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Concierge Services ~ Myrtle Beach Information

Welcome to Seaside Rentals Premier Vacation Home’s concierge page! Below you will find a list of companies that offer services or product that will enhance your vacation in the Myrtle Beach area. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information or details about the area and other attractions and details for your vacation.

About Our Towns:

Families began vacationing in Myrtle Beach (originally called New Town) more than a century ago, making their way from inland locales by horse & buggy, and then ferrying over the Waccamaw River to reach the undeveloped coast. Oceanfront development began in the early 1900s. Myrtle Beach became a town in 1938 and a city in 1957. Landmarks include the Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, and Broadway at the Beach. Myrtle Beach has a population of nearly 23,000 and is the largest and most developed community of the Grand Strand, with hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, retail stores, and other businesses.

When most people think of "vacation" and "beach," Myrtle Beach is what they have in mind, even if they've never been there. Nothing more than a barren expanse of dunes and brush before this century, over the last 50 years it has exploded into one of the country's premier vacation spots. It's no wonder why either. Every manufactured activity imaginable is available. There's golf, miniature golf, water parks, amusement parks, variety shows, more golf and miniature golf, serious museums, tacky museums, gardens, fishing, shopping, and a bit more miniature golf. There's also a beach.

Myrtle Beach is the center of activity for the Grand Strand. It's one of the most active places on the East Coast. Visitor's coming here expect to have fun. Judging from the crowds that return year after year, most aren't disappointed.

The variety of types of places to stay is almost as staggering as the number of activities. There's small mom and pop hotels, medium size motels, high-rise motels, condos, Bed & Breakfasts, resorts, and camping. There are also a few cottages left, but they've become endangered species in Myrtle Beach proper.

These South Strand communities have been family favorites for generations. Surfside Beach, in fact, proudly calls itself "the family beach." Incorporated as a town in 1964, Surfside Beach (population 4,425) is an active residential community and thriving vacation destination. Along its lovely beachfront you'll find beach houses, hotels, condominiums and a popular fishing pier. The town also has a large water park, along with numerous restaurants and other businesses. To the south is Garden City Beach (population 9000+), an unincorporated community that straddles Horry and Georgetown counties and ends on a peninsula at the mouth of Murrells Inlet. The majority of Garden City's vacationers stay in beach houses, with condos coming in a close second. With access to the ocean and inlet, Garden City Beach is a hot spot for fishing, crabbing, and other water sports. The community has a fishing pier, marina, amusements, restaurants, and other businesses.

About Your Vacation:

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is illegal. Penalties include a fine of more than $200 and loss of driving license.

It is unlawful for any person under the age of 21 to buy, possess, or consume alcoholic beverages.

Open containers of beer, wine or liquor are prohibited in vehicles or any public place including streets, sidewalks, and beach areas.

Vehicle headlights must be on if operating windshield wipers due to rain or poor road conditions.

Motorcyclists are required to use headlights at all times.

Children ages 17 and younger in a moving vehicle must be restrained at all times by means appropriate for the child's age and seating location, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration.

Right turns may be made on a red light throughout the state, except where a sign denotes "No Right on Red." Remember, stop before turning and give way to traffic already in the intersection.

VACATION TIPS:

1. Pick up discount coupons and special offers, a current calendar of events, maps, and hundreds of brochures describing area attractions, shops, restaurants, and other businesses at any of the four offices of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.
2. Bring plenty of sunscreen with a high SPF—and USE IT! Great getaways are spoiled quickly by un-savvy sun worshippers who end up badly burned on their very first day, cloudy or sunny.
3. There are sections of beach which are residential areas that do not have lifeguards on duty. Inexperienced swimmers or families with children should be careful to go to beaches in the business districts that are staffed by lifeguards.
4. Traveler’s checks in U.S. currency are almost universally accepted. Foreign visitors should purchase these checks in their own country for the best rate exchange.
5. Foreign currency or foreign traveler’s checks may be exchanged at most commercial banks and at the Myrtle Beach International Airport with proper identification.
6. Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) are readily accessible along the Grand Strand. Emergency cash may be obtained from many commercial banks through use of a major credit or charge card on which the cardholder has cash advance privileges. Advance arrangements with your home bank can enable you to receive funds by wire transfer, usually within the same day for U.S. travelers and within 24 hours for Canadians. Western Union fund transfers are available, but be sure to verify whether the office can intercede at a local bank if Western Union remits the funds by check rather than cash.
7. Keep identification and current health insurance cards with you at all times during your stay. Should you need emergency help for any reason, this will greatly speed paperwork and processing.
8. Local taxi agencies and businesses participate in SOBER RIDE, a year-round program to reduce drunk driving. Call 448-6933, after 6 p.m., if you need safe transport.
9. Allow extra time when using U.S. Highway 501 and S.C. Highway 544 during inclement weather or rush hours.
10. Take advantage of lower golf rates during the summer vacation season.