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New Haven, Connecticut
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| New Haven was once a thriving seaport, and the colonial | Can I make the New Haven reservation by phone? We |
| merchants who built their fortunes in shipping endowed Yale | would be happy to help you make any New Haven hotel |
| University in 1714. Although the city as a whole has suffered | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| economic decline, Yales sprawling campus is still vibrant | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| and architecturally stimulating. | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
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| We suggest you start your visit with a walking tour of the | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Green, the town square that's surrounded by historic | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| buildings. Next, take a look around the campus and make | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| time to visit the university's superior array of museums. We | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| consider the University Art Gallery a must-see because of | personal and credit card information. |
| its enormous and wide-ranging collection. The university's | |
| Center for British Art is impressive, and we're also fond of | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| the Collection of Musical Instruments, which is particularly | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| strong in string and keyboard instruments. You might also | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| consider visiting Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| History, an excellent museum with a variety of exhibits, | property "Detail" pages. |
| including detailed dioramas, a reconstructed dinosaur | |
| skeleton and The Age of Reptiles, a famous mural revered | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| by paleontologists. The university's Beinecke Rare Book | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| and Manuscript Library is a book-lover's delight. | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| | your specific property. |
| While in New Haven, be sure to see one of the area's many | |
| theatrical performances. For many years, the city was one | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| of the towns where producers tried out and retooled plays | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| before they hit Broadway (Joseph Heller even wrote a | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| Vietnam-era antiwar play called We Bombed in New | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| Haven). While the pre-Broadway development of plays has | |
| changed, New Haven still offers playgoers an abundance | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| of choices. Area theaters include the Yale Repertory | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| Theatre and the Long Wharf Theater (both in New Haven) | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| and the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam | information page, if this is import to you. |
| (specializing in musicals, both new and revivals). | |
| | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| New Haven has two parks worth a visit: Lighthouse Point | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| Park, a recreation area and nature preserve, and West | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| Rock Ridge State Park, which is located on an upland area | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| north of the city. (You can also make a nice day trip to | number. |
| Madison, home to Hammonasset Beach, the state's largest | |
| beach park.) | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support and |
| When you're hungry, go for some pizza New Haven's pies | Feedback" request form. Include your previous reservation |
| are said to be some of the best in the country. Try Frank | amount and the reservation confirmation number along with |
| Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana or Sallys. Or order a | your questions. We will contact you within 24 hours. |
| hamburger: New Haven stakes a claim to being the | |
| birthplace of the all-American classic. | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with many |
| | hotels to provide the lowest possible rates available on the |
| If you're a history or film buff, you may want to inquire | Internet. In most cases, these rates are lower than all other |
| whether the schooner Amistad is in port. New Haven is its | online websites. These are designated with a "hot-deals" |
| home port, but the historic ship that Steven Spielberg | link and are listed first for search performed by destination |
| centered one of his movies around travels most of the year. | city. |
| When you find her in town, which is most likely during the | |
| summer, you can take a tour or go for a sail. New Haven is | |
| 40 mi/65 km southwest of Hartford. | |
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