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Wyndham View From the Balcony

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Even on the first floor the view is pretty darn good. And the 4-bedroom prez unit is absolutely HUGE.
 

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Even better from the 2nd floor.
 

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Newport, these were some of our views from Inn at the Harbor... I'll show you 2 views...One was ours (beautiful) and the one with seagull droppings on the roof, my sons. No complaints, just saying, you never know! (Now I'm thinking I may have gone up on to the rooftop deck to take that 2nd picture, but it is the same view as he had out his window, pretty much). The seagull droppings picture includes a view of Newport Onshore where my daughter stayed - it's that close! The circled van is theirs (and you can tandem park up to 3 cars there), the arrow points to where her room was. A very easy walk from Inn on the Harbor to building 4 of Newport Onshore.

3rd picture -- I had one thrilled 4 year old grandson, looking daily for sharks... these are off the wharf in front of Inn on the Harbor. I think they live under the wharf, not sure what they do at low tide. Must go out to sea with the tide? I wish I could post the video, a still picture does it no justice. But might help you know what to look for?
 

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Club Wyndham Westwinds, North Myrtle Beach, 809:
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Balcony is a wraparound, quite large.
 

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Wow. Maybe we need to start a thread for terrible views from the balcony. That photo just might win a competition.

I nominate my post #173
 

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Bentley Brook, Unit #2433. Two from the balcony and two of the balcony.
 

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Bentley Brook, Unit #2433. Two from the balcony and two of the balcony.
Oops, the chair! Don't sit there! We love Bentley Brook. Great staff and always something to do, any time of year. Enjoy!!!
 

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I think it is a birds nest, resulting in the crap on the patio chair.
Yes, the chair is strategically placed directly under the bird's nest.
 

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Yes, the chair is strategically placed directly under the bird's nest.
Out of curiosity, what did you do when you encountered that? Did you call the front desk and ask them to have maintenance do something? Did they?
 

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No, nothing but I should have. I just didn't sit there!

We're going back there Saturday. I'll mention it then,
 

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Smugglers' Notch, Owls #19

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No, nothing but I should have. I just didn't sit there!

We're going back there Saturday. I'll mention it then.
We checked in yesterday afternoon. I told the girl who checked us in about the bird's nest and poop coated chair. She kind of giggled and said they couldn't do anything about the nest if there were eggs or chicks in it. (She's a bit of a dingbat.) I doubt anything will be done at all.
 

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Great pictures, including the one of the bird poop. Unless the bird is an eagle, the bird nest should be removed and the balcony cleaned.
 

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Great pictures, including the one of the bird poop. Unless the bird is an eagle, the bird nest should be removed and the balcony cleaned.
A quick Google search turns up that, in many states, this is not true. It may very likely be illegal (and not cool) to remove an active birds nest. There can be exceptions if the bird is an invasive species.

“A person shall not take, disturb or destroy a nest or eggs of any bird except an English sparrow, crow, jay or starling.”
 
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How did you like Smugglers Notch? It's been years since we've been, but I've always shied away from it. I thought the Smuggs Pass was confusing and wasn't sure if only owners got it, or certain types of owners, or if you still had to pay to use some things. I had a hard time getting straight answers and kind of threw my hands up. We were there during ski season and didn't pay anything for anything we did (shuttle to the slopes or use the pool by us), but it was hard to know what we needed and I think we almost bought a pass before finding out we didn't need to.
 

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We've enjoyed Smuggs every time we've been there but I have to admit, the array of extras is daunting. We've never bought (or received) Smuggs passes and never missed it. I don't know what a Smuggs pass does. Nor do I know what one can do without a Smuggs pass as an owner or non-owner.

We tend to do things off-site.
 

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19th floor, South Tower, Ocean Walk. High tide this morning!
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Great photo! Very close to monochromatic. And those clouds!
Thanks, Jim. It was a beautiful scene. Here are a couple more pics. I love sunrise at the beach!
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