Just picture yourself spending the holidays with us in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. You’ll be able to enjoy a vacation that provides you with endless hours of swimming, surfing and other sun and sand favorites. Nearby you’ll find specialty shopping, fun amusements, and plenty of golf courses where you can enjoy the holidays. Sunset Beach NC vacations provide you with the comfort of our spacious and nicely furnished rooms at our Inn.

If you’re looking for a place to escape to over the holidays why not consider our Sunset Beach NC vacations. Spending your holiday here provides you with miles of beachfront and ocean to spend as you wish. Park a lounge chair or spread a blanket on the beach and just relax. Or try your hand at some surf fishing. Maybe get out there in the water and ride some waves back to shore. But above all, make sure you take advantage of the holiday season and everything taking place in the surrounding areas.

Come out and enjoy the Light & Train Spectacular on Saturday, Dec. 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Wilmington Railroad Museum, Wilmington, NC. More than 15,000 lights will be displayed for your enjoyment. Santa will be on hand and there will be cider and cookies, too. Price: $5 general admission; free for children under age 2.

A short drive south the Carolina Opry Christmas Special takes place at 7 p.m. through January 5, 2013 (excluding Sundays) at The Carolina Opry, 8901 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC. A holiday tradition for over 26 years, The Christmas Special brings the spirit of Christmas to life with music, comedy and dance. Referred to as “The Holiday Show of the South,” this show is at the top of every Myrtle Beach Holiday itinerary. The Carolina Opry Christmas Special is the original Christmas show in Myrtle Beach and has been a perennial vote leader as Best Holiday Show in Myrtle Beach. Shows run November 1 through January 5, 2013, with regular evening performances and selectively scheduled matinees.

Sunset Beach NC vacations are some of the most relaxing, laid-back vacations you could ever experience. It was with that in mind that The Sunset Inn was chosen to be the site of the Maureen Ryan Griffin Writing Retreat taking place this upcoming fall. Once you arrive you’ll see why so many people make Sunset Beach NC vacations their first choice.

Whether you are a practicing writer, closet writer, or have yet to pick up a pen writer join us here at the Inn on November 2-3 or 10-11 for a weekend full of writing activities that will renew your creativity. This retreat is for everyone who loves to write or dreams of writing. Your teacher is Maureen Ryan Griffin, author of "Spinning Words into Gold". Techniques and prompts will be used to spur your imagination, and can be used to create non-fiction, fiction, and/or poetry — the choice is yours.

Your stay at the Inn during the retreat includes two nights, two breakfasts, and lunch on Saturday, for the rate of $419.00 plus tax. (Add $30.00 per night if you would like a Grand Room.) You will have ample time to relax in your room, on the beach, or on your private screened in porch. The group typically goes out to dinner together on Saturday, but you can choose to go out on your own and explore if you wish. Sunset Beach NC vacations spent at our Inn are always memorable times.

Bring a copy of "Spinning Words into Gold" to the workshop or you can purchase one at the retreat for $23.54. For more information on the workshop visit www.MaureenRyanGriffin.com. Call The Sunset Inn today and reserve your spot for the popular writing retreat by calling toll free 1-888-575-1001.