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Montgomery, Alabama
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| The civil-rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s | Can I make the Montgomery reservation by phone? |
| began in Alabama's capital, Montgomery, where a | We would be happy to help you make any |
| yearlong bus boycott ended in a Supreme Court | Montgomery hotel reservation by phone. You can |
| decision to integrate public transportation in 1956. | call our toll free number between the hours of 8 a.m. |
| Today, that struggle is recalled in the Civil Rights | to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 |
| Memorial, the nation's first monument to the | p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| civil-rights movement. It was designed by Maya Lin | |
| (who also designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| in Washington, D.C.). Be sure to visit Dexter Avenue | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| King Memorial Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| Luther King Jr., as pastor in the 1950s, pioneered the | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| country's civil-rights awakening. | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| | card information. |
| The first capital of the Confederacy (where Jefferson | |
| Davis was sworn in as president in 1861), | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Montgomery is also where the first electric streetcar | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| operated (in 1886) and where the Wright Brothers | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| established the first school of powered flight (in the | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| early 1900s). Alabama's capitol building, built in | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| 1853, has been extensively restored. | |
| | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| There's plenty to see in Montgomery's historic | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| downtown: You can trace the history of the Civil War | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| at the First White House of the Confederacy | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| (Jefferson Davis' home during his term as president). | |
| Old Alabama Town is a historic district preserving | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| three blocks of buildings from the 1800s, including a | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| town store and a doctor's office. You might also | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| consider visiting the Jasmine Hill Gardens and | information on the property information page, if this is |
| Outdoor Museum (Greek statuary, gardens, fountains | import to you. |
| and pools). At the Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park, | |
| you can visit the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts or | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| attend performances of the Alabama Shakespeare | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| Festival, which stages highly regarded | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| performances year-round. If you like to ride on the | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| wild side, take the train through the Montgomery Zoo, | final confirmation number. |
| where more than 700 animals from five continents are | |
| exhibited in a naturalistic, barrier-free environment. | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Visitors interested in literature might enjoy a stop at | information can be found on the property information |
| 919 Felder Ave. the large brown-and-white house | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| was the home of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. | |
| (Zelda was a native of Montgomery, and Scott met | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| her when he was stationed in Alabama during World | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| War I.) Part of the house is now the Scott and Zelda | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| Fitzgerald Museum and contains some of Zelda's | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| paintings and Scott's books. | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
| Another famous Mongomerian is country-music | |
| legend Hank Williams Sr. There's a Hank Williams | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We |
| Museum in the Old Union Station downtown, | coordinate closely with the properties in the |
| containing memorabilia related to the singer (guitars, | database. Only those with room availability for the |
| clothing and an automobile). After Williams' meteoric | requested dates can be displayed and booked |
| career ended with his death in 1953 (at age 29), he | through our system. After receiving confirmation on |
| was laid to rest in Montgomery's Oakwood Cemetery | your credit card amount, the system instantly issues |
| Annex. The Hank Williams Memorial there is one of | a confirmation on the computer screen. We also |
| the holy shrines of country music, though aside from | forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| the tombstones of Hank and his ex-wife Audrey, | 48 hours. |
| there's not much to see. Hank Williams fans may | |
| also want to make the drive down to Georgiana (60 | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? |
| mi/95 km southwest of Montgomery), the small town | This information is updated a many times during the |
| where the singer spent his early years. It has the | year. We strive to have the most complete |
| Hank Williams Sr. Boyhood Home and Museum and | information available and the most accurate. We do |
| each year hosts the Hank Williams Festival on the | rely on the personnel at each hotel property to |
| first weekend in June. Largely a music festival, it | update and change information as appropriate. |
| usually includes both local performers and a | |
| Nashville headliner. | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| The route from Montgomery to Selma, 35 mi/56 km to | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| the west, has been designated a National Historic | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| Trail. The town's name became internationally | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| recognized in 1965 when, on Bloody Sunday, state | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| troopers clashed with civil-rights activists | |
| participating in the historic Selma-to-Montgomery | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| protest march. A century earlier, the city was a major | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| arsenal of the Confederacy. Much of it was | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| destroyed in the course of the war, but several | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| vintage buildings can be seen in a visit to the Old | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| Town Historic District. Among the older structures still | you within 24 hours. |
| standing are Smitherman Historic Building (a Greek | |
| Revival structure that was once a Confederate | Can I contact someone to help me? Yes. We have |
| hospital); Sturdivant Hall Museum (a restored | tried to answer most questions with our frequently |
| antebellum mansion dating from 1853); and the Old | asked questions sections. If youd like to talk with |
| Depot Museum (containing Civil War and civil-rights | one of our knowledgeable customer service |
| memorabilia). | representatives please call our toll free number |
| | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday |
| The relatively small town of Tuskegee, 30 mi/50 km | through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| east of Montgomery, is where Booker T. Washington | Sunday. |
| founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881, the nation's first | |
| college established and operated by African | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
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