We stayed at the Caribbean the week after July 4th, and were overall pleased with it.

We booked a 3 bedroom unit for roughly the price of a 2 bedroom in the Cayman Tower, which is new. Bedding and furniture was nice, but still a "beach hotel" flavor if that makes sense. The beds were comfortable. As others have mentioned, "angle oceanfront" means oceanview, but it was a decent view. The bathrooms are just standard, no frills. The kitchen had all the appliances, but the dishwasher was already showing wear.

Checkin was quick, however the loading/unloading area is small and it's very easy to block others or get blocked in there. The parking garage is across the street, and parking is a little tight.

After checking in, we noticed the security latch was broken. It took 3 calls to get an answer, but then it was fixed within the hour. Housekeeping was wonderful - they came between about 10 am and 2 pm, and even did our dishes a couple of times.

One thing I absolutely hated was that 5 minutes after we walked in the door, we got a phone call for a "travel survey" which was really a sales call for their condos. I politely said no thanks, but was called 10 minutes later again! Not cool.

The beach was a little narrow and crowded that time of year, but easily swimmable, some good shells early in the morning, and the water was nice.

The indoor water pool area had a pool, splash area, 2 hot tubs and lazy river. We also had problems with the kids swimming backward in the lazy river. The hot tubs were great. The water in all, however, was over chlorinated and cloudy, but not enough so to keep us out. One outdoor pool had a waterslide, which was a big hit with the kids, a hot tub, and a splash area. The other outdoor pool had a lazy river and hot tub - this one had beautiful, clear, cool water. All of the pool areas were pretty crowded, but we usually managed to find one chair. The snack bar outside is just ok. Towels ran out by midday, so we started bringing our own.

Checkout was smooth and easy.

I'm sure there are nicer accomodations and less crowded beaches for more $$, but if you can get a decent deal here I would recommend it for the price. It was very family oriented, clean, problems were minor. If you're looking for true luxury or romance, however, I would stay with the Hilton/Marriott.

My fiance and I stayed at The Caribbean Resort during the July 4th week. The lady, Joyce, who booked our reservation was very helpful and polite. Our checkin was done quickly and effieciently by Jodie. We were impressed with our accomidations and the service we experienced during our stay. My fiance and I brought our children and her mother. Our room was spacious and very clean when we checked in. During our stay, the housekeeping service we received daily was excellent. The housekeepers did a great job cleaning our room daily. The two housekeepers, Marsha and Jessie, worked with our schedule and around four children running around. We were also very surprised that the housekeeper supervisor came by daily and made we had housekeeping service and that the room was cleaned to our expectations. Bill, the supervisor, always took time to talk to us and ask how everything was. He even took time to talk with our children to see if they were having a good trip. Everyone was polite when taking with us. The Caribbean also has indoor and outdoor pools, lazy rivers, and hot tubs which we all enjoyed. Our children really enjoyed the waterpark at the hotel. We would certainly recommend the Caribbean to our family and friends.

We just returned from a week's stay at the Caribbean Resort & Villas in Myrtle Beach. We stayed on the 15th floor of the Dominican Tower with two small children. This is an outstanding resort, especially for families. Our children absolutely loved the water areas... their favorite was the pool with the slide. They loved the submarine and the lazy rivers. I have to say that the staff is one of the hardest working group of people I have seen. Each time we came back from the pools or beach, they were always cleaning the hallways, elevators, rooms, and pool areas. One of the most amazing things I witnessed that I have never seen in any other resort of this size was plenty of luggage carts and pool towels. While probably very insignificant to the resort and/or some of the guests, we found it very refershing not to have to hunt down and beg for pool towels or luggage carts. It's the little things that can make the difference. We did not find it difficult at all to find lounge chairs at any of the pool decks. The hot tubs were clean and well maintained and most impotantly, HOT. The only frustrating part of the whole visit was check-in and check-out. The resort has a wonderful parking garage across the street. However on the resort side, they have about 10-15 parking spaces in a very narrow area for checking-in an checking-out. It was a very frustrating experience, especially checking-in. People were ignorant and parking others in, not paying attention to other cars, and just creating a major traffic jam. I am not sure what the resort could do to change this process... Perhaps, incorporating the registration / lobby area in the parking garage area like the Caravelle Resort. The main problem is people are just not patient and do not want to wait. Other than that issue, we loved our vacation and will return next year for another great time at the Caribbean Resort.

but with no follow through this hotel was a horrible experience.

First our hotel room was not ready when we arrived, but the guy behind us got rushed into a hotel room. When we FINALLY were put into a room it was disgusting. Thier was no soap or toiletries, wet towels in the bathroom and a beer bottle on a shelf. The tub was covered in SOAP SCUM. We called the front desk to ask them to (re)clean the room and left. When we returned 5 hrs later nothing was done. So again we called. I was told nothing could be done, but they would send someone to clean the room. 10pm at night when you are traveling with 2 kids under the age of 4...it is not time to have a room cleaned. But send someone they did. The also offered to change our room.

The second room only had 1 bed and the 3rd room was acceptable but only just so. So we repacked all our bags and headed out in the POURING RAIN with 2 toddlers so that we could feel we were sleeping in a clean(er) room.

The next morning I had to beg the day manager to extend our checkout from 11 to 12 since the children went to bed 3 hrs past bedtime. Which they did...but the extraa hr barely made up for the entire day of inconvenience!

On top of that don't believe their advertising. THe hotel does not offer wifi or a continental breakfast(Both advertised on their wbesite) I live less then 2 hrs from Myrlte Beach and I will NOT be revisiting this hotel!