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Flagstaff, Arizona
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| Flag (as it's called locally) is the largest population center | Can I make the Flagstaff reservation by phone? We would |
| north of Phoenix, home of Northern Arizona University and | be happy to help you make any Flagstaff hotel reservation |
| gateway for many of the state's northern travel attractions. At | by phone. You can call our toll free number between the |
| 6,970 ft/2,125 m, Flagstaff's climate is much different from | hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 |
| that found in the desert commonly associated with Arizona. | a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| You'll need a sweater even in the summer, and in winter it | |
| can be bitterly cold and snowy. Enough snow falls, in fact, | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| for skiing at the Arizona Snowbowl. (The sunset views from | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| the Snowbowl are terrific any time of year.) | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| For a better understanding of the region, visit the Museum of | personal and credit card information. |
| Northern Arizona, which has exhibits exploring the geology, | |
| paleontology and biology of the area, including a nature | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| trail that offers an easy and enjoyable hike. It's especially | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| impressive in the spring and fall because of its lush trees, | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| plank bridges and immense blocks of basalt. | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
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| Riordan Mansion State Historic Park preserves the | |
| 40-room home designed by Charles Whittlesley. (He also | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| designed the El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon.) The | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| mansion is built of logs and is an excellent example of the | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| Craftsman style of architecture. Look for the swinging settee, | information page, if this is import to you. |
| a great furniture innovation. | |
| Flagstaff's | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| downtown historic district has refurbished late-Victorian and | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| art-deco architecture. We especially like the Orpheum | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| Theatre. | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| | property "Detail" pages. |
| Also in town is the Lowell Observatory, where astronomers | |
| discovered Pluto. A visitor center is located at the | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| observatory, and guided tours and telescope viewings are | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| available. In February, Flagstaff hosts a very popular Winter | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| Festival with dog-sled races, arts and crafts, stargazing, | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| wine tasting and storytelling. | |
| | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| In the surrounding area are two sites that can have an | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| otherworldly feel. Sunset Crater National Monument (20 | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| mi/32 km northeast of Flagstaff) is an inactive volcanic cone | your specific property. |
| where you can walk on a hardened lava flow that looks | |
| much like the surface of the moon. The Meteor Crater (50 | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state has |
| mi/80 km east of town) was created by something that did | different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated and |
| come from another world. Scientists believe that a giant | displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For some hotels |
| meteor crashed to Earth there some 50,000 years ago. The | there are additional fees charged to your room reservation. |
| meteor left a huge hole 570 ft/175 m deep and 4,150 ft/1,265 | These additional charges help us have the lowest rates on |
| m across. The impact is thought to have created an | the Internet. |
| explosion of debris that has been likened to an atomic | |
| detonation. The lunar-like interior of the crater was used for | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| training the Apollo astronauts, but you'll have to observe it | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| from the rim: Hiking into the hole is prohibited. The site is | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| also home to the Museum of Astrogeology (meteor exhibits) | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| and the Astronaut Hall of Fame (spacesuits, photographs | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| taken from space and other exhibits about the U.S. space | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| program). Flagstaff is 110 mi/175 km north of Phoenix. | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| | reservation. |
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