This week iTrip.net is featuring the Grand Strand Resort III, located in the coastal resort city, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. North Myrtle Beach is one of the major tourist towns along the Grand Strand. If you’re seeking one of the comfortable and affordable North Myrtle Beach vacation rentals the Grand Strand Resort III condo is it! The air-conditioned, one-bedroom condo also has a pull-out sofa, so it sleeps four.

The condo is just across from the wonderful North Myrtle Beach. On the way back from the beach stop at the Tiki bar, located near the beach access. Molly Darcy’s Irish Pub, featuring fun and food, is also nearby. 

The comfortable condo, located in a classic sub-tropical beach community, is a great place to relax after a fun day at the beach. The very affordable Grand Strand Resort III condo gives you much more space than a typical hotel room; enjoy the living room instead of everyone sitting on a bed.

Beach condos are the preferred choice of many vacationers. The cost of meals is significantly lower when compared to staying in a motel and always having to dine out. Make some tasty local dishes. The condo’s attractive full-kitchen makes it easy to cook meals and grab a snack whenever you feel like it. The condo also has a TV and a DVD.

Myrtle Beach vacation rental homes are within easy reach of the area’s 60 miles of wide, soft sandy beaches and the local amusement and water parks. The city offers exciting nightlife and live entertainment theaters. Golfing enthusiasts enjoy the great golf courses. The area also has fantastic deep-sea, salt-water fishing.

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Our beach vacation rentals are available in a number of different coastal locations to allow you to choose your favorite, or to become a beach connoisseur by experiencing every type of coastline that North and Central America have to offer.

In the Northeast, Delaware Shores and Maryland’s Ocean City give you miles of beautiful Atlantic beaches as well as one of the country’s top boardwalks. The Atlantic Ocean on the Delaware and Maryland coasts offer some of the best recreational opportunities available — swimming, sunbathing, surf fishing, boating, deep sea fishing, surfing, skimboarding, dolphin watching, beachcombing, a relaxing walk. The ocean warms up to swimmable temperatures in May and remains warm enough to swim in as late as October. 

In South Carolina, vacation rentals in Charleston and North Myrtle Beach offer Southern hospitality and powdery sands. Exciting activities for the entire family include miniature golf parks, water sports, seaside amusement parks, theatres and of course the dance craze that was born in North Myrtle’s Ocean Drive, The Shag!

Along the Gulf of Mexico, in Alabama and Florida, we have Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, as well as Perdido Key, South Walton, Panama City, and Destin.  The Emerald Coast has sugary soft sand and mesmerizing green waters, as well as environmentally certified clean beaches. Further south, we offer vacation rentals around the award-winning St. Petersburg and Clearwater beaches, too.  

Going even further south into Central America, experience the exotic in vacation rentals in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Then, on your way up the West Coast, stop in Mexico’s Baja California and visit Cabo San Lucas.  And as you travel up past San Diego toward Los Angeles, you can experience the warmth and glamour of Southern California beaches with vacation rentals in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. 

Let iTrip.net help you and your family become beach connoisseurs!

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The wide, sandy beaches, bright sunny days, warm ocean waters, wonderful selection of Myrtle Beach vacation rentals and gracious southern hospitality make North Myrtle Beach, SC a favorite family vacation destination. But at night, North Myrtle Beach is for lovers. The sensual feeling of sand between your toes invites a romantic evening stroll along the beach, gentle waves lapping your ankles as you stop to share a kiss under the starry sky.

But man cannot live by love alone. You have to feed the body before you can nourish your love. Fortunately, North Myrtle Beach offers a delightful selection of restaurants where couples can enjoy a romantic meal. The candles are lit and your table is waiting at the most romantic restaurants in North Myrtle Beach:

For an unforgettable gourmet meal, reserve a romantic table for two at the Grand Strand.

Selected Best Fine Dining Restaurant and Most Romantic Restaurant by Golf Digest, Greg Norman’s Australian Grille serves wood-grilled steak and elegant fish entrees. The al fresco patio offers tranquil views of Barefoot Marina, but for a memorable evening dine under the hand-painted cathedral ceiling in the romantically-lit main dining room.

For a romantic lobster dinner, make reservations at the Brentwood Restaurant in Little River. Save room for one of their luscious desserts or an aperitif.

Live music, a cozy fireplace and good food await at Martini’s Continental Dining and Piano Bar.

Situated in a restored colonial home, Chianti South offers fine Italian dining in a romantic atmosphere and is known for its homemade sauces and fine wines.

Nibble at the sushi bar before taking a seat at the Sugami Japanese Steakhouse hibachi table where your meal is grilled tableside.

Overlooking Coquina Harbor, Umberto’s is the place to go for excellent steaks.

Celebrate your love with a romantic North Myrtle Beach getaway. Book Myrtle Beach vacation rental homes on iTrip.net today.

Everyone needs a vacation but keeping it affordable, especially if you’re traveling as a family, can be a challenge. Fortunately, you don’t have to ditch your vacation plans this summer. With a little planning and some savvy insider tricks, you can take your family on an affordable summer vacation to North Myrtle Beach or Charleston, South Carolina. US News Travel online recently named Myrtle Beach one of the world’s six Best Cheap Summer Vacations. It also made the US News Travel list of Best Beaches and Best Family Vacations in the U.S.

Use these tips to plan a memorable vacation that won’t cost you a bundle:

• Skip the noisy hotels and stay in affordable North Myrtle Beach vacation rentals or Charleston condo rentals. You’ll enjoy a more relaxing environment with all the comforts of home but still be only minutes away from the action
• Trim meal costs by eating breakfast and packing picnic lunches in the full kitchen of your North Myrtle Beach condo rental
• For beach time, head for the area’s beautiful public beaches. They’re clean and free and many have rest rooms
• Look for discount coupons to popular attractions in the free vacation guides available at tourist centers, interstate rest stops and airports
• Most attractions offer discounts for children, students and seniors. Remind the kids to bring their high school and college IDs along. Also ask about AAA or AARP discounts
• Save money by purchasing combination tickets. A Ripley’s combo ticket provides admission to Ripley’s Aquarium, Believe It or Not! Museum, and Haunted Adventure
• For the best prices, go to weekday matinees of live shows like the Carolina Opry and Alabama Theater

For an affordable summer vacation, book your North Myrtle Beach vacation rentals or Charleston vacation condo rentals on iTrip.net today.

A vacation in North Myrtle Beach wouldn’t be complete without taking in a few of the entertaining shows this popular South Carolina vacation spot has to offer. Foot-stompin’ country music, Elvis tribute shows, side-splitting improv, hit Broadway musicals and much more rock the night in North Myrtle Beach. Here are a few this season’s must-see shows:  

Alabama Theatre Voted Best Live Entertainment Theater Attraction by Myrtle Beach visitors, the Alabama Theatre brings the best of Nashville to North Myrtle Beach. A gift to their hometown from the hit country music group Alabama, the Alabama Theater offers a nightly foot-stompin’ country music show as well as special weekend concerts by country’s greatest stars, including Smokey Robinson and Randy Travis in April. Just minutes from your North Myrtle Beach vacation rental, the Alabama Theatre is located at 4750 Highway 17 South at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach.

Carolina Improv Co.  Need a good belly laugh? The Carolina Improv Co. is the funniest place on the Strand. Rib-tickling shows and stand-up comedians provide rollicking entertainment. The improv company also offers classes for North Myrtle Beach vacationers who have always wanted to give improv a whirl. Recently relocated to the new Uptown performance venue at the Myrtle Beach Mall, the Carolina Improv Company is now located at 10177 N. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach just a short drive from your North Myrtle Beach rental.

Celebration Music Theatre Elvis may have left the building, but he’s alive and well in North Myrtle Beach where Celebration Music Theatre hosts the incredible tribute artist show SUPERSTARZ! Live. Watch legendary stars perform in dazzling tribute songs featuring some of the country’s top tribute artists. Celebration Music Theatre also offers a full season of Broadway’s hit comedy shows and musicals. The theater is located at 301 Highway 17S in Surfside Beach, a 30-minute drive from your North Myrtle Beach vacation rental.

After checking out these great shows, relax in your North Myrtle Beach vacation rental.

TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, just announced the winners of its inaugural 2011 Travelers’ Choice® Beaches awards. Top beach spots were named in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, the South Pacific, the Caribbean and Mexico, and Central and South America. iTrip.net features three of the top 10 destinations, including North Myrtle Beach, Panama City Beach and Clearwater.

When people think of beaches in the U.S., expectations may have them guessing that California or Florida might hold the honors of the top rated beaches, but it’s actually Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was named number 1 in the list of the Top 25 Beaches in the United States.

The Trip Advisor list explains, “Myrtle Beach boasts some of the best beaches on America’s East Coast, which are distinguished by panoramic views of the Atlantic, calm waters and soft white sand. Ideal for swimming and sunbathing, Myrtle Beach also offers plenty of family attractions, making it perfect for beach-lovers with kids.”

While Florida does hold six of the top ten spots, including Panama City Beach at number 3 and Clearwater at number 6, California makes a couple of appearances while other states like New Jersey, Hawaii, Virginia, Maine, Massachusetts, Delaware and Texas have their own representations in the Top 25. 

Unlike any other honors, TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice winners are based on millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travelers around the world.

On the list of the Top 25 Beaches in the World, Myrtle Beach comes in sixth behind such world-renowned vacation spots as the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Philippines, Aruba, Jamaica and Mexico.

Want to find out more about Myrtle Beach, Panama City Beach and Clearwater? iTrip.net offers great Panama City Beach rentals and Clearwater, Florida condos.