• Cordele, in central Georgia's Crisp County, is known as "The Watermelon Capital of the World," and area attractions include the Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park and Golf Course, Williams Park and the Cordele Shopping Center. Cordele, with a population of approximately 12,000, is also home to several motel-style accommodations that offer central locations, good amenities and reasonable value for the area.
  
  

Best Western Colonial Inn

• The Best Western Colonial Inn is just off Interstate 75, approximately two miles from the site of the annual Watermelon Festival. The motel features a complimentary daily hot breakfast buffet, a 24-hour front desk, a coin-operated guest laundry room, a business center and free parking. Guestrooms offer satellite television, a direct-dial telephone with free local calling, a work desk, a coffee maker, a hairdryer and high-speed Internet access. The Best Western also allows pets for a small additional fee. As of September 2010, guestrooms start at $62 per night.
  
  Best Western Colonial Inn
  
  1706 E 16th Avenue
  
  Cordele, GA 31015
  
  229-273-5420
  
  bestwestern.com
  
  

Fairfield Inn & Suites Cordele

• The Fairfield Inn & Suites Cordele is in the heart of Cordele, less than a 15-minute drive from the Georgia National Convention Center. The motel features a fitness room, an outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, a daily complimentary continental breakfast, a business center, free parking and a 24-hour front desk. Guestrooms feature satellite television, hairdryers, a speakerphone with voice mail, a coffee maker, a CD player, a writing desk and high-speed Internet access. As of September 2010, guestrooms start at $89 per night.
  
  Fairfield Inn & Suites Cordele
  
  2001 16th Avenue East
  
  Cordele, GA 31015
  
  229-273-0042
  
  marriott.com
  
  

Comfort Inn and Suites

• The Comfort Inn and Suites is less than two miles from the Pine Hills Golf Course and approximately 15 miles from Lake Blackshear. The motel features truck and bus parking, a business center, a fitness room, a daily complimentary continental breakfast, an indoor heated swimming pool and a 24-hour front desk. Guestrooms offer satellite television, a direct-dial telephones with voice mail and free local calling, coffee makers, hairdryers, refrigerators, microwaves and high-speed Internet access. The Comfort Inn also allows pets for a small additional fee. As of September 2010, guestrooms start at $84 per night.
  
  Comfort Inn and Suites
  
  416 S. Greer St
  
  Cordele, GA 31015
  
  229-273-9477
  
  comfortinn.com