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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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| Sitting at the edge of the Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg and | Can I make the Gatlinburg reservation by phone? We would |
| its nearby neighbors Pigeon Forge and Sevierville form the | be happy to help you make any Gatlinburg hotel reservation |
| busiest tourism hub in eastern Tennessee. The area is | by phone. You can call our toll free number between the |
| popular with vacationing families, and its many wedding | hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). |
| chapels also draw about-to-be married couples. The towns | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| owe their existence, in part, to the steady flow of visitors | |
| heading to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but while | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| the park puts the focus on nature, the gateway towns are | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| much more about manmade attractions such as water parks, | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| miniature golf courses and music theaters. They're the type | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| of high-volume travel destinations people either love or hate. | personal and credit card information. |
| You'll need a high tolerance for commercialization to enjoy | |
| them, but the attractions can be fun and the setting is | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| beautiful. | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's arrival |
| In Gatlinburg, the highest-profile attraction is the Ober | date is typed into the search form. |
| Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park. It sits high on | |
| Mt. Harrison, and the preferred way of getting there is | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free breakfast |
| aboard the aerial tram that runs from downtown Gatlinburg. | with each room night booked. This information can be found |
| There's skiing in winter, amusement-park rides and a bear | on the property information "detail" page for your specific |
| habitat in the warmer months, shopping year-round. | property. |
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| In town, there's a large collection of attractions owned by | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| Ripley's, including a Believe It or Not! Museum, a Moving | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| Theater and the Aquarium of the Smokies (we had never | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These requirements |
| associated the Smokies with the undersea world, but what | and other amenities information on the property "Detail" |
| the heck everyone loves a shark). Among the many other | pages. |
| thrill/amusement attractions in town, consider a visit to | |
| Mysterious Mansion, a haunted house with moving floors, | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| secret panels and the like. Christus Gardens mixes | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| sightseeing with religion, offering dioramas depicting biblical | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| scenes, the events of the Old Testament presented as a | information page, if this is import to you. |
| mural and more. | |
| | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| Golfers will be pleased with the scenic and challenging golf | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| courses in the area. And there's plenty of opportunity to | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| shop for arts-and-crafts items. They're especially prominent | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| during the Craftsmen's Fairs in July and October. | number. |
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| Pigeon Forge, just north of Gatlinburg, is one big strip of | How much is the charge for more than two people per |
| motels, fast-food and family-style restaurants, outlet malls | room? Different policy are established by each hotel |
| and theaters. The most popular draw in the area is | regarding multiple guests per room. Our booking engine |
| Dollywood, the theme park owned by entertainer Dolly | technology allows for display of the appropriate rate for your |
| Parton, who hails from Sevierville. It has rides, a water park, | room when the number of adults is selected. |
| live entertainment, a bald-eagle sanctuary, a replica of | |
| Dolly's childhood home and a museum that recounts her | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with many |
| career. | hotels to provide the lowest possible rates available on the |
| | Internet. In most cases, these rates are lower than all other |
| Pigeon Forge is home to several other live-music theaters in | online websites. These are designated with a "hot-deals" link |
| addition to those at Dollywood. These venues are modeled | and are listed first for search performed by destination city. |
| on the Branson, Missouri, theaters and play host to musical | |
| reviews, comedy/music variety shows and performances by | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? This |
| headliners such as Louise Mandrell. Dixie Stampede, also | information is updated a many times during the year. We |
| owned by Dolly, is an elaborate dinner show with rodeo | strive to have the most complete information available and |
| acts, musical performers and trained animals. Plenty of | the most accurate. We do rely on the personnel at each |
| other family-oriented attractions can be found in town: water | hotel property to update and change information as |
| slides, bumper boats, go-cart tracks, etc. Should malls be | appropriate. |
| more your idea of fun, you'll find more than 200 outlet shops | |
| in Pigeon Forge. Special events take place throughout the | How do you book a room for someone else? You can us our |
| year, including a Storytelling Festival in February and the | system to book a room for someone else. Make sure you |
| Celebrate Freedom Festival in August. Gatlinburg is 180 | include that persons information as the guest. You can |
| mi/290 km east of Nashville. | have a different person paying with their credit card than the |
| | name and address of the guest staying in the room . |
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