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Omaha, Nebraska
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| Located along the banks of the Missouri River at | Can I make the Omaha reservation by phone? We would |
| Nebraska's eastern border, Omaha (taken from a Native | be happy to help you make any Omaha hotel reservation |
| American word meaning those who go against the current) | by phone. You can call our toll free number between the |
| is the state's largest city (pop. 390,000). Visitors can choose | hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 |
| from a number of museums. The Joslyn Art Museum is the | a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| state's only general art facility. Housed in an unusual | |
| building that's a hybrid of art-deco and neoclassical design, | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| the interior is truly impressive, with 38 different kinds of | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| marble used in the floors and walls. We enjoyed the | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| eclectic collection of art in the Joslyn, ranging from western | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| art to works of Old Masters. | personal and credit card information. |
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| There's much to see at the Durham Western Heritage | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| Museum. The art-deco building once a railroad terminal is | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| an attraction in itself: The chandeliers and murals inside | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| suggest a little of the lost glamour of rail travel. The | your specific property. |
| museum's exhibits detail the development of Omaha and | |
| include an impressive collection of historic coins, maps and | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| documents. | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| For those who like to visit old homes, we recommend stops | information page, if this is import to you. |
| at the Gottlieb Storz Mansion, built in 1907 and decorated | |
| with period furnishings (tours by appointment only), and the | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| General Crook House Museum, an Italianate house built to | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| entertain presidents visiting the frontier. | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| Other attractions include the legendary Boys Town, the site | |
| of the residential program for underprivileged youths | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| established by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917. The tour of | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| the grounds includes the Hall of History, which depicts the | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| lifework of the founder. | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| | property "Detail" pages. |
| Don't miss the two perfectly preserved Navy vessels that | |
| are on display at Freedom Park: the USS Hazard (a | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| minesweeper) and the USS Marlin (a submarine). You also | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| should consider a trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo, home of the | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| Lied Jungle and the Desert Dome, said to be the world's | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| largest indoor rain forest and largest indoor desert, | number. |
| respectively. You can walk through the Lied Jungle at | |
| ground level and on an elevated walkway that runs through | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with many |
| the treetops. The Desert Dome offers a 30-ft/9-m sand dune | hotels to provide the lowest possible rates available on the |
| and a hummingbird canyon, along with habitats for a variety | Internet. In most cases, these rates are lower than all other |
| of creatures including monitor lizards, meerkats, prairie | online websites. These are designated with a "hot-deals" |
| dogs and pumas. The zoo also contains the Scott | link and are listed first for search performed by destination |
| Aquarium, with an underwater tunnel for viewing sharks up | city. |
| close, and an IMAX theater. | |
| | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just make |
| If there's time, see the Omaha Children's Museum. Or stop | a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the room you |
| by the birthplace of former President Gerald Ford there are | book. Some of our partners require just a $5.00 room night |
| some elaborate gardens on the grounds. The Mormon Trail | deposit to hold your room while others require a full |
| Center at Winter Quarters is the burial site of 600 Mormon | payment for the room at the time of your reservation. Please |
| pioneers who died in the winter of 1846. | refer to the amount displayed on the confirmation page to |
| | see what your credit card will be charged upon making the |
| Florence, a small area of Omaha, is home to the Bank of | reservation. |
| Florence (with artifacts from the mid 1800s), the Historic | |
| Depot and Historic Mill. Old Market is another area of | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state has |
| vintage buildings. They now house shops, galleries and | different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated and |
| restaurants. | displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For some hotels |
| | there are additional fees charged to your room reservation. |
| North of town, along the Missouri River, is the DeSoto | These additional charges help us have the lowest rates on |
| National Wildlife Refuge, an important migratory stop for | the Internet. |
| geese and ducks. You'll see hundreds of thousands of | |
| waterfowl if you're there in October and November (not quite | How do you book a room for someone else? You can us |
| so many in March and April). Don't miss the exhibits at the | our system to book a room for someone else. Make sure |
| visitors center, which contain thousands of artifacts | you include that persons information as the guest. You can |
| recovered from the wreck of the sternwheeler Bertrand. And | have a different person paying with their credit card than the |
| if you're there between 15 April and 31 May, you can pick | name and address of the guest staying in the room . |
| mushrooms in the refuge during daylight hours. | |
| | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| Between Omaha and Lincoln, just off I-80 near Mahoney | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support and |
| State Park, is the Strategic Air & Space Museum. It contains | Feedback" request form. Include your previous reservation |
| almost three dozen aircraft, many of which have been | amount and the reservation confirmation number along with |
| restored, including a World War II bomber. The museum | your questions. We will contact you within 24 hours. |
| also hosts traveling exhibits of airplane memorabilia and | |
| art. | How much is the charge for more than two people per |
| | room? Different policy are established by each hotel |
| Among the notable events on Omaha's calendar are the | regarding multiple guests per room. Our booking engine |
| Omaha Quilters Guild Show (April), the NCAA College | technology allows for display of the appropriate rate for |
| World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium (June), the River City | your room when the number of adults is selected. |
| Roundup (September) and the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock | |
| Exposition & Rodeo (September). | |
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