Hotel for overnight stop on drive from ATL

[pooh_mania]

Does anyone have suggestions on a resonably priced, good hotel/motel on I-75 or I-95? Also, coming from Atlanta, should we go down I-75 to Orlando and cut across on 528? Or should we take I-75 to I-10 to Jacksonville and south on I-95? Any opinions would be appreciated.

We will be driving down from Atlanta on Friday night and need a good place to stop. We don't need any extras because we'll only be there to sleep and head out first thing in the morning. I've read several of the reviews of hotels in the Cocoa Beach area, but it seems like a waste to pay for all those amenities that we won't have time to use. We plan to park at the port and avoid relying on a shuttle.

Thanks in advance!

 

[clkelley]

As far as directions from Atlanta, here you go: NO NEED TO GO TO I-95 at all.

I-75 S

Get off at exit 328 (approximately 140 miles from Georgia/Florida State Line, approximately 107 miles from I-10)

Travel on Florida Turnpike to Exit 267A (429S) (approximately 42 miles)

Travel on 429S to Exit 8 (Disney World/Hartzog Rd) (approximately 14 miles)

This road will take you to West Buena Vista Dr near Coronado Springs.

Turn right if going to All-Stars or Animal Kingdom Lodge, turn left if going anywhere else, then follow the Disney signs to your destination.

Tolls on the main Turnpike will be $2.50 for a standard vehicle. ($5.00 with a single axle trailer).

Tolls on 429S to Disney World will be just $1.00 as the Disney World Exit doesn't appear to charge a toll. ($1.50 with a single axle trailer).

As far as a cheap hotel, I would recommend Ocala, FL. It's about 85-90 miles from Disney and has a wide range of hotels right off the interstate at three different exits.