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Mobile, Alabama
| Frequently Asked Questions
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| Many travelers bypass Mobile for points farther south on the | Can I make the Mobile reservation by phone? We would be |
| beautiful Gulf coast but the city has much to recommend it. | happy to help you make any Mobile hotel reservation by |
| Founded by the French in 1702 on the west side of Mobile | phone. You can call our toll free number between the hours |
| Bay, the city was first called Fort Louis de la Mobile. Its | of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to |
| French heritage is celebrated with an annual Mardi Gras | 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| festival. Mobile's celebration is smaller, but it actually | |
| predates the New Orleans festivities. | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| Stroll along Government Street and the surrounding | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| neighborhoods to enjoy the historic flavor of this town. At the | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| Oakleigh House Museum, an impeccably maintained | personal and credit card information. |
| antebellum home, costumed guides introduce visitors to the | |
| gentility of southern living. Another home worth touring is the | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| majestic Bragg-Mitchell Mansion: Surrounded by live oaks, | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| it is one of the coast's most photographed structures. The | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| Mobile Museum of Art is worth a look, as is the city's colorful | your specific property. |
| waterfront, which has been spruced up. | |
| | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park includes the | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| mighty gunship; the submarine USS Drum; 14 airplanes | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| (including a P-51D Mustang fighter of the type flown by the | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Tuskegee Airmen); and a nature observatory. Other | |
| Mobile-area attractions include Conde-Charlotte Museum | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| House (Mobile's first jail) and Fort Conde, originally | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| constructed by the French. A portion of the fort was rebuilt | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| and contains a museum, and demonstrations of weaponry | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| are performed by costumed guides. | number. |
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| In early spring (Mardi Gras through April), drive along the | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| absolutely beautiful 35-mi/56-km Azalea Trail, which is alive | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| with color. If you have a free afternoon, consider driving to | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| Theodore (20 mi/32 km south) to visit the Bellingrath | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| Gardens and Home, 65 acres/26 hectares of landscaped | property "Detail" pages. |
| gardens surrounding a mansion built by Walter Bellingrath, | |
| the Coca-Cola bottling pioneer. Open daily year-round, | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| these gardens are especially sensational in spring, when | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| more than 250,000 azaleas are in bloom. | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| The town of Gulf Shores anchors the section of Alabama's | |
| Gulf coast that lies east of Mobile Bay. This beautiful strip of | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map link |
| snow-white beach rivals Florida's Emerald Coast, and there | displayed on the property "Detail" page. This informative |
| are several places along the shore that can be enjoyed. | map will give you the main cross streets and address. Click |
| Gulf State Park has a resort inn, campsites and cottages, | the tab: "directions", type in your address and click |
| and activities include golf, tennis and fishing (from an | "submit". A detailed list of where to turn and how many miles |
| 825-ft/252-m pier). Nearby Fort Morgan preserves what was | will be displayed. |
| a Confederate stronghold during the Civil War. The fort was | |
| active through World War I and displays a big artillery gun | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By canceling |
| from 1918. If you're visiting in October, the National Shrimp | your previous reservation and booking a new reservation. |
| Festival in Gulf Shores is a celebration of the popular | Also, you can call one of our friendly customer service |
| crustacean | representatives at our toll free number, between the hours of |
| | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 |
| West of Gulf Shores is Dauphin Island (pronounced | p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| DOFF-in), Alabama's only barrier island. It's also home to | |
| another important Civil War fortress, Fort Gaines. (You can | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We coordinate |
| take a 30-minute ferry ride across Mobile Bay to travel | closely with the properties in the database. Only those with |
| between Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines.) There's a | room availability for the requested dates can be displayed |
| re-creation of an 1862 Confederate Christmas at Fort | and booked through our system. After receiving |
| Gaines each December. Also on Dauphin Island is the | confirmation on your credit card amount, the system |
| Estuarium, which presents the ecology of the local | instantly issues a confirmation on the computer screen. We |
| environment, with interactive exhibits and two dozen tanks | also forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| holding everything from oysters to octopi and baby | 48 hours. |
| alligators. Dauphin is also a good place to lie back on the | |
| beach and catch some rays. | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with many |
| | hotels to provide the lowest possible rates available on the |
| The artists' town of Fairhope has a thriving downtown and | Internet. In most cases, these rates are lower than all other |
| lots of bed-and-breakfasts ready to welcome visitors. The | online websites. These are designated with a "hot-deals" |
| town is northwest of Gulf Shores, and it's near the Weeks | link and are listed first for search performed by destination |
| Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, one of about | city. |
| two dozen estuaries in the U.S. that are under federal | |
| protection. Another area set aside to preserve the plant and | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| animal life of this coastal region is the Bon Secour National | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| Wildlife Refuge, which includes more than 4,000 acres/1,620 | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| hectares of territory. Along the extensive nature trails, you'll | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| see hundreds of species of birds, and a ride down Gator | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| Lake will acquaint you with you guessed it alligators. | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| Horses can be rented for rides on the beach. Mobile is 210 | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| mi/340 km southwest of Birmingham. | reservation. |
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