Our Pet-Friendly Hotel is located on US Hwy 98 within driving proximity to Mobile Airport (MOB), the Alabama Carnival Cruise Terminal & Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds in Mobile, AL (home of Mardi Gras). Ring in the New Year with the Annual Masquerade Mardi Gras Ball.Several repeat guests & families stay overnight at the Holiday Inn Express Lucedale on the way to the gulf coast beaches in Panama City, Destin, Pensacola, Orange Beach. Lucedale, MS is half-way to Walt Disney, Universal Studios & Sea Worldin Orlando, and to other cities in the Florida Panhandle, Jackson, New Orleans, Little Rock, Memphis, St Louis, Houston & Dallas.Lucedale is surrounded by a diverse agricultural industry including plant nurseries, Charlie's U-Pik, Eubanks Produce, Seward Farms, Live produce stockyard are located near the hotel. Visit Lucedale for the Praise in the Park, the Pecan Festival, Gingham Tree Festival, GCFFA Barbeque Challenge, Two Rivers Bluegrass Festival, for Trophy Bass Fishing (an Angler's delight) at Dream Strike Lake.Our hotel is a convenient highway commute to local construction sites & businesses in Wilmer & Semmes, Georgia Pacific in New Augusta, Southern Pines Energy & South Mississippi Correctional Institute in Leakesville, Plant Daniels & Chevron Corporation in Moss Point, Wells Fargo & EADS Airbus in Mobile, BASF in McIntosh, Arcelor Mittal Steel in Calvert.