We booked less then a week before on a holiday weekend and they were very helpful! It took a week that could have been horrible and made it wonderful. When looking at sites check out the ones on the waterway pay a bit more but they are much nicer then the standard site,

I have been going to Pirateland for twenty years and love it! We would live there during the summers as a kid, it has soooo many memories for me. Anyway it is a shame of the changes that have taking place. I remember the way it was so to me I ignore the staff and there lack of training. Pirateland is a great place to take a young family or old one. It is very safe. The further away from the stripe you are the safer you are. We love driving our cart all around and letting the kids play at one park and then moving to another one. We love hitting the pool after getting all sweaty or we will hit the beach. Pirateland is a big place so I advice bring your bike or my favorite and rent a cart. Especially if you have kids and a ton of crap to drag to the beach. Well in short, I say ignore all the nay sayers and ignore the staff. Go to pirateland and form your own opinion. I now take my kids and wife there. Love it!!!!!

Every year a group of seven families takes a week long camping vacation together. We have been to Sandusky, Pigeon Forge, Lake George (twice) & Connecticut and this was our first time to Myrtle Beach. The organizer for the group usually picks more expensive campgrounds that have a lot of activities for the kids in the group. Our first interaction with the girl at the desk was NOT a good one. We walked up & she said "Last Name". After typing for a minute, her next statement was.."Your balance due is $xxx.xx". My husband let her know very quickly, we had CHOSEN to spend our money there and a comment like "Welcome to Pirateland, how was your trip?" would have been more appropriate. Every time we dealt with the people up front (including the concierge) it was a PAINFUL experience. After being spoiled with KOAs that run $35-$45 a night we were disappointed with our $61 a night campground. The sites were so small if we stood at the edge of our awning, we could touch the slide on the camper next to us. The bathrooms were dirty & not well maintained, the pool area had NO shade at all & everything including paddleboats on their own lake came at a price. At the beach they have small umbrellas which the lifeguard told us cost $20 A DAY to rent! One family came in two days later than the rest & was renting a vacation cabin for the week. They arrived at the campground prior to check in time but figured they would come to our campsites to wait until they could check-in. THEY CHARGED THEM a $2.00 PER PERSON visitor fee for the few hours they would be at our site even thought they were paying over $1100 to stay for the week!!! On the flip side, the Lazy River was nice if you waited till about 8pm to go & the lower level workers (Gate, Grass Cutter and Trash Hauler) were very friendly & helpful....go figure. Based on our experience, we will NEVER go back to Pirateland. There are too many other campgrounds to choose from.

Pirateland is a campground, not a 5-Star resort! I have been staying at Pirateland for about 6 years now. I actually have a close friend who owns a house in Pirateland. I have teenage children and she has 3 children under the age of 11. And all of children have a great time. They spent their days at the arcade and their nights on the strip hanging out. This is a family campground and it caters to the family. With all the activities going on during the day, everyone has something to do. My favorite time of the day is adult float in the Lazy River!!! Yes, there are a ton of kids and you have to pay attention to them, because they are kids. And this is a family campground, families have fun there! I've seen it first hand and love the laughing smiling children that I see.

Of course, the staff can sometimes be a little rude, but I've seen a ton of people be rude and mean to them, so after a while, I'm sure that anyone would be rude after dealing with people everyday.

I love Pirateland and will continue to spend my summers there!