have not been to Myrtle Beach, this is the section of road that runs parallel to the beach that is full of hotels, stores and restaurants. During the summer, this part of town is really busy and can be very loud.

Location, Location, Location

The Sea Watch Resort is located on the northern end of town, closer to North Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach. If you like being near all the action, don’t worry, there are tons of things to do near Sea Watch Resort. We were located about very near Tanger Outlets and Barefoot Landing, as well as Pirates Voyage and Carolina Opry and driving to Broadway at the Beach only took minutes. So, we were able to have a nice, quiet vacation, and still have a lot of fun!

Our Room And It’s Amenities

We were in what I would refer to as a small condo. We had one bedroom {which had double beds}, a full kitchen, full bathroom and a living room, which came complete with a Murphy Bed. That was a nice surprise as I was sure the kids would be sleeping on a fold out bed in the sofa. They said the Murphy Bed was quite comfortable. We also had our own balcony. One thing that I especially loved was that the balcony faced the ocean at an angle {even though we were on the front}. It’s great to look at the ocean, without the sun shining right in your face. The view of the ocean from the hotel is amazing!

Our room also had some really cool amenities that I have not seen in other places that I have vacationed, so I want to share them with you. We had a laptop safe in our room and we also had areas to charge our phones on the bases of the lamps in the room. Sea Watch Resort also offers daily maid service, but you can put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on your door if you do not want it. From my understanding, all of the rooms have homeowners, so it would be neat to see how each is decorated and what amenities they come with. Also, the water pressure in our shower was amazing – way better than any I have ever experienced at any other hotel, or at home, for that matter. I would totally take this shower home with me, if I could.

Sea Watch Resort Amenities

Sea Watch Resort has a ton of pools and hot tubs. We vacationed there last week, in the off season, yet the pools and hot tubs were still open! I love that. We have been to Myrtle Beach many times in the off season and sometimes we are highly disappointed to find the pools and hot tubs closed. And here’s a tip from me to you: in the North Tower {where we stayed}, there is an indoor hot tub that is rectangular. Use that one. It has jets on the sides and on the bottom, so you can have one at your back and one on each foot – ah, so relaxing. You’re welcome. They also have a lazy river. 🙂

Sea Watch Resort also has a game room, complete with Pacman! And for those of you that like to work out, they have a gym. I also saw several signs around the hotel during my stay with lists of daily activities. For instance, I saw a couple “turtle races” in the lazy rivers and Bingo games, etc. If you decide to stay for an extended period at Sea Watch Resort, there will be tons of activities available to keep you busy.

The pools are handicap accessible. I have NEVER seen this at any other hotel I have stayed at. Anywhere. I did not see anyone use them during our stay, but there are chairs that handicapped people can use to be able to enjoy the pool as well. I hope that Sea Watch Resort has set a new standard that other hotels will soon follow. Everyone should have the same rights to a great vacation.

On Premises Food

Captain’s Cove is a restaurant in the bottom of the North Tower and the food is wonderful. We had breakfast there every morning and I will be writing a separate post about it. They really have anything that you could want for breakfast, including an omelette and waffle station. During the summer, the hotel has an ice cream and coffee bar, as well as a Tiki Bar outside near the pools. These were not open during our visit, but if anyone knows anything about them, I would love to hear more in the comments.

The only thing that I would have changed about our room was that the dishwasher did not seem to work. We tried to use it on our last day {we ate out mostly and used only a few dishes during our stay} and no water would run in. We told the people at the front desk and they were very apologetic about it. I feel that had we tried to use it earlier in our stay and it had not worked, someone would have fixed it super quickly as the staff was always very friendly and super attentive to our needs.

Socialize With Sea Watch Resort

Stay At Sea Watch Resort

For more great vacation ideas in Myrtle Beach, be sure to check out VisitMyrtleBeach.com.