We have gone to Dunes Village around Christmas (not on Christmas) for the past two years. It is a great value for families. We had 4 adults, 4 kids in the 2 bedroom/4 queen condo and stayed 2 nights. Pros: water park is fun for kids, there are activities for kids (magic show, cookie decorating, etc), can play outside in sand or playground if warm enough, condo was clean, laid out well, and had enough space (for a short trip!), very nice to have washer/dryer in condo, restaurants at Dunes Village are good, service was good and staff was very friendly and helpful throughout the resort. Cons: parking in remote deck is a pain although this is common in Myrtle and the valet parking is only $8/day (or if you're there just 2 days, there is enough to do w/o leaving resort), wish there were more bathrooms near water park area, the pool chemicals in the waterpark start to get overwhelming after a while--another reason that I emphasize this is a good place for a short trip. We hope to return in future years around the holidays--you can get some great deals if you are able to go before Christmas!

We stayed at the Dunes from 12/23-12/27 and it was an overall great stay! I would like to thank Jordan S. for booking us a fantastic vacation of rest and relaxation. Overall I have no complaints about this particular stay. Our 14 year old son enjoyed himself as he normally does and for the most part the hotel staff and the other hotel guest were very polite. The breakfast in the Admiral's room was very filling as usual and Shawn who we always ask for remembered us and catered to our every need..."he needs a raise" by the way! :) I almost didn't book with the Dunes Village this time because of the rude person at the front desk Jackie who I spoke with when I first called to ask for some information before booking. But after requesting to speak to a manager...Jordan S. one of the managers saved our day and our vacation. When we arrived Tina told us that we were not in the room that we expected on the 5th floor as Jordan had promised but in the opposite building on the 2nd floor...I was upset to say the least. But she assured us that if we did not like the room she would try to find us a room that was more suitable for us during our stay. We went to our room #251 and it was very spacious, clean, and QUIET most important to me outside of cleanliness! Although it wasn't directly oceanfront as I would have liked it to be we did still have a great if not fantastic view of the ocean. Did I mention that it was QUIET! :) The pool area was congested as usual and the only real complaint that I have is that I feel that the resort should do more about keeping small children and I do mean small children out of the spa pools. One guy was in there with his 13month old little girl and there were a lot of people who don't have a clue out social mannerisms but that is not the hotels fault. All in all a great stay, now if they just do something about the rude front desk person Jackie and the other rude lady who I spoke with yesterday morning before we left about a late checkout...it would be great! Thanks Jordan S. and Shawn for all of your help and thanks for making our Christmas vacation at the beach a memorable one! :) And while you do have to walk to the parking garage across the street to get your vehicle it's well lit and kept clean. It was also great to have our SUV protected from the storm that hit while we were there!

We went to Dunes mid october for a family vacation. I loved it! All the good reviews are true. Clean, excellent service, activities, an all around good time! I cat wait to go back and the only things I would change is getting a bigger room (2br instead of 1br so that the kids are not hogging the living room space. It was little crowed with them on the sofa bed and there was no room for the dining table after the beds came out. We wound up putting it on the balcony), also I will go ahead and splurge on the ocean front room whereas there is no where to see the ocean from up high unless you have oeanfront room. The angled view is ok but you really are just looking at the hotel next door instead of that beautiful ocean!!! The washer and dryer was a godsend, really came in handy. Also I advise you to take advantage of the full sized refrigerator and stock up for breakfast and lunch so you can enjoy the resort during the day without having to get dressed, get the car out of the garage and go out. There are several grocery stores on the main road and beach stores with cool (and cheap) souvenior stuff. In closing Dunes is our new family vacation spot, we can't wait to come back next year! One more thing.... go to Broadway at the Beach and plan a whole day because there is sooo much to do and see, it is AWESOME, you will not be disappointed!!!!!

The hotel was okay, but I did not like having to walk so far to get the our SUV - but this is expected in Myrtle Beach. The internet was the worst! Both of our laptops kept getting bumped off, that is, if we could ever connect. The pools were okay, but not as nice as we thought they would be. We will not return to this location.