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Gainesville, Florida
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| This city has both a pleasant small-town feel and lively | Can I make the Gainesville reservation by phone? We |
| nightlife centered around the University of Florida. The | would be happy to help you make any Gainesville hotel |
| historical center of Gainesville is Union Street, where an | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| array of retail shops, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters and | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| bed-and-breakfasts are arranged along brick-lined | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| sidewalks. Once the center of trade for north-central Florida, | |
| this 63-block area has 290 buildings that reflect architectural | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| styles from the 1880s through the 1920s. Also in town is the | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| superior Florida Museum of Natural History (on the | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| university campus). The museum has outstanding | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| examples of Florida's rich fossil history, as well as exhibits | personal and credit card information. |
| about the distinctive natural conditions of the state. | |
| | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| Outdoor attractions include Riverfront Park, where visitors | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| can raft, hike and go caving, and Paynes Prairie State | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| Preserve, an environmental refuge for marshland plants | your specific property. |
| and animals. Devil's Millhopper State Geological Site | |
| contains a 120-ft/35-m deep sinkhole that's 500 ft/150 m | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| across. A nature trail runs around the rim, and a stairway | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| leads to the bottom of the hole. The site has 12 springs | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| nestled among dense vegetation and provides a home for | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| many animals. Fossilized bones and teeth from the | property "Detail" pages. |
| now-extinct giant mammals that once inhabited Florida | |
| have been found there. | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| The surrounding area is full of moss-draped trees, shaded | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| roads and rivers and lakes. Both the Ichetuckee and Santa | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Fe rivers flow near Gainesville, providing many pleasant | |
| places to spend a summer afternoon. Gainesville is 130 | |
| mi/200 km north of Tampa. | |
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