Judy
Milton (Canada)
My husband, cat and I are leaving from Toronto to St. Pete's/Seminole early this Wednesday morning (Nov.13th). We are planning to take three nights with four days driving. I'm looking for route suggestions as well as stopping points (with cat-friendly accommodations) and good local restaurants on the way down. We are budget-to-midrange travellers. Thank you!
Judy there are several outlet type malls along I95 (Jacksonville, FL, Savannah, GA) I would go the route of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Charlotte then over to I95 Columbia/Charleston, SC. I suggest marriott's Fairfield INN's or SpringHill suites. Both have free breakfast. Hampton Inns also offer free breakfast. It has been a few months since I was in Charlotte, NC and Columbia, SC areas but the construction was horrible and no real way to avoid it so try and go through at non rush hour times.
Safe travels.
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