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Huntsville, Alabama
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| The nation's space exploration and research had its start in | Can I make the Huntsville reservation by phone? We would |
| Huntsville, when Dr. Wernher von Braun and a team of | be happy to help you make any Huntsville hotel reservation |
| German scientists began working at the Redstone Arsenal | by phone. You can call our toll free number between the |
| at the close of World War II. Today, visitors can learn about | hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 |
| their work at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, which | a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| includes a space shuttle as well as an actual Saturn V | |
| moon rocket developed by von Braun's team. (They're | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| both enormous.) Tour the center's excellent space | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| museum, which itself takes several hours to see there are | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| more than 60 interactive exhibits and the Spacedome, an | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| IMAX theater showing films about spaceflight. Another | personal and credit card information. |
| attraction is the Space Shot, which shoots passengers up a | |
| tower and back down to the ground. In the process, you'll | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| feel four Gs of force about the same amount as astronauts | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| typically experience during a space-shuttle launch. | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| Unfortunately, the bus tour of NASA's George C. Marshall | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| Space Flight Center has been suspended indefinitely. All | property "Detail" pages. |
| attractions are fairly crowded, so plan to wait in line or try to | |
| beat the crowds by arriving early. | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| Huntsville also offers a childhood-dream-come-true: U.S. | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| Space Camp, which is designed to interest kids in space | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| exploration by letting them participate in multiday training | |
| sessions that are similar to those experienced by real | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| astronauts. Though Space Camp is designed for kids, the | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| camp now accepts adults for three-day sessions in the fall. | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| One of the best things about enrolling is the 1/6th Chair, | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| which allows you to walk, bunny hop, skip and leap about | number. |
| as if gravity were only 1/6th of what it is on Earth. There are | |
| also Aviation Challenge programs for kids and adults that | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| concentrate on fighter-pilot skills (though no one gets to pilot | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| real aircraft). For all camps, make reservations well in | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| advance of your visit. | your specific property. |
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| While you're in Huntsville, step back from the Space Age to | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| visit the Historic Huntsville Depot, an 1860s train station that | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| served as a prison during the Civil War. (Graffiti left by | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| POWs is still visible.) Trolley tours of downtown Huntsville, | information page, if this is import to you. |
| which was the first English settlement in Alabama, begin at | |
| the depot. Don't miss Alabama Constitution Village, a | How do you book a room for someone else? You can us |
| historical re-creation of life and work at the meeting place of | our system to book a room for someone else. Make sure |
| Alabama's first Constitutional Convention in 1819. | you include that persons information as the guest. You can |
| | have a different person paying with their credit card than the |
| The Huntsville Museum of Art contains works by Robert | name and address of the guest staying in the room . |
| Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Thomas Hart Benton, | |
| among others, as well as changing exhibits by regional, | How much is the charge for more than two people per |
| national and international artists. We also recommend the | room? Different policy are established by each hotel |
| Huntsville/Madison County Botanical Garden, which has | regarding multiple guests per room. Our booking engine |
| 130 acres/53 hectares of natural woodlands, herbs, annuals | technology allows for display of the appropriate rate for |
| and perennials. The Burritt Museum and Park has exhibits | your room when the number of adults is selected. |
| on local history and information on Huntsville artists, and | |
| Monte Sano State Park includes cabins and camping | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| facilities as well as picnicking and hiking areas. | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support and |
| | Feedback" request form. Include your previous reservation |
| If it's at all possible, make the drive to the northeast corner | amount and the reservation confirmation number along with |
| of the state to see Russell Cave National Monument (near | your questions. We will contact you within 24 hours. |
| Bridgeport, 60 mi/97 km northeast), an archaeologically | |
| important and fascinating cave shelter. It was occupied for | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? This |
| 10,000 years (8000 BC to AD 1650), mainly as a shelter in | information is updated a many times during the year. We |
| the winter. Bird-watchers flock to Lake Guntersville State | strive to have the most complete information available and |
| Park (near Guntersville, 30 mi/48 km southeast), where bald | the most accurate. We do rely on the personnel at each |
| eagles have been known to winter. | hotel property to update and change information as |
| | appropriate. |
| Also, consider heading southeast to the town of Fort Payne, | |
| named after the fort where Cherokees were held prior to | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By canceling |
| their forced march along the Trail of Tears. If you can, time | your previous reservation and booking a new reservation. |
| your visit to coincide with an evening performance at the | Also, you can call one of our friendly customer service |
| grand old Opera House, the oldest theater in Alabama still | representatives at our toll free number, between the hours of |
| in use. (Daytime tours are available by appointment.) Any | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 |
| time of year, be sure to see the Fort Payne Depot Museum, | p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| an impressive neo-Romanesque building that houses | |
| Native American artifacts and exhibits on rural life in the | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| 1800s. | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| When you're in Fort Payne, you're not far from one of | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| Alabama's loveliest natural settings. DeSoto State Park | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| contains a 110-ft/35-m waterfall and places to swim, fish, | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| hike and camp. Also within the park is Little River Canyon | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| National Preserve, the deepest canyon in the U.S. east of | reservation. |
| the Mississippi River. The waterfalls along Little River | |
| Canyon are a tranquil place to spend an afternoon. In | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured and |
| nearby Valley Head, take a tour of the Sequoyah Caverns | displayed into the final payment screen. See rate details for |
| (famous for their underground waterfall). Huntsville is 80 | taxes for each day. |
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