For those folks driving!

[tripletots]

Can anyone recommend a hotel in Jacksonville off of I-95? We will be driving August 13th, on past visits we have stayed overnight in Brunswick, GA but wanted to get closer. Also how long will the drive be from Jacksonville to DW? Thanks for your help

I can't recommend a hotel in Jacksonville as we always drive an extra 30 minutes and stay in St. Augustine in the historic area (Holiday Inn Historic).
St. Augustine is 2 hours away from Orlando SO...to answer your question..........Jacksonville should be about 2 1/2 hours to Orlando.

 

[DJFan88]

I can't recommend a hotel in Jacksonville as we always drive an extra 30 minutes and stay in St. Augustine in the historic area (Holiday Inn Historic).
St. Augustine is 2 hours away from Orlando SO...to answer your question..........Jacksonville should be about 2 1/2 hours to Orlando.

I would tend to 2nd that motion, or would avoid staying in Jacksonville, if possible.

 

[louey]

I would tend to 2nd that motion, or would avoid staying in Jacksonville, if possible.

Whats wrong with Jacksonville?? is it not a nice area? Was thinking of staying at the Hyatt Place the hotel would be near the airport?

 

[DJFan88]

Whats wrong with Jacksonville?? is it not a nice area? Was thinking of staying at the Hyatt Place the hotel would be near the airport?

I suppose everyone has there own opinions on this matter. I just thought the other option was definetly something I would rather do. My husband and I always dread even going through Jacksonville. If you're asking if the area is safe, that I do not know. There are some iffy looking sections however. My main beef with that area is the congestion and the construction.

 

[tripletots]

Whats wrong with Jacksonville?? is it not a nice area? Was thinking of staying at the Hyatt Place the hotel would be near the airport?

The Hyatt Place seemed to get decent reviews on tripadvisor.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...acksonville_Airport-Jacksonville_Florida.html

 

[njmom47]

Hi my parents are driving to WDW the last week of Sept without stopping. Well only for gas and bathroom. They are leaving on a Friday around 3pm from Phila area I believe they are taking 95. Does anyone know how long it shoul take them and what are their chances of running into traffic in DC?

We left Ocean county to head south (to Myrtle Beach) on a Friday after lunchtime and hit much much traffic through that area!!! I agree..leave much earlier or later.

 

[louey]

The Hyatt Place seemed to get decent reviews on tripadvisor.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...acksonville_Airport-Jacksonville_Florida.html

Thanks for the link to tripadvisor hopefully the Hotel will be nice, wondering if I should drive the extra and stay in St. Augustine

 

[tripletots]

Thanks for the link to tripadvisor hopefully the Hotel will be nice, wondering if I should drive the extra and stay in St. Augustine

Don't ask me! I love St. Augustine. The historic area is so beautiful, with a fort, horse draw carriages and great shops and places to eat.

The historic area is about 15 minutes from the interstate. But there are hotels/motels off the interstate. You know there is a Disney outlet right off the interstate!

We are going August 19-28 and staying in St. Augustine and taking a day trip to Downtown Disney.
I can't wait.

 

[louey]

Don't ask me! I love St. Augustine. The historic area is so beautiful, with a fort, horse draw carriages and great shops and places to eat.

The historic area is about 15 minutes from the interstate. But there are hotels/motels off the interstate. You know there is a Disney outlet right off the interstate!

We are going August 19-28 and staying in St. Augustine and taking a day trip to Downtown Disney.
I can't wait.

We may go to St. Augustine instead but honestly we are only going to eat and sleep get up early and get to DW ASAP

 

[ksc37]

Don't ask me! I love St. Augustine. The historic area is so beautiful, with a fort, horse draw carriages and great shops and places to eat.

The historic area is about 15 minutes from the interstate. But there are hotels/motels off the interstate. You know there is a Disney outlet right off the interstate!

We are going August 19-28 and staying in St. Augustine and taking a day trip to Downtown Disney.
I can't wait.

Thanks for the glowing report on St. Augustine.

I've talked my family into spending the night there on our drive down to WDW and having a nice relaxing dinner, then spending the next morning at the fort and probably the alligator farm (DS-8 is a huge fan of gators) and then drive to the Wilderness Lodge for a late afternoon arrival.

Any hotels or restaurants that you recommend?

 

[tripletots]

Thanks for the glowing report on St. Augustine.

I've talked my family into spending the night there on our drive down to WDW and having a nice relaxing dinner, then spending the next morning at the fort and probably the alligator farm (DS-8 is a huge fan of gators) and then drive to the Wilderness Lodge for a late afternoon arrival.

Any hotels or restaurants that you recommend?

We are staying off of I-95 near the outlets at a Holiday Inn Express and Suites, located on State Road. It is one year old and it offers free breakfast. It has great reviews on tripadivsor.com. We got a rate of $79.05 through the Friends and Family deal.

I hope this wasn't to confusing of a post.
The deal is on the Orlando Hotels and Attractions forum. I'll include the link below. The link is on Rupert P Puppenstein posts. Look at the bottom of his posts and it will say Shelby and include a link to friends and family discount.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2270021&page=16

Hopefully this link will take you to Shelbys link. You have to prepay and if you cancel you lose your money.

You will be 15 minutes from the historic area, but it's worth a drive through. We drive all the way from St. Augustine to Daytona Beach on A1A. (We hop on 1-95 to I-4 in Daytona just past the Daytona Speedway). It's such a beautiful drive along the coast. It's a must do for me.

 

[MinMouse]

Can anyone recommend a hotel in Jacksonville off of I-95? We will be driving August 13th, on past visits we have stayed overnight in Brunswick, GA but wanted to get closer. Also how long will the drive be from Jacksonville to DW? Thanks for your help

Hey Neighbor! We are Delawareans too. We have stayed in Jacksonville several times on the drive down. We like the Wingate Inn off exit 344 of I95. If you feel like going further we have stayed several times at the La Quinta which is off exit 98 of I4 (and only a 30 mile drive to Disney!) We'll wave to you as we'll be on the way back home from Disney that weekend!

 

[ksc37]

We are staying off of I-95 near the outlets at a Holiday Inn Express and Suites, located on State Road. It is one year old and it offers free breakfast. It has great reviews on tripadivsor.com. We got a rate of $79.05 through the Friends and Family deal.

I hope this wasn't to confusing of a post.
The deal is on the Orlando Hotels and Attractions forum. I'll include the link below. The link is on Rupert P Puppenstein posts. Look at the bottom of his posts and it will say Shelby and include a link to friends and family discount.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2270021&page=16

Hopefully this link will take you to Shelbys link. You have to prepay and if you cancel you lose your money.

You will be 15 minutes from the historic area, but it's worth a drive through. We drive all the way from St. Augustine to Daytona Beach on A1A. (We hop on 1-95 to I-4 in Daytona just past the Daytona Speedway). It's such a beautiful drive along the coast. It's a must do for me.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out!

 

[louey]

Hey Neighbor! We are Delawareans too. We have stayed in Jacksonville several times on the drive down. We like the Wingate Inn off exit 344 of I95. If you feel like going further we have stayed several times at the La Quinta which is off exit 98 of I4 (and only a 30 mile drive to Disney!) We'll wave to you as we'll be on the way back home from Disney that weekend!

Delaware Thanks I will make a note of your suggestions. We may end up going further we have in the past so thanks for the advice

 

[DJFan88]

Delaware Thanks I will make a note of your suggestions. We may end up going further we have in the past so thanks for the advice

Have you considered just going the rest of the way to Orlando? Not sure of your timing but it's not really that far in comparison at that point. When we are ahead of schedule we have arrived early and just stayed at the Comfort Inn on International Drive (there's always availability and it's not too expensive) and just wake up early and go get our KTTW at our resort.

 

[louey]

Have you considered just going the rest of the way to Orlando? Not sure of your timing but it's not really that far in comparison at that point. When we are ahead of schedule we have arrived early and just stayed at the Comfort Inn on International Drive (there's always availability and it's not too expensive) and just wake up early and go get our KTTW at our resort.

Thank You I will put this in my roadtrip notes we drove in 2008 and just ended up driving straight through and stayed at the Dolphin. If we end up getting too excited and drive the whole trip I will keep the Comfort Inn in mind.

 

[workinmom]

Ok, this might be a little off topic but we leave in 6 days & we have one more thing to organize. On our drive home we are planning to stop in Savannah for the night. I still haven't decided where to stay & I thought someone might have a suggestion. I would like to be in the historic area. I was leaning toward the Courtyard by Marriott but then I found a Holiday Inn Express on Bay St that has good reviews on Tripadvisor. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Greenepona]

Thanks for the glowing report on St. Augustine.

I've talked my family into spending the night there on our drive down to WDW and having a nice relaxing dinner, then spending the next morning at the fort and probably the alligator farm (DS-8 is a huge fan of gators) and then drive to the Wilderness Lodge for a late afternoon arrival.

Any hotels or restaurants that you recommend?

I would recommend the Columbia for food. It fabulous. DBF and I will be staying in St Augustine on our way home from FW and will be dining here.

On a separate note: What is the best route to skip Orlando Morning traffic? We will be leaving from Delaware around 5pm, and driving straight through to FW, only stopping for bathroom and snacks. We would be hitting Orlando traffic on I-4 between 7-9Am. what is the best route to go around that?

 

[MinMouse]

Delaware Thanks I will make a note of your suggestions. We may end up going further we have in the past so thanks for the advice

Drove straight through leaving Saturday July 30 at 2:52 a.m. Got to WDW at 7:45 p.m. Had one major backup south of Richmond. A terrible accident pretty much stopped traffic on I95. We sat for about 40 minutes. Traffic was heavy right at the WDW exits off I4. Other than that it was smooth sailing! And now we are in Disney!

 

[ksc37]

I would recommend the Columbia for food. It fabulous. DBF and I will be staying in St Augustine on our way home from FW and will be dining here.

On a separate note: What is the best route to skip Orlando Morning traffic? We will be leaving from Delaware around 5pm, and driving straight through to FW, only stopping for bathroom and snacks. We would be hitting Orlando traffic on I-4 between 7-9Am. what is the best route to go around that?

Thanks for the suggestion. I checked out their menu online and it looks good!