We visited the Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle Beach for an afternoon. The place looks very big from the outside, but does not have much to offer in the inside. We were impressed with the moving sidewalk through the huge glass aquariums and saw lots of sharks, but that was the most interesting part of the visit. Our 2 year old loved it, though. Not sure it was worth the $$.

Dunes Village is a fabulous family friendly hotel. The indoor water parks were a hit with our family, and the close proximity to the beach was a huge plus. The staff and service were excellent. We will definitely be staying there again with our family again!

We ended our stay a day early and were not compensated for our early departure. We left because they only had one elevator working the entire stay, and did not apologize for any inconveniences caused to our family. The service was awful, and management was awful. The room itself was rather small and although it did offer a refrigerator so we could store food for our toddler, it was not very cold. I do not recommend this hotel to anyone choosing to stay in Alexandria.