All Myrtle Beach Vacations are NOT the same! We discovered from interesting information recently regarding what it will cost you to rent a Myrtle Beach condo for your next vacation. We needed to try to find a suitable rental for a prospective guest of ours who we could not accommodate due to an availability issue.
Let me preface this by saying that this in no way is meant to demean any property owners, management companies or the rental units themselves. We would almost never even consider comparing ourselves and our condo with any others in the area. We do this merely to try to educate and remind everyone that when searching for a vacation rental, make sure you get ALL your costs, fully outlined before you commit to your reservation.
I don’t even want to mention the name of the management company listing the property….it’s not really important because I know they are a very reputable company that has been around for quite some time. I can tell you that the unit we looked at was at Tilghman Shores in N Myrtle Beach, mainly because of the proximity to our condo. We are familiar with this complex and it is indeed a very lovely area, even closer to the beach than we are. You could probably even walk to a nearby beach, although not transporting a great deal of extras. We’re about a 6 minute drive to Cherry Grove Beach. You make the call as to how much the trade off is worth.
Here’s what we found….very much to our surprise. We chose this particular unit because it was listed as having a 25% savings. Evidently, the discounted saving was included in the price quoted.
| Their Condo | Our Condo | Details | |
| Accommodation Charges | $ 475.00 | $ 475.00 | Their rate of $475 reflects a discount of 25%! Our rate is our everyday published rate with NO discount! |
| Reservation Fee | $ 99.00 | $ 0.00 | Reservation fee? This is a property managed by a property management company who charges the property owner a fee to list their property, manage reservations and the property itself. So what are you getting for a $99 charge? Save the money and spend it on groceries for the week! |
| Vacation Insurance | $ 48.22 | $ 0.00 | Vacation Insurance?? OK….we believe in Vacation Insurance too, but we don’t charge you for it up front! We will give you options so that YOU can choose who you want to cover your vacation! At least you allowed to opt out of this coverage….AFTER you have paid for it. Want to see what it takes to do that? * (read below) |
| Linen Package | $ 110.00 | $ 0.00 | Our rate includes ALL bed and bath linens…not to mention some beach towels, beach chairs, beach toys, beach cooler. |
| Taxes | $ 68.88 | $ 52.25 | Why the difference? You pay taxes on your Reservation Fee & your Vacation insurance. |
| Total Cost | $ 801.10 | $ 527.25 | What could you do with $275 ?? |
| Security Deposit | At least $ 500 | $ 200 | We do not charge returning guests a security deposit. |
Again, this is not an attempt to show that our condo is somehow better than theirs. It isn’t quite an apple to apple comparison. It’s more an effort to show you that what you think you may be paying is not necessarily what you will pay.
Stop by and take a look at some of the sights and sounds from many Myrtle Beach vacations.
*At your option, you may decline the insurance and not be subject to the insurance premium. Declining insurance may be done, in writing, using the reverse of the reservation confirmation we send you, or by writing to us via fax, email, or post, a letter that includes the reservation number, reservation name, and clearly indicates that the vacation insurance is to be declined for the reservation. Declines are subject to our receipt thereof at least thirty days prior to the arrival date on the reservation. If vacation insurance is declined, but later desired, it may be added to the reservation no later than thirty days prior to arrival. Vacation insurance coverage is subject to our receipt of the premium for the insurance and to the terms of the policy (and only those terms). Reservations made less than thirty days prior to arrival will not include vacation insurance.
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