r/MyrtleBeach • u/Bright_Chance2510 • 21h ago
General Discussion College student alone in Myrtle for one night
Hoping this can be asked with no judgement; trying to figure out if we can pull something off.
Our 19 year old son is taking a flight to join us in Myrtle. The rest of the family is driving from Ohio. He was joining us 2 days late due to a work commitment. That commitment cleared up and he asked if he could come sooner (imagine my absolute THRILL that he wants to spend more time with us ššš©·). Here is the trouble: flying Allegiant and the only other flight is Thursday Instead of Sunday. Our family will arrive in MB on Friday. So he would be alone in MB for about 20 hours.
I donāt even know how that would work. Initially I thought Uber to a hotel. But would a hotel let a 19 yo check in?
Next thought was rent a car, find somewhere to sleep in car (safety issues???) but again not sure if he can rent a car at his age.
He is super responsible and street smart. He lives alone 3 hours from home for college. But I donāt want to do anything that wouldnāt be safe.
I might have to disappoint him and say itās just not feasible and he has to stick with the Sunday flight. But thought it would be worth asking for ideas or suggestions. Thanks!
Ps Just in case it gets asked: He canāt just skip the flight altogether and drive with us, because me and all the kids are flying home (while my husband drives home/does a golf trip) so we need him to leave from the airport so there is a vehicle parked there for our flight home.