Hi!
We will be in Jacksonville this weekend accompanying our daughter to a Thespians competition. The hotel was prearranged through her school and is the Holiday Inn Express on Commonwealth Avenue. From the map, this hotel looks to be just off of I-295, just north of I-10. I've already read some unfavorable reviews on Trip Advisor but there's nothing we can do.
My big question is that my husband and I would like to go Christmas shopping while our daughter is with her school team doing activities. I'm willing to drive quite far from the hotel if needed and will have the morning. We need to be at the Lavilla School of the Arts by noon to watch our daughter's performance.
I'm looking for a really good area of Jacksonville that ideally has both a Toys R Us and a Best Buy. Any ideas? I'm open to drives as long 45 minutes if needed.
Thanks for the help.