Mississippi beach hotels

GSaint said
Was thinking about taking the wife to the beach but didn't want to drive to FL or AL. Was trying to look up any beach hotels in Gulfport or somewhere nearby, but not really having any luck. The ones I found didn't really promote the beach, was hoping some South Mississippi buddys could help me out if they knew of any good beach spots in MS.

They don't promote the beach because it isn't worth promoting. Due to the proximity to the river and the barrier islands off the beach, the sand is softer and siltier (grey) than the beaches to the west and there aren't really any waves to speak of.

At least that's how I remember it. The beach part was always disappointing.