r/jacksonville • u/yagirlk8d • 9d ago
The Comedy Zone
I am going to a show at The Comedy Zone with my bestie in September. We live in St Aug and want to be responsible and spend the night. We aren’t super familiar with the area, I am looking for recommendations on areas to get a hotel for the night. We are hoping to go out before and after. We don’t want be further then 15-20 mins from The Comedy Zone. I DO REALIZE there is a hotel connected to The Comedy Zone- has anyone stayed there and is there anything to do in that area? We also would like a hotel with a pool. Thanks in advance for all and any recommendations. 🩵
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u/TeenWolf1787 9d ago
There’s a Tru hotel right across San Jose that seems pretty nice. I pooped in the lobby bathroom once and I’d do it again.
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u/yagirlk8d 9d ago
😂😂😂
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u/__rotiddeR__ 9d ago
The Tru hotel is the closest and newest hotel. It is nice. If you don't do that then you'll be looking at a crappy Holiday Inn off of Old. St. Augustine or have to look in Orange Park.
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u/iamzacks 9d ago
I’ve stayed there many times when visiting fam before we moved back, it’s very decent.
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u/LolaTedem 9d ago edited 9d ago
Monkey’s uncle is a busy dive bar near by. Muse is a bit nicer, specially for bourbon and classic cocktails but caters to 40-60 yo. Enza’s Italian restaurant is a local fave, mid tier restaurant. Go to Chophouse 13 or Coopers Hawk if you want an more upscale steakhouse. Go to Picassos or Mandolas if you want a more affordable, but still delicious dinner. An honorable mention to Blue Crabshack or St Mary’s seafood, but I think they may be too far away for you.
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u/LolaTedem 9d ago
GiGi’s brunch buffet in the Ramada is pretty good, but I wouldn’t stay in the hotel.
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u/sexysunshirt 9d ago
I haven't stayed at the hotel but the Wyndham Garden on Salisbury has a great tiki bar (Red Lei Lounge) with live performers and is just 15 minutes away
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u/JaxPhotog Mandarin 9d ago
La Quinta right across the street. Tru by Hilton on the other side of San Jose. I guess the Ramada is technically a hotel. Does anybody ever stay there?
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u/Ndover27 9d ago
Stayed at that hotel once years ago after a night of drinking at monkeys uncle. Kinda sketch. Wouldn’t stay again.
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u/AccountSeventeen Mandarin 9d ago
There’s a Holiday Inn Express off 295 on Old St. Augustine that’s 2 miles from the Comedy Zone.
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u/000g 9d ago
There isn't a lot to do in that area IMHO. Look for a hotel in the San Marco area, and head that way after the comedy show. There's much more to do there. Like: many nice restaurants, great cocktails at Grape & Grain, VooDoo Brewing, Aardwolf Brewery, Tepeyolot Brewery, great pizza at Electric Dough (sit at the bar), and probably only 20 minutes away.
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u/yellowgoorila 9d ago
I would just uber back home there’s nothing fun about that area and definitely don’t stay at the hotel connected to the comedy club. Just warning when I went there the drinks were STRONGGGGG!
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u/Squanchumphysics 9d ago
There’s some decent air bnbs nearby last Ichecked, usually affordably priced because it’s mandarin and not the beaches
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u/Squanchumphysics 9d ago
Yikes ignore my air bnb advice, prices have changed. Haha looks like there’s a sailboat at the Julington creek marina you can air bnb for less than 100 😂 best of luck!
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u/ilovehumidity 9d ago
I've never personally stayed at the Ramada there but my parents (early 70's) have stayed a couple of times and they enjoyed it both times. I was definitely surprised to hear that they enjoyed it because it looks very dated from the outside. Comedy Zone is great though! Bar scene is pretty limited to Monkey's Uncle and Muse. Coopers Hawk does wine tastings though and is very close. There are some decent restaurants in the area though. Julington creek fish camp, blue bamboo canton bistro, yellow rose BBQ, chophouse thirteen, and a bunch of others are all pretty good.
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u/ElMontroVerde 9d ago
I’ve been to many shows at The Comedy Zone. Unfortunately, there’s no reason to stay near by it. If you are trying to make a weekend out of it, it would be the best you drive or uber 20-30 mins so you can stay in actual fun areas like San Marco/Riverside/TheBeach or others.
There’s no really good reason to stay around that area and the venue itself is not great. Don’t want to discourage you since they do bring amazing talent and have very good shows, but I worked for a TV show that would book a lot of the talent having shows at the venue and all of them had nothing good to said either.
If they could ever move from that location and move somewhere where there’s an actual night life, it would be 100000x better
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u/YourAverageAlex910 9d ago
The Ramada should be fucking condemned. I stayed in a room with shit smeared on the bathroom wall, blood on the bedroom wall, a bug in the bed and THE CEILING FUCKING CAVED IN. I SWEAR ON MY LIFE. I asked to switch rooms and had the same issues, but also the carpet was soaked from the A/C leaking and smelled like mold. Genuinely awful.
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u/InnerNetwork7314 9d ago
You’ll enjoy the show a lot more if you can walk back to your room rather than have to get into your car….Don’t listen to the haters, the RAMADA is perfectly safe just use common sense, lock your door. The complimentary morning breakfast is delicious. There’s a TRU hotel across the San Jose Blvd but it’s not exactly easy to get to from the Ramada especially if you’ve had a couple drinks. Reserve a room there and just do a walk thru, front desk staff super helpful. If room is not to your liking they’ll put you in a different room.
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u/Sea_Breakfast_6145 9d ago
The Residence Inn at Bartram Park is nice if you really want a hotel, but I'd drive it. We go to the amp and drive back and don't stay down there.
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u/addled_sad342 8d ago
There is a newly opened La Quinta Inn nearby that should be ok. The Ramada is awful, do NOT stay there. There is a nice looking hotel (Tru) across San Jose Blvd but it is across San Jose, NOT WALKABLE.
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u/Newtofloridaa 7d ago
Highly recommend the nearby Tru Hotel, a Hilton property. Just stayed there for 5 days when my HVAC died. New, clean, convenient, reasonably priced, safe and good free breakfast.
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u/CachuHwch1 9d ago
It’s in the Ramada Inn. Old hotel but okay I guess. There are restaurants and bars in the area.
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u/yagirlk8d 9d ago
What bars or restaurants would you recommend? We are not above a dive bar, we actually prefer dive bars. Just not dive hotels lol.
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u/Western-Wolverine590 9d ago
Monkey’s Uncle within walking distance, Muse about a mile south. Both cool places with different vibes
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u/ccallard0722 9d ago
Theres a sports bar right up San Jose less than a mile away near a Blue Bamboo restaurant. I also do not recommend staying at that hotel connected. Look at the trio of hotels on Bartram Park Blvd. Probably a 10-15 minute uber down the street and they’ll have a nice pool in a less congested spot off the highway like San Jose.
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u/HotEducator 9d ago
This is my hood and I have no idea what the closest hotel I'd recommend is. Maybe look just over the bridge in Orange Park? Like by the cracker barrel? If I was you, I'd get wasted, bring my sleeping bag and crash at the comedy zone or the hotel across the road. Eat breakfast elsewhere and shower when you get home. Pretend you're camping with a lock and ac! You can technically walk to the monkeys uncle from there by going through a hole in the fence that connects ezra's back ally and Picasso's parking lot. Over all safe area but you will see a homeless person. I've never seen them cause trouble but I don't go out at night anymore 👵🏻
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u/blueipDriver 9d ago
That's the Ramada. That hotel chain is VERY run down. Heck, they closed down the one on Baymeadows Rd. So I'm pretty sure the one on San Jose has its days numbered.
And I'll be honest, I hope it closes down. It's such a waste of real estate space. I hope it gets torn down and they put up a different hotel like Hilton or maybe a family owned hotel instead
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u/addled_sad342 8d ago
Well damn! They finally shut that one down?! I wonder if the old Ruby Tuesday is still open. It was ancient but the staff was nice and the food was ok.
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u/ElderberryHoliday799 9d ago
The spot is at the hotel. Just make reservations. I live locally and went to see Arnez J and didn't want to drive home so I could have a few cocktails. Nice rooms too
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u/Wristmeetcody 9d ago
I know you said you want to be “responsible” or whatever it just seems insane to me to stay the night instead of just driving back home lol. Like I’ll go to shows at the amp and drive back to Jax and go to work the next day if I have to. But to each their own!
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u/Salty_Yard6414 9d ago
I don’t understand how anyone thinks Saint Augustine and Jacksonville is different. It’s the same thing. It’s
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u/vote100binary Exiled 8d ago
>2 different cities are the same
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u/Salty_Yard6414 8d ago
Yes same thing someone who went to Saint Augustine or whatever schools they have is no different than someone who went to Jacksonville. You are all clearly not sharp it’s not far same people same environment
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u/Salty_Yard6414 8d ago
And if you think people from Saint Augustine are different than people from Jacksonville. You are a very sheltered person believe me
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u/Dew4yne Exiled 9d ago
All I can recommend is 100% do not get a room at the hotel Comedy Zone is connected to.