Ocean Drive Beach and Golf Resort, North Myrtle Beach

First off, I called this hotel directly to make the reservation. I was told I was being booked in to a king oceanview room-$200 per night. What they failed to tell me is that this room is about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of a normal hotel room. My husband and I aren't big people and we could hardly move around in the room. We had about a 6hr trip to get to this hotel and got there around 7:00pm. We were staying for 2 nights. Anyway, we got a laugh out of the size of the room and went on out to dinner. Came back and around midnight and decided to turn in. We get in the bed and find that the mattress is extremely hard and has hard lumps in it. We brought beach towels and our own bath towels which are thick. We spread out the towels on the bed to try to make it less hard and lumpy. We were only successful in getting it to feel like we were camping in a tent in the mountains and there were rocks in the ground and we were sleeping in a sleeping bag on the ground. Another issue was that the room was so small that the bed faces the door and is right on the door. There is barely enough room to open the door. The main problem with the door was that it wasn't sealed right, I guess, and there was a gap around the frame so bright light from the hall shined in to the room all night. Anyhow, we were really tired and my husband managed to sleep for about an hour. I ended up going out on the balcony and trying to make a bed in using the two plastic chairs provided, pillows and my beach towels. This didn't work due to outside lights and noise. So, my next alternative was to use my beach towels and some pillows to make a bed in the bathtub. The bathtub was much more comfortable than the bed. But, I'm 5'2" and couldn't stretch out. I maybe dozed a little. The next morning, my husband and I were beyond exhausted. I don't usually complain about stuff but this room and bed was truly awful! My husband and I decided we would just go home. I call the front desk at 8:00am and told them the room was horrible and explained why and said that we'd just like to check out. No apology about the room and the lady at the front desk said too bad that they'd still charge me for my second night. This lady also said that they used the same mattresses throughout the hotel and maybe we just got an older one (in a tone of voice that indicated this was somehow my fault). They did agree to put us in another room which they said would be between 11:00am and 1:00pm. We went and got breakfast and got back to wait for the room change. We wanted/needed a nap but couldn't go to bed due to the condition of the mattress. Finally around 2:30pm we were able to move to another room which was right in front of the elevator. This room was larger and the mattress was hard but didn't have the lumps like the other one. After we got the room moved, our day was almost shot. We did shower (the pressure and temperature is iffy. You either have no water or it about blasts you out) and went out to dinner. We left a little early on our check out day! We've never had back problems before but we both do now. I don't know what's important to this hotel but I don't think it's their customers. They really should be ashamed of themselves for renting that first room to us and not even telling us it wasn't adequate. I mean I'm 5'2", 110lbs and my husband's 5'10", maybe 165. I really don't think if you're much larger than us you could even get in there and they rented this room to us without even seeing us. Anyhow, I know not to ever go back to this place!

We love OD Resort. Been here twice a year for 10 years. We always stay here during SOS, which is primarily adults, but I wish the hotel would tell people with children that SOS week in no time for "families". If it wasn't for the children that are there during SOS, screaming, running and just being an annoyance to everyone else, it would be a perfect week. The staff is always courteous, the rooms clean and comfortable. Within waliking distance to everything!

The location was great but we were very disappointed in the room. The toilet was broken and the sitting area only had a small loveseat to sit on. I told the desk clerk about the toilet and he told me to call the next morning and someone would repair it. This should have been taken careof prior to renting the suite. We will not stay there again.

we have stayed here several times over the last few years and planning to be there again in june2010.. rooms were clean and comfortable, enjoyed staying there with and without the kids, staff is courteous and helpfull. the location is within walking distance of the heart of Ocean Drive, several clubs close by that allows a few extra drinks without having to drive, nice restaurants and sandwich joints close, beach was clean and wide.. and of course you can drive to many more close by events .. have never had a bad experience here and usually make reservations ahead of time with orbitz getting a great rate.. looking forward to our june visit

My mother made reservations to stay at Ocean Drive... Resort in 10/08. That very same day, she became very ill. I called to cancel her reservation, explaining what had happened. I was told that she only could postpone her stay, and that a credit of $65.49 would be available when she rescheduled. She never came home from the hospital, and died on 11/09/08. A few months passed, and I called to tell them what happened. I was told that I could use the credit for myself. On 11/30/09, I called to make reservations for the following weekend. Even though the man remembered who I was, (I will withhold his name), he said there was no record of this credit, and offered me a discounted rate that anyone could get. These are cold people to deal with.

I am always skeptical when looking for lodging over the internet. The ODB&R was great for the money. Loved the rooms we shared with our two daughters. Nice view of the ocean as well. Staff was great as well as the housekeepers. Definitely would stay there again.

I have been going to this place for 9 years in a row, love it. Great location to everything fun.

nice location, walking distance to good restaurants and the beach is beautiful with smooth, fine sand. good family hotel, the lazy river is fun for the kids (and the mom), and there is a nice breakfast buffet in the hotel. the beach is very wide and good for running, and the hotel's excercise room is adequate, with a weight machine and the usual aerobic machines. in the unlikely event the weather should be bad, there is a nice indoor pool. our room had a functional kitchenet with stove, refrigerator, and microwave. the view was beautiful, the room service kept things clean, and the bathroom worked just like a bathroom should. what's not to like? well, it isn't cheap, but i think we get our money's worth or we wouldn't keep going back. one more thing. some college kids got drunk, loud and rowdy, and the hotel security had them under control in minutes. impressive.

Ok ill get straight to the point, The beds where super hard, and our room didnt have a oven, just a microwave. But the check in process was great, and the coustemer service was terrific, and liked the quick see thru elevators. The North Myrtle Beach area is more of a family type place. What I mean is that its not a really good place for teenagers. The pool was filled with yelling youngsters that make those nonsense jokes. I really liked the beach, and expecially liked the lazy river. Great place really recomend it for families. Back still hurts from the rock hard beds.

It was a nice place to stay and the rooms were very clean. The staff was helpful. I would return to this hotel again.