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Carmel, California
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| This exclusive town, originally an artists colony, is just a few | Can I make the Carmel reservation by phone? We would be |
| miles south of Monterey. The town has a refreshingly calm | happy to help you make any Carmel hotel reservation by |
| atmosphere that results, in part, from strict zoning laws than | phone. You can call our toll free number between the hours |
| ban neon, traffic lights and other trappings of urban | of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to |
| development. (The town also seems to have banned | 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| empty parking spaces: Expect to spend some time | |
| searching for one.) The residential district has no sidewalks | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| or streetlights, and there is no mail delivery. Homes are | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| known by their names rather than addresses. Carmel | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| received a lot of press in the mid 1980s when Clint | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| Eastwood was its mayor. | personal and credit card information. |
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| Travelers are drawn to the town for its old-world feel and its | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| meandering streets of cafes, restaurants and antique | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| stores. Visit the Carmel Mission (Mission San Carlos | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo, to be exact), built in 1793. | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Father Junipero Serra, the priest who built the string of | |
| missions along the California coast, is buried there, and | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| Pope John XXIII elevated the mission to the rank of minor | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| basilica in 1960. It now contains a museum that covers the | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| history of the California missions. Also worth a stop is the | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| medieval-looking Tor House, the hand-built home of noted | |
| poet Robinson Jeffers (tours available by advance | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| reservation). | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| If beautiful white-sand beaches are a passion, sample | your specific property. |
| lovely Carmel Beach City Park (overcrowded on summer | |
| days but perfect for an evening stroll) or Carmel River State | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Beach (where locals go to get away from tourists). | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| Better yet, head 4 mi/6 km south to Point Lobos State | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| Reserve. The beaches there, like those in Big Sur, are | property "Detail" pages. |
| dramatically beautiful. Plan to spend a day at Point Lobos, | |
| but be sure to go early a limited number of people are | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| allowed in at a time. If it has reached its capacity, you may | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| have to wait for someone to leave before you can enter. | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| The park's walking trails capture the best of the entire | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| region, passing rocky ocean cliffs. Take along binoculars | number. |
| to look for otters, sea lions and whales. China Cove's beach | |
| is one of the few places along the northern coast that is | How much is the charge for more than two people per |
| (relatively) free of dangerous riptides, and Whalers Cove is | room? Different policy are established by each hotel |
| one of the safest places for scuba diving. If you go into the | regarding multiple guests per room. Our booking engine |
| water, don't disturb even a rock in the tidal pools this is a | technology allows for display of the appropriate rate for |
| delicately balanced (and protected) ecosystem. | your room when the number of adults is selected. |
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| Just inland from Carmel proper is expansive Carmel Valley, | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| an upscale resort and residential area particularly famous | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| for its golf and tennis resorts. In and near Carmel Valley are | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| the Monterey Wine Country wineries, which are gaining | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| distinction in the industry. From July to August, Carmel hosts | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| the Carmel Bach Festival, concerts and events honoring the | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| great composer and his contemporaries. 80 mi/130 km | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| south of San Francisco. | reservation. |
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