Hotels off I-95 Jacksonville area

[corinascot]

Any suggestions for inexpensive hotels around Jacksonville area..maybe the airport? A little north of the area would be ok.

Thanks,
Corina

 

[DCSingle]

I've stayed at a Hampton Inn and a Courtyard Marriott at the Jax airport exit. Both were fine (nothing special) and pretty much what you'd expect for those chains. I also stayed at a Holiday Inn that could use some updating and was filled with all the airline employeess. Beware, however, of the airport exit in general though. I saw some sketchy looking motels there. Can't remember the exact brands, but they were the chains that are one step down from Hampton (Days, Quality, etc.). If I'm remembering right there were also two Comfort Inn and one looked nice/new and one looked scary.

If you can make it to the southside of Jacksonville, there are much nicer places to stay and more choices for eating. Check out usastar.com/lodging if you haven't already and it will list what's off those exits. It might also be nice to get through the Jacksonville traffic (still construction there as well as past there to nearly Daytona) if you're not arriving at evening rush. If you decide to go north of Jacksonville, I've heard there are some decent places in Kingsland, GA, but I've never stayed there.

 

[corinascot]

I made a res at the Hampton Inn airport, but I debated changing it to the Hampton Inn south of town. I think I'll make the change, based on your comments. I wondered if the airport area was a little seedy when I read in the Hampton Inn airport description that it was a gated motel.

Thanks again!

Corina

 

[WDWisTheBest]

I would suggest going south of Jacksonville to get a hotel. There is a good Comfort Inn at the PGA Golf exit further south Exit 323.