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Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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| We recommend a stop in Johnstown to see just how good a | Can I make the Johnstown reservation by phone? We |
| small, regional museum can be. The Johnstown Flood | would be happy to help you make any Johnstown hotel |
| Museum documents the tragic chain of events that led to | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| one of the country's worst natural disasters the flood of 1889 | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| that killed more than 2,200 people. A lighted | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| three-dimensional map shows the path of the flood, and | |
| once an hour the museum screens a 30-minute film about | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| the deluge (it won an Academy Award for Best | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| Documentary Short). The museum also hosts touring | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| exhibits of interest to the region, but it is the haunting photos | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| and displays of the flood that make this a worthwhile | personal and credit card information. |
| attraction. | |
| | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| Just 12 mi/20 km north of Johnstown, in the community of St. | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| Michael, you can visit the Johnstown Flood National | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| Memorial. This is the site of the South Fork Dam that, when it | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| failed, caused the Johnstown flood. There's an interpretive | |
| center at the dam that's maintained by the National Park | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Service. | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| You should also plan to take a ride on the Johnstown | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| Inclined Plane (touted as the world's steepest funicular). It | property "Detail" pages. |
| was built in 1891 to help prevent casualties in the event of | |
| future flooding (and it was used for just that purpose during | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| floods that struck the area in 1936 and 1977). If you're in | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| Johnstown during the second week in August, stick around | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| for some good baseball at the All American Amateur | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| Baseball competition. In the winter months, take advantage | number. |
| of Johnstown's proximity to several ski areas. The largest of | |
| these, in terms of vertical drop and number of slopes, is | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| Blue Knob. | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| The town of Indiana, Pennsylvania, 25 mi/40 km northwest of | information page, if this is import to you. |
| Johnstown, was the hometown of actor Jimmy Stewart. The | |
| Jimmy Stewart Museum details his life and career, and | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| there's a statue of him outside the county courthouse. | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| Johnstown is 60 mi/95 km east of Pittsburgh. | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| | your specific property. |
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