The La Quinta Inn & Suites is located on the northeast edge of Mandarin and offers 98 guest bedrooms and three suites. The hotel offers a free Bright Side Breakfast to guests, and all of the guest rooms have the usual amenities. The La Quinta also has an outdoor pool and is a pet-friendly hotel. The hotel is well placed for visitors to the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, which is just five miles away. There are two restaurants next door to the hotel: Bob Evans and Steak n' Shake. Carrabba's Italian Grill and the Outback Steakhouse are within five minutes drive of the hotel.
The Ramada Inn and Conference Center is located in the southern part of Jacksonville close to Mandarin. A special feature at this full-service hotel is its Comedy Zone and GiGis Restaurant, which offers celebrated touring comics five nights a week, enhanced by good food and drink. Other restaurants and shops are within walking distance of the hotel. The guest rooms here have the usual amenities with a complimentary breakfast. There's an outdoor pool and a fitness center in the hotel.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites is located just to the east of Mandarin at the junction between Interstate 95 and Interstate 295. This is a newly-built hotel that is both smoke free and pet free. Connecting rooms and whirlpool tubs are available in some of the rooms, so ask about this when you book. Otherwise all of the rooms are fitted out with the usual amenities and a buffet breakfast is included in the price of the room. The hotel's restaurant only serves breakfast, but there are restaurants such as Bone Fish Grill, Carrabbas, Tree Steak House and Jades Bistro, all within a five-minute drive.
The Hampton Inn and Suites, Jacksonville South is located close to Interstate 95 some six miles to the east of Mandarin. This newly-built hotel features 103 guest rooms and 29 spacious suites, all of which are fitted out with a full range of state of the art amenities. Hampton Inn offers a complimentary hot breakfast, and there are numerous first-class restaurants such as Maggiano's Little Italy, Outback Steakhouse, Chili's Bar & Grill and The Cheesecake Factory, all within a five-minute drive of the hotel. The hotel is less than a 10-minute drive from Orange Park Mall, Metropolitan Park and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
