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Gallup, New Mexico
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| You may find yourself passing through Gallup: Both I-40 and | Can I make the Gallup reservation by phone? We would be |
| Amtrak's Southwest Chief rail line run through town, as does | happy to help you make any Gallup hotel reservation by |
| a portion of old Route 66 (the town even gets a mention in | phone. You can call our toll free number between the hours |
| the musical tribute to the highway, Get Your Kicks on Route | of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to |
| 66). Located in western New Mexico near the Zuni Pueblo | 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| and the Navajo reservation, Gallup is home to about 60 | |
| Native American arts and crafts businesses (both | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| wholesale and retail), where pottery, jewelry and rugs may | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| be purchased at fairly good prices. Prized Pendleton | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| blankets can also be a bargain in Gallup. | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| | personal and credit card information. |
| You might consider spending the night at the El Rancho | |
| Hotel. Built by the brother of film producer D. W. Griffith in | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| 1937, it hosted a slew of Hollywood stars back when | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| westerns were filmed in the surrounding red-rock | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| countryside, and the rooms are named for such cowboy | information page, if this is import to you. |
| luminaries as Tom Mix and Ronald Reagan. In August, | |
| Gallup is the site of the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial and | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Rodeo, which attracts participants from all over North | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| America. Held in Red Rock State Park (and its natural | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| amphitheater) for four days, it includes tribal dances, | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| games, a rodeo and arts-and-crafts exhibitions. | property "Detail" pages. |
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| Collectors of Navajo rugs will want to attend the auctions | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| held every month at Crownpoint, about 40 mi/65 km | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| northeast of Gallup. El Morro National Monument (40 mi/65 | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| km southeast of Gallup) contains pre-Columbian | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| petroglyphs and Inscription Rock, which bears the names of | |
| Spanish explorers and westbound pioneers. Teddy | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| Roosevelt proclaimed El Morro a national monument in | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| 1906, which has helped preserve the historic carvings. The | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| short hike at the base of the monument is worth taking. Be | your specific property. |
| sure to pick up a park guide from the rangers: It details the | |
| inscriptions along the trail there are more than 2,000. A | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured and |
| morechallenging trail leads to the top of the bluff. Gallup is | displayed into the final payment screen. See rate details for |
| 130 mi/210 km west of Albuquerque. | taxes for each day. |
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