Carnival Motor Inn?

I recently booked an oceanfront eff. at the Carnival Motor Inn for Jul. 9-16. Anyone had any experience with this motel? After browsing Carnival%26#39;s website, the beach area, and motel yard look good. I was assured by the staff that the appliances in the room I reserved had all been replaced for this season, the photos on the motel website also showed nice, new appliances. We usually stay at the Gazebo Inn. I like the quieter atmosphere the mom and pop owned motels usually offer, but for the price I had to try Carnival, very inexpensive in July. I have not been able to find any info on Tripadvisor on the Carnival Motor Inn, hopefully the forums will turn up some positive results. Thanks

Carnival Motor Inn?

The Carnival Inn could be considered a ';mom and pop'; ...its still a quaint property...its not as huge as the mega resorts, and may not have all the bells and whistles...but sometimes just the coziness of that ';really getting to know your guests'; that some of the remaining ';mom and pops'; are known for around here can help make up that difference. I%26#39;m thinking (and I may be wrong on this one) that the Carnival and the Gazebo are owned by the same family, or maybe at one time they were...but I do beleive there is a connection there somewhere.

Hopefully you will have some input of people that have actually stayed there. As for the area they are in, if you are familiar with the Gazebo area, they arent but a few blocks from there.

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Carnival Motor Inn?

Thanks for the reply MBConcierge. The Gazebo Inn is on the southern end of MB, which I enjoy. I have never stayed on the northern end where Carnival is located, but hopefully it will be less crowded than the central portion, which I try to steer clear of if at all possible, except for a day spent gift shopping at the gay dolphin, a t-shirt or two, and a burger from Peaches for nostalgic reasons even though its not that tasty. I just like sitting in the booth and taking in the atmosphere. I will be taking some pictures of the pavilion this trip to remember it by. Lots of memories from vacations with my parents when I was younger.

Thats right, the Carnival is about 25th Ave N (I think...)Thats a nice area, close enough to walk down to Peaches if you so desire. We go down there at least once a year to enjoy the sights and to get a burger basket. Nothing like a real burger on a old diner grill! Yum!

You wont be far from one of my new fav places (since last fall) called Flying Fish Grille. They are just off Ocean Blvd on 26th Ave N. Great outdoor deck, usually live music on the weekends, and wonderful fish tacos!

As for the Pavilion...there was a piece in yesterdays paper about a website that the local Chamber and Burroughs and Chapin (the company that owns the Pavilion) develping a website that will let folks post there thoughts and memories about the place. I want to say it was www.pavilion.memories.com or something close to that.

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HEY I was just wondering about your experience w/ the Carnival Motor Inn. We have booked it for the first week in August. just wondering how your trip was and if there is anything we should know about the place before we go down there? thanks

I had no complaints about the Carnival. The efficiencies had all new appliances, cabinetry, and carpet last July. The rooms seemed larger than usual and the cleaning staff and front desk were friendly. The owners stay in the hotel. It is a small hotel with just a pool, and not a resort by no means, the parking spaces were small, but I do not think that parking will be a problem in August versus when I went in July. The hotel has two larger resorts on both sides of it, the Palms on the right and Best Western Carolinian on the left, so it felt a little closed in, and the sunrise was blocked mostly by the Carolinian building in the mornings. I was very pleased with the Carnival for the price, and would not hesitate to stay again if my usual motel was full, and I still recommend it on the forums for people on a budget looking for a clean, affordable oceanfront motel, within easy walking distance to food and entertainment, such as Bummz beach bar and River City Cafe, which may be appealling to some. Save some money for food and attractions at the beach versus spending it on a room is my main goal, and you can spend much, much more and get a terrible room, as I have noticed from some of the reviews of high priced hotels. I hope you enjoy the Carnival as much as I did, for the price you can%26#39;t go wrong in my opinion.

We just got back from our stay at Myrtle Beach Aug 7,8-07. We stayed at Carnival Motor Inn. We found the Inn very basic. It was a mom and pop kind of place. Location is good, I watched a nice sun rise from the pool area. We had a ocean front room that opened out to the pool. It was was easy to park, go to the ocean, sit by the pool or enjoy sitting in the grassy area. We would have prefered a fancier place but the owners where very nice and we had no problems with our stay. For the price I guess it was pretty good.

What is the cost to stay there?

Ocean front was $50 including tax.

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