The Hampton Inn is a fairly new hotel--I think. it would be located on the southern side of 501, which basically divides Myrtle Beach. Broadway at the beach is at 22nd Ave North, roughly 50 blocks from the Hampton--I prefer the southern end of the beach--it is quieter, but you do fight a little bit of traffic when you start north to hit the hot spots. Consider eating at Murrells Inlet, many great restaurants there. Oh, and one reason for the varying opinions on Patricia Grand--they are buying up several hotels up and down the grand stand--so one of you could have been in one of the newer purchases, others in the older--it is hard to distinguish between the "patricia grand"s since they all have the same name.