Vacation experts (Destin or San Destin?)

Mr. Blue Sky said
Want to get some input from you, or other posters , who are familiar with South Carolina beaches.. ive never been to any of them.. but i, for some reason, always thought Myrtle Beach was kinda the Biloxi or Galveston of the east coast, ie kinda trashy.. of course that’s just my perception.. BUT since I’m now in Nashville and love to play tennis- i really want to check out Hilton Head Island.. i know it’s a golf Mecca, but i hear there are a lot of good places to play tennis as well.. from what i understand though, none of the east coast beaches can compare with SW Florida or the panhandle in terms of the soft white sand and the warm turquoise water.. are they more like the yeloowish sand and cold water you find in East FL or California? Not a fan of that type of beach too much.. Thoughts?

I've been in Charleston for almost six years and been to most of the beaches in SC. Definitely east coast, Atlantic Ocean beaches. The sand is darker and a bit more coarse than the Gulf and the water is cooler and darker than that beautiful FL panhandle water. It can still enjoyable in the summer (it's cold otherwise) but you don't actually go for the "beach" itself . . . you go to be "at the beach".

Myrtle has really grown, it's quite large now. It's amped up and cheesy as hell. Hilton Head is the nicest, but it can be sort of sterile IMO. Kiawah is nice too, much smaller than HH but pretty and nice places to rent, and plenty of golf and tennis. Isle of Palms and Folly Beach are cool because they're 20 to 25 minutes from downtown Charleston.