I can add 2 more hotels to the list!!
On the way down we stopped at a Comfort Suites in Brunswick, GA off of exit 29. It was clean and the room was just what we needed to rest our heads for the night. We got a 2 queen with sleeper sofa since we are a family of 5. The offered a warm breakfast which looked like just waffles and sausage along with cereal, bagels, and oatmeal which you made yourself. We skipped it and went to the McDs next door mainly because there was people everywhere and no place to sit. There was 2 gas stations right there and a steak and shake across the street that we tried the night before. Plus we got a great rate. I believe with tax it was $87. We did book ahead and did the no cancellation thing but we have done the drive before and knew that even if we did get delayed a few hours we could still make it there.
Now on the way home we ran into the snow. We wanted to get into VA but we made it as far as Wilson, NC. I had made a reservation at a Hampton inn while driving and when we got there they said they had no rooms for us. Only a king bed room. yeah 5 people and 1 bed I think NOT!!! Thankfully she was able call the brand new comfort suites that they also owned across the street and we had the same type of room as we had going down. With AAA discount it ended up being $80 which was much cheaper then the Hampton I had booked. Now I can tell you there is a ton of food around but due to snow everyhting was closed. We ended up tracking down hotdogs at a gas station for dnner. So not fun. But the hotel was clean and adequate.