Description: My boyfriend and I stayed at The Breakers Boutique North Tower from 9/7 (Wednesday) to 9/9 (Friday). Our room was an Oceanview-Side Balcony 2 Double Beds. The hotel's location was extremely convenient. Our stay was “above average,” but the North Tower isn’t a 4-5 star resort. I would say that the North Tower is more of a 3-star oceanfront hotel. I was more than satisfied with my $64 per night stay. I was a little worried prior to our trip given some online accounts that I read on another website.
Our room and the hotel’s facilities were clean and well kept. Our beds were made and our towels were replaced daily (we left daily tips for the maid). The parking was across the street, which was not a problem. Obviously if you’re expecting a 4-5 star resort, you will be disappointed. My boyfriend and I agreed that we would definitely stay at the Breakers North Tower again.
You can ask the front desk rep for a bracelet that lasts the week to be used at the main Breakers Resort and the Paradise Tower. There is a "water park facility" at the newer Paradise Tower. We were too lazy to venture down to the main resort as it was about 6 blocks south from the North Tower. We stuck with the North Tower pool and whirlpool, which rarely had people and were clean. Occasionally some woodchips and sand from the surrounding areas fell into the pool/hot tub, but I felt that they were acceptable levels. There were no kids in the pool, probably because it was a couple of days after Labor Day and considered “off season”. We loved going in the non-peak season as we didn’t have to deal with lines and hordes of families.
Complaints: The mini fridge in the room STUNK! We didn’t complain since we didn’t need to use it. The balcony door was very hard to open. There wasn’t a great selection of food options by the beach. The spaces in the parking garage were tight, especially for larger cars. I think that’s a universal Myrtle Beach parking lot issue. The hotel only has 2 elevators, so they’re bound to be slow if there’s a lot of traffic. We never had to wait more than 5 minutes for an elevator. The front desk failed to pick up the phone in the 1 out of 5 times that we called downstairs. They were very helpful with restaurant recommendations. Don’t expect 4/5-star hotel amenities, including a free newspaper, stationery/pen, brand name shampoo and soap, conditioner, and robe/slippers. I can understand the complaints some reviewers had about the North Tower, especially if they stayed during the peak season. The hotel is bound to be harder to maintain when there are a lot of families staying as guests. The hotels/motels in Myrtle Beach are more smaller scale that big beach cities like Miami.
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