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Gunnison, Colorado
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| On the west side of the Rockies, Gunnison shares the | Can I make the Gunnison reservation by phone? We would |
| mining/ranching heritage of many Colorado towns. Today it | be happy to help you make any Gunnison hotel reservation |
| sits near the large Blue Mesa Reservoir, formed by a dam | by phone. You can call our toll free number between the |
| on the Gunnison River. The reservoir, as well as several | hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 |
| other lakes farther downstream, are part of the Curecanti | a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| National Recreation Area, where fishing and boating are | |
| big activities. In town, visit the Pioneer Museum (open | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Memorial Day-Labor Day), where you'll find artifacts from | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| the 1800s in a handful of restored buildings, including a | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| railway depot. There are also collections of antique cars | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| and vintage telephone/telegraph equipment. You can | personal and credit card information. |
| make trips to ghost towns in the surrounding area and also | |
| see Alpine Tunnel, an abandoned passage bored through | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| the Continental Divide (30 mi/48 km east of Gunnison on | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| County Road 839). It's open for self-guided tours in the | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| summer. | information page, if this is import to you. |
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| The best attraction in the Gunnison region is about 35 mi/55 | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| km west of the town: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| Park contains 12 mi/19 km of some of the steepest, most | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| intimidating canyon walls anywhere in the world. The cliffs | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| that drop as much as 2,700 ft/825 m and are made up of | number. |
| dark-colored schist and granite. The Ute people of the area | |
| believed that anyone who descended into the gorge was | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| doomed. Getting down to the floor of the canyon is still hard | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| and hazardous. This isn't a mule ride down into the Grand | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| Canyon; this is scrambling on all fours along near-vertical | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| trails. Most people will prefer to see Black Canyon from the | |
| visitors center located on the south rim. Continue west on | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| Highway 50 to Montrose to see the interesting Ute Indian | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| Museum that contains tribal clothing and artifacts. It's | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| located on a farm once owned by the Ute leader Ouray. | your specific property. |
| Gunnison is 130 mi/210 km southwest of Denver. | |
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