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Palm Beach, Florida
| Frequently Asked Questions
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| The island of Palm Beach has long been a playground for | Can I make the Palm Beach reservation by phone? We |
| the wealthy. One of our favorite things to do there is to rent a | would be happy to help you make any Palm Beach hotel |
| bicycle and ride past the grand clubs and massive | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| mansions along South, Ocean and North Boulevards: the | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| Bath and Tennis Club (known locally as the B 'n' T), the | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| Woolworth Donahue home, John Lennon's estate (which | |
| actually is the southern half of the former Vanderbilt | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| mansion), the posh Breakers Hotel, Estee Lauder's | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| mansion and the Kennedy compound. One property of | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| special note is the 118-room, Mediterranean-style | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| Mar-a-Lago estate, once a getaway for cereal heiress | personal and credit card information. |
| Marjorie Merriweather Post and now an exclusive club | |
| owned by Donald Trump. (Keep in mind that many celebrity | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| homes are hard to see; they're tucked back away from the | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| road and/or hidden behind shrubbery.) | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| After you've seen some of the opulent digs, do some | number. |
| shopping along Worth Avenue, which has some of the | |
| ritziest boutiques in the world and even a sidewalk-level | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| drinking fountain for pampered pups. Then visit the Flagler | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| Museum, which is located in the 55-room mansion that the | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| railroad entrepreneur and cofounder of Standard Oil built for | your specific property. |
| his third | |
| wife. | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| The nearby city of West Palm Beach is on the mainland | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| and is less posh than its neighbor. It's home to the CityPlace | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| shopping development, which looks to Europe for its | property "Detail" pages. |
| design (Italian-inspired buildings and fountains, a | |
| movieplex resembling the opera house in Paris). Exotic | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| animals are on display at West Palm's Lion Country Safari, | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| a drive-through park where you stay in the car and the | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| animals roam. Native species reside at Loxahatchee | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Wildlife Preserve. | |
| | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| Among other museums of note in the Palm Beach area is | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, which | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| opened a new wing in March 2003 and now claims to be the | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| largest art museum in Florida. Its extensive collection | |
| includes superb examples of French Impressionist and 20th | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? This |
| century American art. At the Morikami Museum and | information is updated a many times during the year. We |
| Japanese Gardens, 20 mi/32 km south of Palm Beach in | strive to have the most complete information available and |
| Delray Beach, you take off your shoes as you enter and are | the most accurate. We do rely on the personnel at each |
| given paper slippers to wear. | hotel property to update and change information as |
| | appropriate. |
| Should you have the urge to watch some polo, Palm Beach | |
| County is the place to do so. Professional matches are held | Can I contact someone to help me? Yes. We have tried to |
| there, and England's Prince Charles even plays there | answer most questions with our frequently asked questions |
| occasionally. | sections. If youd like to talk with one of our knowledgeable |
| | customer service representatives please call our toll free |
| Some 30 mi/50 km west of town is Pahokee State | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday |
| Recreation Area on Lake Okeechobee a huge body of | through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| freshwater that is a mecca for boaters, anglers and other | Sunday. |
| outdoor types. If you go 40 mi/65 km north of Palm Beach, | |
| you'll reach Stuart, a center for charter boats that catch | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| sailfish in the Atlantic Ocean. Two noteworthy land-based | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| attractions are also found there. The Elliott Museum is a | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| re-created village of 19th-century shops that also has a | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| display of unusual inventions. Gilbert's Bar House of | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| Refuge is the last of a number of shipwreck stations that | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| were built along the coast in the 1870s. Palm Beach is 60 | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| mi/100 km north of Miami. | reservation. |
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