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Oxford, Mississippi
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| If you weren't already aware of it, a statue on the courthouse | Can I make the Oxford reservation by phone? We would be |
| square makes it clear: This is the hometown of William | happy to help you make any Oxford hotel reservation by |
| Faulkner one of the literary heavyweights of the 20th | phone. You can call our toll free number between the hours |
| century. The relationship between Faulkner and Oxford is | of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to |
| inseparable. The author modeled most of his settings on | 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| the town (called Jefferson in his novels) and the surrounding | |
| area (his Yoknapatawpha County). What we enjoy most | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| about Oxford is that it still manages to seem a lot like the | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| town Faulkner depicted, yet it avoids being a touristy | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| re-creation. It's a quiet, pleasant place with an early-1900s | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| look and a vital academic atmosphere that comes courtesy | personal and credit card information. |
| of the University of Mississippi. | |
| | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| The best place to appreciate the author's legacy or just to | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| enjoy some tranquil surroundings is at Rowan Oak, | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| Faulkner's longtime home, now run by the university. You | your specific property. |
| can tour the white clapboard house (built in the 1840s) and | |
| see Faulkner's office the working outline of one of his | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| novels is scrawled across the walls. But what we enjoyed | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| most was simply walking through the oak and magnolia | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| trees that fill the property and enjoying the serene | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| atmosphere of the place. The most scenic way to reach | number. |
| Rowan Oak is to walk the Faulkner Trail that runs through | |
| Bailey's Woods from the university campus. | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| Downtown Oxford is centered around the Lafayette County | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| Courthouse. (In addition to the Faulkner sculpture, there's a | information page, if this is import to you. |
| much-older statue of a Confederate soldier that stands on a | |
| tall column: It's mentioned in the conclusion of Faulkner's | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| The Sound and the Fury.) On the University of Mississippi | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| (Ole Miss) campus, you'll find the Center for the Study of | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| Southern Culture, where you can view limited-run exhibits | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| and inquire about seminars and tours that the center | |
| sometimes offers. The university's John D. Williams Library | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| displays Faulkner's Nobel Prize citation as well as other | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| papers and mementos related to the author. | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| Thanks to the presence of the university, Oxford has some | property "Detail" pages. |
| lively nightspots and a good reputation for live music. Some | |
| interesting shops are found on the town square, including | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state has |
| Square Books (with a large selection and many literary | different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated and |
| events) and Neilson's Department Store (said to be one of | displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For some hotels |
| the oldest stores in the country opened in 1839). The | there are additional fees charged to your room reservation. |
| Faulkner Conference takes place in April. 160 mi/255 km | These additional charges help us have the lowest rates on |
| northeast of Jackson. | the Internet. |
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