Marina Inn at Grande Dunes (8121 Amalfi Place, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572) carries 15,000 sq ft of meeting space, 5,100 sq ft of ballroom, 5 meeting rooms, 200 guest rooms. The inn is a credible boutique conference option for planners who want Grande Dunes positioning without a mega-resort format.
The official brochure states 15,000 square feet of event space, a 5,100-square-foot Nautilus Ballroom, 4,700 square feet of pre-function space, and room for 27 exhibit tables in the flexible pre-function area. Our crews work this building on conference hotel-format projects across the year.
The brochure stresses dedicated conference-service management, full-service banquet support, and full AV services, which indicates a controlled hotel-side service stack.
What this room asks of a build
- Marina Inn is a credible boutique conference option for planners who want Grande Dunes positioning without a mega-resort format.
- The official brochure states 15,000 square feet of event space, a 5,100-square-foot Nautilus Ballroom, 4,700 square feet of pre-function space, and room for 27 exhibit tables in the flexible pre-function area.
- This venue is especially useful for smaller expos, leadership meetings, hospitality lounges, and sponsor-heavy association programs.
Execution priorities
- Pull Marina Inn at Grande Dunes's current exhibitor manual and confirm the published dock window for the specific show.
- Match the booth scope to the available 15,000 sq ft of meeting space and 5,100 sq ft of ballroom.
- Sequence the strike and outbound freight against the venue's published last-day dock cutoff.
Marina Inn at Grande Dunes at a glance
The inn at Grande Dunes is a conference hotel in Grande Dunes / Intracoastal Waterway. The inn is a credible boutique conference option for planners who want Grande Dunes positioning without a mega-resort format.
The building runs 15,000 sq ft of meeting space, 5,100 sq ft of ballroom, 5 meeting rooms, 200 guest rooms.
- Fits well for: boutique conferences
- Fits well for: board meetings
- Fits well for: hospitality lounges
- Fits well for: tabletop exhibits
- Fits well for: association retreats
Operating model and house rules at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
The brochure stresses dedicated conference-service management, full-service banquet support, and full AV services, which indicates a controlled hotel-side service stack.
Submit utility orders, rigging applications, and EAC paperwork against the published deadlines in the exhibitor manual.
Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in the Kingston / Grande Dunes Cluster
Kingston / Grande Dunes Cluster beachfront conferences, corporate retreats, and premium hospitality. Sister venues in this cluster include Embassy Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort at Kingston Plantation, Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes, which often handle overflow lodging or sponsor-side hospitality on programs that anchor at the inn at Grande Dunes.
Grande Dunes / Intracoastal Waterway sits within the wider Myrtle Beach market with practical travel access to MYR (MYR). MBCC anchors the area's headline trade-show calendar at 250,000 sq ft of total event space.
What planning a project at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes actually looks like
Order of operations: exhibitor manual, then venue paperwork (dock, utility, rigging), then floor plan and freight schedule, then labor calls. Each phase depends on the prior one closing cleanly.
Most builds at the inn at Grande Dunes ship to the venue or the show's advance warehouse, install during the published move-in window, run the show on the venue's posted schedule, and strike against the published dock cutoff.
Frequently asked questions
What is the booth or meeting capacity at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes?
15,000 sq ft of meeting space, 5,100 sq ft of ballroom, 5 meeting rooms, 200 guest rooms. The inn is a credible boutique conference option for planners who want Grande Dunes positioning without a mega-resort format.
Can outside production and decorator companies work at this work at Grande Dunes?
The brochure stresses dedicated conference-service management, full-service banquet support, and full AV services, which indicates a controlled hotel-side service stack.
How do utility orders and rigging approvals work at the program at Grande Dunes?
Utility orders and rigging applications go through the venue's exhibitor services desk against published deadlines in the current event manual.
What kinds of events does this service at Grande Dunes typically host?
The inn at Grande Dunes works well for boutique conferences, board meetings, hospitality lounges, tabletop exhibits. The official brochure states 15,000 square feet of event space, a 5,100-square-foot Nautilus Ballroom, 4,700 square feet of pre-function space, and room for 27 exhibit tables in the flexible pre-function area.
Where does the plan at Grande Dunes sit relative to MBCC and the airport?
The inn at Grande Dunes is in Grande Dunes / Intracoastal Waterway. It sits within the Kingston / Grande Dunes Cluster.