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Tombstone, Arizona
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| The name Tombstone conjures up visions of the | Can I make the Tombstone reservation by phone? |
| Wild West, and a visit to this town in the southeastern | We would be happy to help you make any |
| part of the state will provide enough activities to | Tombstone hotel reservation by phone. You can call |
| satisfy even the most diehard Western buff. Like | our toll free number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 |
| many towns established in Arizona in the 1800s, | p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Tombstone was a mining center. The silver and gold | Saturday and Sunday. |
| in the area attracted prospectors beginning in the | |
| late 1870s, and Tombstone quickly became a boom | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| town full of brothels, bars and brawls. From time to | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| time, folks relied on their six-shooters to take what | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| they wanted or to settle a disagreement. | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| Tombstone's greatest fame stems from the 1881 | card information. |
| gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which pitted the Earp | |
| brothers and their pal Doc Holliday against the | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Clantons. You can visit the site today, between 3rd | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| and 4th Streets downtown. There are some | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| wonderfully hokey figures positioned around the | information on the property information page, if this is |
| corral grounds to illustrate where the gunslingers | import to you. |
| stood. Better yet, be there at 2 pm any day of the | |
| week to watch live reenactors slap leather and shoot | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| it out. | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| For a better understanding of the gunfight and the | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| rest of Tombstone's early history, visit the | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park. The | |
| restored building has artifacts and photos about the | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| town, and the courthouse gallows stands ominously | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| outside. This was the next-to-final stop for some of | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| Tombstone's rougher customers. | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
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| Their final stop was Boot Hill Graveyard, north of | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| downtown. An assortment of outlaws, gunslingers, | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| prostitutes and just regular folks were laid to rest | information can be found on the property information |
| there. The preserved grave markers contain a good | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| dose of history and humor. The site is pretty to | |
| behold, too, located on a hill that provides views of | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| the surrounding mountains. | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| Other major Tombstone sights include the Crystal | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| Palace Saloon, where you can belly-up to the bar in | final confirmation number. |
| the same spot that the old-timers did, and the Bird | |
| Cage Theater, which once operated as a | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| combination saloon, gambling den and brothel. If | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| you've ever wondered what riding in a stagecoach | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| was like, you can find out firsthand by riding the | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| Tombstone Stage Coach around the town. We | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| suggest allowing a full day for a visit to Tombstone, | the guest staying in the room . |
| especially if you're making a day trip from Tucson. If | |
| you want to time your visit to coincide with a special | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By |
| event, Wyatt Earp Days take place in May, and the | canceling your previous reservation and booking a |
| Rendezvous of Gunfighters is held on Labor Day | new reservation. Also, you can call one of our |
| weekend. Helldorado Days, in October, is | friendly customer service representatives at our toll |
| Tombstone's oldest, biggest and most popular (i.e., | free number, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| crowded) event, with a parade, street dances, | Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| costumes and plenty of gunslinging. | Saturday and Sunday. |
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| Another town whose main street captures the | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| atmosphere of the Old West is Bisbee, 25 mi/40 km | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| south of Tombstone. Bisbee's main draws are the | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| underground tour of the Copper Queen Mine and the | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| Copper Queen Hotel, an elegant but faded historic | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| landmark. Fans of the old Airstream trailers can | you within 24 hours. |
| spend a night in one of six restored models at Shady | |
| Dell RV Park and Campground in Bisbee. East of | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| Tombstone is Gleeson. Once a thriving mining | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| center, Gleeson would qualify as a ghost town in | rate details for taxes for each day. |
| most people's estimation, though a few people still | |
| call it home. 165 mi/265 km southeast of Phoenix. | |
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