The Oceanfront Viking Motel
About this motel
Sun and fun on the beach, near Myrtle Beach Boardwalk Guests at this beach motel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a children's pool and a picnic area. Housekeeping is available on request. The Oceanfront Viking Motel offers 75 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested. An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
TV
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Reasons to book
Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen / Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more
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Reviews
2.7/5.0
Average(1,004 Reviews)
1.0
This was the most disgusting motel i have ever stayed at. Yes its on the beach yes it is surrounded by much nicer properties. But the room smelled like weed.There was so much grime built up all along the floor and the trim(like they haven’t cleaned that in 15 years) the bedding I believe had bed bugs as we all were itching. No microwave limited cooking and eating items. (Very limited)
They had the nerve to charge.35.00 for a resort fee. Resort? Thats comical. The carpet is so old and nasty that you would not want to take your shoes off. They also had the nerve to charge a 100.00 deposit cash. For what? That is a huge red flag. No. Nice place does that. They do that because of what they are. If you are a decent human being dont stay here. You would be more comfortable camping somewhere
3.0
It is right on the beach. Very rundown. Older motel. I googled when it was built and ot was 1923 and last Updated was in 85. Nothing like the pictures.
3.0
It was a comfortable stay. Couple of things about the room could have been done better. Especially with the outdated room. Bathroom ok but tub and shower need to be replaced or replenished.
3.0
The room was aged but overall the room served the purpose of what I needed and that was a place to sleep. The shower did not work correctly but the water was hot and the pressure was amazing. The AC worked great and helped hide the noise from Bike Week and rambunctious neighbors.
These are my complaints:
• I was hit with a surprise reserve fee of $36 upon arrival.
• In addition, I was hit by a surprise $100 deposit that could only be paid in cash. This would create a dilemma for those who did not have any cash. I looked at their website and it did not specify that the deposit must be paid with cash.
• I had to book this room at the last minute due to a problem with a previous booking. I ended up booking a smoking room. My mistake. I expected the room to smell like cigarette smoke. However, the room smelled like marijuana which I was not expecting.
1.0
The room was dirty, it smelt like weed and had roaches. There were shady people around. The comforter on one bed hadn’t been washed and looked like blood on it. They wouldn’t refund at least one night so I could go somewhere else. Pictures posted on hotel.com are not what it looks like at all.
2.0
Wasn’t what I expected the rooms aren’t like the pictures that were posted
2.0
You get what you pay for…
Never again, my fault for planning my spring break trip late and being cheap.
1. Most of the parking is across the street
2. Deposit in cash, I only had my card
3. The room had an awful smell, I tried pine-sol, air fresher and car freshener, nothing worked
4. Not enough lights, it was a side wall lamp or we had to keep the bathroom door open
5. On my last day when I was packing I saw a roach, I rechecked everything and left out quickly
5.0
Always amazing, we stay here twice a year and will as long as we can
2.0
I love the location and price but don’t like the roaches😣 It was my second time , thought it would be better but no! Also need AC in both rooms! I will not return unless I know these problems have been fixed!!
2.0
Horrible
2.0
We checked in everything was fine. I paid for another night online. At 1:15pm the next day they did a lock out on my room because my id had expired on January 19th I’m from out of state and didn’t realize when coming here that it was expired or I would have taken care of it prior to my vacation dates. An id is good for 30 days after expiration date the lady said she did not care we had to leave.. my friends I’d was not expired but the front desk said we still couldn’t stay because mine was still expired
2.0
Roaches crawling around in the room, room was filthy..maintenance came the first night and fix the window because it wouldn’t close…came the following morning to spray for roaches after I went to the front desk about the problem, the shower didn’t work well. The room was so disgusting my wife and daughter wouldn’t come to the property. The front desk staff was very rude also
4.0
You get what you pay for. This is the only hotel I have been asked for a hard cash deposit. The room was ok but very rundown. The location is great but I would not stay again.
1.0
Not clean but don't want to go into to much detail. We arrived late so never even bothered going to front desk to complain
1.0
To start elevator was out so had to lug belongings of me and four kids up to second floor On top of paying unexpected fees upfront No shower curtain and had to stuff a washcloth in drain to fill the tub one AC and it’s in the back room thankfully it was cool in the evenings only one tv in the front room outlets were a struggle as they didn’t have that many None in back room and moldy old coffee grounds were in the coffee pot
1.0
Terrible service with rude workers
1.0
When my family and I arrived at the property we were charged with $100 cash deposit. Honestly that wasn’t even an issue. After we finally checked in and got into our room, we sat on the bed and it broke. The bed was held together by zip ties!!! The room was filthy, smelled horrible. When I woke up in the middle of the night and turned the light on, roaches scattered. I couldn’t bare another moment in that disgusting environment! The next morning we checked out even though we had paid for a few days. A refund was refused and that place is a complete ripoff.
5.0
great area not close to the beach friendly area guest that live there are nice
1.0
I wasn’t able to stay at that hotel because my mom is in a wheelchair and the elevator wasn’t working!
1.0
My photos speak for everything. I stayed at this place back in May 2022. Someone said it changed hands since then and geez that place has went to crap. Now some of the employees that worked there deserve a better place of employment. But they was a couple of employees that attitude matches my rating for the place
2.0
Due to booking through a “third party” I was met with having to leave a $100 CASH security deposit when we checked in. Of course, we carry very little cash. Convenient that they have an ATM in the small lobby-it charges $5.25 fee.
The room looked like something from the 1960’s, bathroom was in bad shape.
We were oceanfront which was nice except for the smell of urine at a small seating area between the motel and the beach.
Room was okay but a lot of outside noise could be heard. It was bike week so would have expected a lot of noise.
3.0
Room and property were clean. For an inexpensive stay, it really wasn’t bad. Only negative things about this property, is the rooms are just so outdated and the elevator was out of order. The elevator part was not a big deal to me, but I wandered about others who struggle climbing stairs.
1.0
This place was so dirty and had bugs I had to take my son to urgent care. The women that runs the front is a nasty mean spirited awful person. DO NOT GO HERE
4.0
The price was great and we enjoyed having a kitchen. The lady who first checked us in was very friendly.
As far as negatives, I saw a man sneak behind the back wall facing the ocean at night and that made me feel uneasy. The curtain rod broke and the curtain fell off about a foot. The bathroom sink would not drain for a long time and the lady at the desk on Monday gave us completely wrong information about Barefoot Landing.
2.0
This place was a nightmare from the moment we stepped on the property. They charged us a $100 cash only deposit, that wasn’t listed online, just because we booked through a 3rd party and not directly through them. Which by the way they advertise $65 per night on their front office window, which is why they have the clientele they have. While we were there we witnessed 2 separate drug overdoses, I have photos! The room was disgusting, not clean at all, lots of damage, also have photos. The “ocean view” is a large window by the door that is on the sidewalk so if you want to view the ocean from your room everyone walking by at the motel can also view the inside of your room, what a joke. Smelled like weed outside my room the entire time. And lots of what appeared to be permanent residents there. When I first checked in my room smelled so nasty that I asked to be switched but the attendant said I booked a smoking room (it was the only option, and I honestly didn’t notice or even realize there was a such thing as smoking rooms these days!) she said “you get what you pay for”. I said “are you serious?” And she looked me dead in then eye and repeated it. Unreal. This place is the worst place I have ever stayed. Unsafe, nasty, dirty, rude, please please please do not stay here.
1.0
Staff was rude dirty shower amd leaking roof. Had to switch rooms at midnight and new room mattress had springs poking thru. Very bad experience
1.0
It was Cheap. Well worn. But east walk to the beach
4.0
Nice stay
1.0
Nasty run down, front desk personnel lady's first name started with an M nasty, hateful, ugliest human being I've ever in countered. Wouldn't recommend. Have a 15 yr in wheelchair no working elevator heard later that's the way it's always there. We actually canceled due to first impression. Stayed at Bermuda Sands instead older building not cleanist in halls and elevators but our room was nice enough! No bugs!
1.0
It was roaches and flies in the room. Didn't have a microwave. The light bubs were missing from the lamps. No one came to clean the room, so I checked out early disappointed in the service.Didn't get my 100 dollar deposit back, they say that they would mail it. Because l checked out early.
2.0
Stove/oven didn't work, wasted money on food to cook ourselves! The shower pressure was horrible and didnt stay hot enough for shower. Will not book or stay here again.
2.0
We paid for an oceanfront view and we got nothing but a view of the pool. One of the beds was broken at the end. There was sand in the sink when we arrived. The stay was okay, which is what we expected for the price of the hotel!
1.0
Honestly, it looked filthy, cigaret burn on the sheets. Fridge in the bedroom. The sheets didn’t look clean. There was no light. MOLD all over the tub! Toilet was discusting. Pool was dirty. JUST PLEASE don’t even book. Pictures do not look the same at all! AT all. We left! We were not there 20 mins but still charged us a night! Be CAREFUL!
1.0
STAY AWAY!!! I would give this motel zero stars if I could. This "pet friendly" motel will charge you so many extra fees that it would have been cheaper to go to the Hilton. Cup of cigarettes under the broken bed, nasty floors, no microwave, bedding is nasty and worn, blood spots on my sheets, no ocean view JUST DONT. My $120 stay cost almost triple that after their "cleaning" fees, "resort" fees, pet fees... lady at the desk had zero f*cks to give. Only positive is that it is steps to the beach. This place needs to be condemned.
2.0
Ok for the price. Everyone was nice.
3.0
Pay for what you get, priced for what you get
2.0
Did not stay
4.0
Old but clean staff very nice and helpful
1.0
The room had mold and the clean towels were all stained and dirty, same as the beds and the carpet were really dirty.
1.0
A crappy hotel dirty rooms rude front desk roaches in bathroom just horrible
FAQs
How much does this motel cost compared to others in Myrtle Beach?
The average price for a rental in Myrtle Beach is $138 per night. This rental is $59 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this motel?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at The Oceanfront Viking Motel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this motel?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at The Oceanfront Viking Motel. Enjoy the water!
Is The Oceanfront Viking Motel pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this motel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at The Oceanfront Viking Motel?
We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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