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Groton, Connecticut
| Frequently Asked Questions
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| New London and adjacent Groton were one city until 1705. | Can I make the Groton reservation by phone? We would be |
| They're nearly midway between New York City and Boston, | happy to help you make any Groton hotel reservation by |
| along the Thames River (pronounced like it looks, not like | phone. You can call our toll free number between the hours |
| the river in England) and Long Island Sound. Both cities | of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to |
| have been known for shipbuilding the world's first | 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| atomic-powered submarine was built in Groton by General | |
| Dynamics. | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| While in New London, take time to visit some of the | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| impressive old homes and stroll along the beautiful | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| coastline. Visit the Shaw-Perkins Mansion; the Joshua | personal and credit card information. |
| Hempstead House (1648); the Nathaniel Hempstead | |
| House (1759); Monte Cristo Cottage (the home in which | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| playwright Eugene O'Neill spent summers as a child); and | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Ocean Beach Park is a | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| major recreation area, good for ocean swimming. The | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| Yale-Harvard Regatta, a classic Ivy-League rowing | |
| competition, takes place in June in New London. | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| In Groton, you can visit Fort Griswold State Park, which | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| commemorates the Revolutionary War battle during which | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Benedict Arnold directed his British forces to burn New | |
| London and Groton. Also in the park is the Ebenezer Avery | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| House, a restored home from the 1700s. The city also has | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| several attractions related to the ocean. Learn about | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| submarines at the USS Nautilus Memorial (where the first | your specific property. |
| nuclear-powered sub is open for tours) and the adjacent | |
| Submarine Force Museum. Learn about oceanography and | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| marine biology by taking a cruise on EnviroLab, a working | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| research vessel that lets passengers participate in studies | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| of the sea. Subfest, a family-friendly festival, takes place in | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
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| Nearby Ledyard is home to Foxwoods, a resort-casino run | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| by the Mashantucket Pequot Indians that is said to be one | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| of the highest-grossing casinos in the world. This upscale | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| resort offers the usual casino attractions (slots, roulette, | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| poker, blackjack and baccarat) as well as shows by such | property "Detail" pages. |
| top-name entertainers as Bill Cosby, B. B. King and Tom | |
| Jones. The income the tribe has received from the casino | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? This |
| has financed the lavish Mashantucket Pequot Museum and | information is updated a many times during the year. We |
| Research Center. It includes a simulated glacier, a | strive to have the most complete information available and |
| 2-acre/1-hectare indoor re-creation of a Pequot village in | the most accurate. We do rely on the personnel at each |
| the 1500s (complete with the smell of burning wood), film | hotel property to update and change information as |
| and video programs and a restaurant serving Native | appropriate. |
| American cuisine. Uncasville also has a casino, the | |
| Mohegan Sun. | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with many |
| | hotels to provide the lowest possible rates available on the |
| Other possible side trips include Old Lyme and Essex. Old | Internet. In most cases, these rates are lower than all other |
| Lyme is a small town west of New London with beautiful | online websites. These are designated with a "hot-deals" |
| beaches and lovely old homes. It has been a favorite | link and are listed first for search performed by destination |
| summer retreat for artists since the early 1900s, when it was | city. |
| a center of the American impressionism movement. Essex | |
| looks the way most people think a quaint New England | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| town should look. It has beautiful colonial homes and two | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| blocks of shops, as well as a first-rate marina and a | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| maritime museum. The Valley Railroad operates a vintage | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| steam train along the scenic route to Deep River Station, | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| and visitors can also take a riverboat cruise. The Ivoryton | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| Playhouse (just east of Essex) stages theatrical | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| performances. New London is 45 mi/75 km southeast of | reservation. |
| Hartford. | |
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