For those folks driving!

[Poohbear77]

We may stop at South of the Border. Not sure what time we will be getting there though, so will have to mapquest it. Does anyone know off hand approx. how many hours from MD it is? Thanks so much for all your help!

 

[cranbiz]

It depends on where in MD you are starting.

It is about 180 miles thru VA and 197 miles thru NC. South of the Border is right at exit 1 at the NC/SC line.

So at 60mph figure 3 hours for VA and 3 1/4 hours for NC. Maybe an hour for MD.

 

[Poohbear77]

Thanks,

We will be coming from Denton on the Eastern Shore. I will add an extra hour and say approx. 9 hours. That will put us at SOB around 6am, just in time for breakfast! Any suggestions for a place there for breakfast items?

 

[cranbiz]

If you are not looking for a fancy place, Pedro's diner is decent. The atmosphere isn't great but for about $5 you can get 2 eggs, meat, toast and potatoes or grits with a beverage.

Other than that, most large truck stops have a fine breakfast or a breakfast buffet.

 

[tinkerbell615]

We will be traveling from Ohio and would like a place to stay for the night after driving for the day before continuing to DW in the AM. We would like to stay close to the Florida border.

Any suggestions?

 

[the Fidge]

HI all we will be driving down from NEPA. I am hoping we can stay around Savannah area. I am hoping you all may have some places to suggest. Last year I checked out some hotels online and was very disappointed by reality.

We just need a clean safe place to sleep and then drive on to the BIG MOUSE!!!

 

[sorul82?]

It depends on where in MD you are starting.

It is about 180 miles thru VA and 197 miles thru NC. South of the Border is right at exit 1 at the NC/SC line.

So at 60mph figure 3 hours for VA and 3 1/4 hours for NC. Maybe an hour for MD.

Unless there is construction or an accident, it won't take that long for NC.

 

[SplashMom]

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express just off the I-95 in Savannagh last August. It was around $60/night--clean, bright, and had a nice breakfast included.

 

[the Fidge]

Thank you will look into that one!!!

 

[hiddenmikey]

Hey Fidge,

I have traveled to Savannah, Ga numerous times. it is really all about how much you want to spend and how much time you want to spend there.

The I-95 hotel options are fine but if you have a little extra money in your budget i would highly recommend staying in downtown Savannah (certain times of the year and with AAA discount you can get a room at the westin or at the other waterfront hotels at a reasonable price, although a bit higher than the I-95 hotels)
with all that aside you can`t beat downtown options of tons of restaurants, clubs and shops. It is worth the extra money to stay there.

Another posssilility is to stay up the road at Disneys Hilton Head Island resort.
If you are a DVC member then you are all set but otherwise we pais cash there at certain times of the year and got a 2 bedroom for as little as 99.00 per night.
There are also nice restaurants and shops up there as well not to mention Disneys private beachhouse is awesome.
Soooo good luck with all your options.

 

[the Fidge]

Thank you Mickey I will look into that right now. Acutally we just need a place thats clean and safe to rest our tired bones. WE will be up and out early to continue or trek to Orlando. We will be staying on site at WDW and will be eager to get our vacation started.

We will be driving back and if I can get DH to agree I am hoping to stop and spend some time along the beach there. I will be crossing my fingers and see how I make out. Thank you for the great suggestions!

 

[Mickey's Sister]

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express just off the I-95 in Savannagh last August. It was around $60/night--clean, bright, and had a nice breakfast included.

The Holiday Inn Express Hotels' breakfast IS good! They have their own exclusive hot cinnamon rolls - they're awesome! We're actually planning on staying at this hotel on our June trip. I haven't yet stayed in this particular one, but we try to stay at Holiday Inn Express whenever possible - they're so user friendly. All the locations we've stayed in have had refridgerators - complete with their own bottled water chilled waiting for you, a microwave - with a package of popcorn . Plus microwave plates if you need them & granola bars. They have many nice little touches. If you do stay there 'fidge', let us know what you think.

(P.S. I'm in the Northeast PA too!!! The sun is finally shining today - this winter can end any time! )

Jessica

 

[rainy~daze]

just chiming in, no advice to give, but another from NEPA here. we just drove the 1st time in January, then again in February. we will be driving down again in December, unless we get a chance for another little break before then!! we took 81 to 77 to 26 to 95. We were going to stay in Columbia, SC then decided the drive was pretty awesome and drove straight thru!! Any advice for the future trips much appreciated. we have 2 little ones (5 and 4) and an in car dvd so that helped big time!! we were so tired on the drive home, though. especially in february we cam back the day they closed down 81 after the 'big' snow storm and had to reroute to the turnpike!

 

[the Fidge]

The Holiday Inn Express Hotels' breakfast IS good! They have their own exclusive hot cinnamon rolls - they're awesome! We're actually planning on staying at this hotel on our June trip. I haven't yet stayed in this particular one, but we try to stay at Holiday Inn Express whenever possible - they're so user friendly. All the locations we've stayed in have had refridgerators - complete with their own bottled water chilled waiting for you, a microwave - with a package of popcorn . Plus microwave plates if you need them & granola bars. They have many nice little touches. If you do stay there 'fidge', let us know what you think.

(P.S. I'm in the Northeast PA too!!! The sun is finally shining today - this winter can end any time! )

Jessica

Hi Jessica I am Brigitte ! You got me not fair, as you can see in my siggie I am trying to lose a ton of weight before my trip!! DH and DS always rib me about cinnabon, I just love em and have not had one is sometime. I got the dining plan for our trip and better get down well before I get there so I can enjoy such yummies!!!!

Yeah I have some sunshine here too!! YIpppeeee!! I will in fact go with that one and will be only to happy to report back on how it was!

Thank you!

 

[mom2willnash]

We will be driving from NC to Disney at the end of May. My dh hates I-95 (the route we've always taken to Disney) and this time wants to get off on US-131 to avoid so much time on I-95. Anyone ever done this? Is this a bad idea? My greatest fear is to get lost and waste too much time trying to get to the "best place on earth". I'm usually the navigator and it's making me nervous that he wants to divert from our normal plan. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[hollyk]

we will be driving from Wisconsin to Floriday Thursday/good friday. We will be stopping for the night in Nashville on thursday and want to drive the rest of the way Friday leaving close to 7a.m and hoping to get to WDW in the evening.Mapquest says it's only like 10 hrs from there, anyone do it lately want to know if this will be possible.

 

[TyRy]

we will be driving from Wisconsin to Floriday Thursday/good friday. We will be stopping for the night in Nashville on thursday and want to drive the rest of the way Friday leaving close to 7a.m and hoping to get to WDW in the evening.Mapquest says it's only like 10 hrs from there, anyone do it lately want to know if this will be possible.

We didn't do the 24 to 75 route from Nashville to Orlando and still made it in great time. We were actually on our way back and were coming through Alabama to Nashville. We were making great time until we hit road construction and had two trucks not letting anyone pass in either lane. That added time, but I think we still were close to ten hours.

 

[Funwith4kids]

we will be driving from Wisconsin to Floriday Thursday/good friday. We will be stopping for the night in Nashville on thursday and want to drive the rest of the way Friday leaving close to 7a.m and hoping to get to WDW in the evening.Mapquest says it's only like 10 hrs from there, anyone do it lately want to know if this will be possible.

When we stop, we usually stay in Smyrna, Tn (just south of Nashville) which leaves around 10 hrs the next day. However, there will be a lot of traffic since it will be a holiday with a lot of people going in the same direction with you so be safe.::cop:

 

[Jon99]

Sounds about right, we drive straight through and we figure about 7 hours to Nashville and it normally takes us 17 hours total. But that weekend traffic will be especially heavy once you hit 75..

 

[mochabean]

We just got back from our trip, drove I-95 from SE PA to FL and back, if anyone has any questions I'll be happy to answer.