Theodore, Alabama is part of the Mobile metropolitan area and is the home of Bellingrath Gardens and Home. The Theodore area does not have any hotels; however, Mobile and surrounding communities feature accommodations less than 10 miles away. Bellingrath Gardens, opened to the public since 1932, features thousands of camellias, roses and azaleas. The home features antique furniture and an extensive art collection. This Theodore attraction offers year-round tours of its 65-acre estate.
Bayou La Batre Inn and Suites is six miles from Theodore's Bellingrath Gardens and Home, located in the small town of Bayou La Batre. Known as the seafood capital of Alabama, the town sits on the shores of the Mississippi Sound on the Gulf of Mexico. Fishermen can charter boats for saltwater and freshwater fishing. The locally owned hotel features rooms with kitchens, Internet access and cable television. The property also has a swimming pool.
Wingate by Wyndham Mobile I-10 Bellingrath Gardens is 10 miles from Bellingrath Home and Gardens. Located on the banks of Mobile Bay, the hotel offers a stunning view of the Gulf of Mexico. Because it is a few steps from the cruise terminal, it is an ideal overnight hotel for Caribbean cruisers boarding a Carnival Cruise Line Fun Ship. Guests can also take the 25-mile drive to Dauphin Island Beach and have a beach-side picnic. Though the interior of the property is smoke free, it has an outdoor smoking lounge. All guest rooms have 37-inch flat screen HDTVs and Internet access.
Baymont Inn and Suites Mobile/Tillmans Corner is on the Tillmans Corner Parkway, less than 11 miles from Theodore. Tillmans Corner is an unincorporated community that is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. Baymont Inn is less than 10 miles from the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course and the International Speedway. Twelve miles from the hotel, downtown Mobile features museums and antique shops. Though it has no on-site restaurants, the hotel is two miles from JPS Seafood and Fire Mountain restaurants. Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool and a complimentary breakfast bar. Guest rooms have 32-inch flat panel televisions and refrigerators.
Holiday Inn Mobile West-I-10 is located at the Tillmans Corner exit, only 10 miles from Theodore. Holiday Inn offers shuttle service to guests headed to the cruise terminal. The hotel is eight miles from the Mobile Museum of Art and 13 miles from USS Alabama Battleship Park. Holiday Inn accepts pets at no additional charge, and pet owners must register their animals upon check in. Hotel amenities include a 24-houre fitness center, an outdoor pool and a 24-hour business center. Select guest rooms have sofa beds and refrigerators.
