Hampton Inn Mobile I-10 Bellingrath

Steve’s take

Mobile, Alabama gets overlooked on the I-10 corridor and it shouldn't. Mardi Gras actually started here — not New Orleans, here — and the city has great food and genuine Southern charm. The Hampton Inn puts you right on I-10 and tomorrow morning you're in Pensacola for lunch. If you're doing the Texas-to-Florida run, Mobile is the right overnight. Better food than the highway hotels in Mississippi and cheaper than anything in Florida.