We were happy to find a nice 2-br apartment in the Cherry Grove area of North Myrtle Beach within our budget that rented nightly. We've used Vacasa a few times and happy with their website, reservations, and communications.
We can recommend Starkissed and Vacasa - you never really know what you're going to get until you get there, but overall we had a good time and would come back.
Pros for Starkissed:
--Unit furnished as pictured on Vacasa website. Nice furniture and lots of pretty coastal decorations everywhere.
--Located a few blocks from the beach. Apartment has a nice view of the pool. Easy parking on a ground-surface lot. Quiet residential area felt like home and was a very relaxing place to be.
--Pleasant surroundings. Far enough away from the NMB noise yet still close enough to access stores and the beach.
--Large screened-in balcony with nice outdoor furniture. We spent a lot of time here!
--Fully stocked kitchen. Plenty of pots, pans, bakeware, cookware, plates, glasses, coffee mugs, and storage containers. I found everything I needed.
--A/C, fridge, dishwasher, stove, microwave, toaster, coffee pot, washer/dryer, internet all worked fine. We used TV in living area and main bedroom.
--We found the key to access the pool and used it many times.
--We walked over to one of the little ponds and saw the turtles. And they saw us too! They swam right over to us. As we walked along the shore they followed us! Never seen such a thing!!
Cons for Starkissed:
--Biggest shock was when I opened one of the doors in the nightstand of the second bedroom and found about six empty snack-size bags of chips, a plate of uneaten food (chicken fingers and fries), and some other kind of snack-related trash. I called Vacasa and they apologized.
I think it's a sign of the staff-shortages everywhere. The cleaning was done by only one person (we saw her when she left at 4pm) and I doubt she has time to open every drawer and door to look for scraps of stuff left behind. Maybe additional staff who are given the time to open every drawer and look under every piece of furniture could find more hidden treasures before the next guest arrives.
--Starkissed is on the third floor and we knew that we'd have to climb stairs. It's hard for us in our 60s and 70s to lug our stuff up and down stairs. It's nice having a third floor view and no one above us making noise, yet it's a big effort for us to get up and down.
Overall a good place to stay and we would come back.