STR Select ranks 4 companies that name Ocean Drive, SC in their service areas, out of 7 ranked in North Myrtle Beach, with facts checked October 17, 2026. The highest ranked of them is Grand Strand Vacations, #1 of 7 in North Myrtle Beach.
Ocean Drive is the historic beach-music core of North Myrtle Beach, walkable to the pier and the Pavilion Shopping Center, with a mix of older beach houses and mid-rise condos.
Updated October 17, 20264 of the managers in our North Myrtle Beach ranking name Ocean Drive or its townships in their stated service areas, which for a Ocean Drive owner means Elliott Beach Rentals, McMillan Real Estate, Grand Strand Vacations, Eagle Beach Rentals. Full service in Ocean Drive typically runs quote-only pricing everywhere. The ranks below are market ranks across North Myrtle Beach, not ranks inside Ocean Drive alone, and Ocean Drive owners compare the same 7 ranked managers as the rest of North Myrtle Beach.
Ranks for Ocean Drive are from our full North Myrtle Beach evaluation, where all 4 companies below were scored on the printed methodology before we asked which of them name Ocean Drive.
Best for a Ocean Drive owner: Owners who want a company naming the most sections of North Myrtle Beach in one published sentence
Elliott Beach Rentals names Ocean Drive or its townships in its stated service area, working from 401 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, so a Ocean Drive owner can read the Elliott Beach Rentals terms at elliottbeachrentals.com.
Visit Elliott Beach Rentals for Ocean Drive ↗Best for a Ocean Drive owner: Owners who want a locally owned, family run operator with a multi-decade track record
McMillan Real Estate names Ocean Drive or its townships in its stated service area, working from 208 Main Street, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, so a Ocean Drive owner can read the McMillan Real Estate terms at mcmillanvacations.com.
Visit McMillan Real Estate for Ocean Drive ↗Best for a Ocean Drive owner: Owners who want the single longest sourced local track record in this market
Grand Strand Vacations names Ocean Drive or its townships in its stated service area, working from 503 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, so a Ocean Drive owner can read the Grand Strand Vacations terms at grandstrandvacations.com.
Visit Grand Strand Vacations for Ocean Drive ↗Best for a Ocean Drive owner: Owners who want a mid-sized operator naming all four North Myrtle Beach sections in one published sentence
Eagle Beach Rentals names Ocean Drive or its townships in its stated service area, working from 1007 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, so a Ocean Drive owner can read the Eagle Beach Rentals terms at eaglebeachmb.com.
Visit Eagle Beach Rentals for Ocean Drive ↗4 companies name Ocean Drive in a service area we checked: 4 ranked. None of them publishes a fee with a number on the company's own site, so every price for Ocean Drive starts with a written quote. Counting the 4 towns we list in North Myrtle Beach, Elliott Beach Rentals names 4, McMillan Real Estate names 3, Grand Strand Vacations names 2 and Eagle Beach Rentals names 4 in its stated service area. Bases stated on their own sites: for Ocean Drive homes Elliott Beach Rentals works from 401 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for Ocean Drive homes McMillan Real Estate works from 208 Main Street, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for Ocean Drive homes Grand Strand Vacations works from 503 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and for Ocean Drive homes Eagle Beach Rentals works from 1007 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which tells a Ocean Drive owner how far each office sits from the home. 4 of the 7 ranked North Myrtle Beach managers name Ocean Drive, which is 57%, so the other 3 ranked managers do not list Ocean Drive in a service area we checked and a Ocean Drive owner should ask them before assuming coverage.
Ocean Drive is one of 4 town guides under North Myrtle Beach, and this Ocean Drive page was last updated October 17, 2026.
| Manager | Rank in North Myrtle Beach | Base | Model | Published fee | Homes on record in Ocean Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Beach Rentals in Ocean Drive | #2 | 401 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Full service | ||
| McMillan Real Estate in Ocean Drive | #6 | 208 Main Street, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Full service | ||
| Grand Strand Vacations in Ocean Drive | #1 | 503 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Full service | ||
| Eagle Beach Rentals in Ocean Drive | #7 | 1007 Sea Mountain Highway, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Full service |
Ocean Drive, SC is covered by the North Myrtle Beach row of our North Myrtle Beach registration dataset, in Horry County, last checked October 8, 2026. The Ocean Drive figures below are that row's published fields; a field the source does not state is left out rather than guessed for Ocean Drive.
The North Myrtle Beach row publishes 4 of the 7 registration fields we track for Ocean Drive, and the 3 it does not state are left out of the Ocean Drive table rather than guessed.
2 tax rates with a published number apply to a stay in Ocean Drive, each linked to the page it was read from for Ocean Drive.
| Registration required in Ocean Drive | Yes (business license only) |
| Permit or license in Ocean Drive | Business license (no separate short term rental permit as of this check) |
| Renewal in Ocean Drive | annual |
| Occupancy in Ocean Drive | Must comply with the city's general occupancy and parking ordinances; no short term rental specific numeric limit published on the city's own page |
| Zoning in Ocean Drive | The city's own page states no special zoning or permit process is required beyond standard business licensing, as of this check |
| 5% | South Carolina state sales tax on a Ocean Drive stay source |
| 2% | South Carolina state accommodations tax on a Ocean Drive stay source |
Rule sources for Ocean Drive, checked October 8, 2026: nmb.us.
3 other towns in the North Myrtle Beach market share at least one ranked manager with Ocean Drive. If you own across town lines near Ocean Drive, a manager already named for both saves you a second vetting of Ocean Drive terms.
Every company source used on this Ocean Drive page, from each company's own site, checked October 17, 2026. 8 unique sources for Ocean Drive, in a North Myrtle Beach market of 7 ranked companies.
Tell us about the property once. We offer it to one well reviewed local manager at a time, and your contact details go only to the one that accepts.
Answered from the sourced research behind our North Myrtle Beach ranking.
Elliott Beach Rentals, McMillan Real Estate, Grand Strand Vacations and Eagle Beach Rentals all name Ocean Drive in their published service areas. Our full North Myrtle Beach ranking compares all of them on tenure, scope and reviews.
It is the walkable, historic center of North Myrtle Beach, close to the pier and shops, which tends to favor smaller beach houses and condos over the larger family homes that do better in Cherry Grove or Windy Hill.
Yes. North Myrtle Beach requires registration (business license only). That is the North Myrtle Beach entry covering Ocean Drive in our North Myrtle Beach dataset, checked October 8, 2026. The permit is named: Business license (no separate short term rental permit as of this check).
The rows with a published number for Ocean Drive are South Carolina state sales tax at 5% and South Carolina state accommodations tax at 2%. Each Ocean Drive rate is linked to its source on this page and checked October 8, 2026.
For Ocean Drive, renewal is annual. That is from the North Myrtle Beach entry for Ocean Drive checked October 8, 2026.
Elliott Beach Rentals (#2), McMillan Real Estate (#6), Grand Strand Vacations (#1) and Eagle Beach Rentals (#7) name Ocean Drive or its townships in their stated service areas, and each of them ranks in North Myrtle Beach rather than in Ocean Drive alone.
None of the 4 ranked managers that serve Ocean Drive publish a percentage fee on their own site. Ask each for a written Ocean Drive quote before you sign.
Elliott Beach Rentals is the highest ranked of the 4 that serve Ocean Drive, at #2 of 7 in North Myrtle Beach. The order is from our printed methodology, not from Ocean Drive.
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