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Mobile, Alabama
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| Many travelers bypass Mobile for points farther | Can I make the Mobile reservation by phone? We |
| south on the beautiful Gulf coast but the city has much | would be happy to help you make any Mobile hotel |
| to recommend it. Founded by the French in 1702 on | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| the west side of Mobile Bay, the city was first called | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Fort Louis de la Mobile. Its French heritage is | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| celebrated with an annual Mardi Gras festival. | Saturday and Sunday. |
| Mobile's celebration is smaller, but it actually | |
| predates the New Orleans festivities. | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| Stroll along Government Street and the surrounding | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| neighborhoods to enjoy the historic flavor of this | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| town. At the Oakleigh House Museum, an | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| impeccably maintained antebellum home, costumed | card information. |
| guides introduce visitors to the gentility of southern | |
| living. Another home worth touring is the majestic | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| Bragg-Mitchell Mansion: Surrounded by live oaks, it | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| is one of the coast's most photographed structures. | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| The Mobile Museum of Art is worth a look, as is the | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| city's colorful waterfront, which has been spruced up. | final confirmation number. |
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| The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| includes the mighty gunship; the submarine USS | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Drum; 14 airplanes (including a P-51D Mustang | information can be found on the property information |
| fighter of the type flown by the Tuskegee Airmen); | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| and a nature observatory. Other Mobile-area | |
| attractions include Conde-Charlotte Museum House | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| (Mobile's first jail) and Fort Conde, originally | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| constructed by the French. A portion of the fort was | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| rebuilt and contains a museum, and demonstrations | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| of weaponry are performed by costumed guides. | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
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| In early spring (Mardi Gras through April), drive along | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| the absolutely beautiful 35-mi/56-km Azalea Trail, | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| which is alive with color. If you have a free afternoon, | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| consider driving to Theodore (20 mi/32 km south) to | information on the property information page, if this is |
| visit the Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 65 acres/26 | import to you. |
| hectares of landscaped gardens surrounding a | |
| mansion built by Walter Bellingrath, the Coca-Cola | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| bottling pioneer. Open daily year-round, these | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| gardens are especially sensational in spring, when | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| more than 250,000 azaleas are in bloom. | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
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| The town of Gulf Shores anchors the section of | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| Alabama's Gulf coast that lies east of Mobile Bay. | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| This beautiful strip of snow-white beach rivals | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| Florida's Emerald Coast, and there are several | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| places along the shore that can be enjoyed. Gulf | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| State Park has a resort inn, campsites and cottages, | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| and activities include golf, tennis and fishing (from an | |
| 825-ft/252-m pier). Nearby Fort Morgan preserves | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? |
| what was a Confederate stronghold during the Civil | This information is updated a many times during the |
| War. The fort was active through World War I and | year. We strive to have the most complete |
| displays a big artillery gun from 1918. If you're visiting | information available and the most accurate. We do |
| in October, the National Shrimp Festival in Gulf | rely on the personnel at each hotel property to |
| Shores is a celebration of the popular crustacean | update and change information as appropriate. |
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| West of Gulf Shores is Dauphin Island (pronounced | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| DOFF-in), Alabama's only barrier island. It's also | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| home to another important Civil War fortress, Fort | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| Gaines. (You can take a 30-minute ferry ride across | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| Mobile Bay to travel between Fort Morgan and Fort | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| Gaines.) There's a re-creation of an 1862 | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| Confederate Christmas at Fort Gaines each | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| December. Also on Dauphin Island is the Estuarium, | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| which presents the ecology of the local environment, | reservation. |
| with interactive exhibits and two dozen tanks holding | |
| everything from oysters to octopi and baby | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| alligators. Dauphin is also a good place to lie back | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| on the beach and catch some rays. | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| The artists' town of Fairhope has a thriving downtown | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| and lots of bed-and-breakfasts ready to welcome | you within 24 hours. |
| visitors. The town is northwest of Gulf Shores, and it's | |
| near the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| Reserve, one of about two dozen estuaries in the | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| U.S. that are under federal protection. Another area | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| set aside to preserve the plant and animal life of this | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| coastal region is the Bon Secour National Wildlife | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| Refuge, which includes more than 4,000 acres/1,620 | the guest staying in the room . |
| hectares of territory. Along the extensive nature trails, | |
| you'll see hundreds of species of birds, and a ride | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| down Gator Lake will acquaint you with you guessed | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| it alligators. Horses can be rented for rides on the | rate details for taxes for each day. |
| beach. Mobile is 210 mi/340 km southwest of | |
| Birmingham. | |
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