So speaking with the property manager / owner was very easy. When I sent messages, they responded relatively quickly, which I greatly appreciated. However, the front desk office in the resort was not as easy to work with. It was rarely open, which was a huge inconvenience. For instance, the owner explained that if the front desk was not open, I would have to check in with the sister resort. He provided the address, and the sister resort was a few resorts down the road. While checking in, the sister resort told us we needed to park on the 1st level of the garage because our
F150 was considered an oversized vehicle. By day 2 of parking there, we came out to tow notice on our vehicle. I wasn't able to call anyone and the front desk was still closed. By day 3 the office was open and we were told our vehicle wasn't oversized enough. It was just a nuisance.
In reference to the unit, the pictures give an idea of what the place looks like. However, in person, I realized that the entire place is in need of a complete cosmetic overhaul and a deep cleaning. Not the surface clean that was done per our arrival, but a real professional cleaning. The furniture was either stained, torn, had leftover crumbs on it, or was just extremely worn out. Most of the floors were carpeted, and it had so many stains on them it was a little disgusting. I imagine a good shampooing might be able to solve this situation. Additionally, in the kitchen it appeared that the only thing that had been wiped down was the countertops. The tile floors were dirty. The range hood had grease on it as well as some type of dead flying bug, and the appliances were dated. In the bathroom, the tiles were chipped, broken, or mismatched. Quite a bit of patchwork was done to the ceilings in the bathroom as well. We paid for a 4, night stay, but decided to head home a night early. We had just had enough. It was not properly cleaned, and we weren't able to relax and enjoy our vacation like we would have liked to. Myrtle Beach was great, and we look forward to going back. However, we won't be staying at Forest Dunes Resort again.