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Augusta, Georgia
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| Founded in 1735, Augusta is a thriving resort | Can I make the Augusta reservation by phone? We |
| community and a mecca for golfers the world over. | would be happy to help you make any Augusta hotel |
| It's the site of the Master's Golf Tournament, played | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| at the Augusta National Golf Club each April. | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| The city seems to be constantly redefining itself: One | Saturday and Sunday. |
| of its more recent undertakings is the parklike | |
| Riverwalk on the banks of the Savannah River. The | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| riverfront, which had been cut off from the city by a | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| massive levy, was neglected for many years. But in | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| the mid 1980s the levy was breached and the new | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| Riverwalk created a flood of restaurants, pubs and | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| specialty shops. It's also where you'll find a number | card information. |
| of the city's festivals, concerts, sporting events and | |
| holiday celebrations. During the Civil War, the | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| historic Augusta Canal was lined by mills that made | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| gunpowder for the Confederacy. | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| Don't miss some of the city's historic architecture, | final confirmation number. |
| including the late-1700s Harris-Pearson-Walker | |
| House and the early-1800s Ware Mansion (which | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| houses the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art). One of | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| the more striking sights in town is the twin-spired | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| Sacred Heart Cultural Center. It used to be a Catholic | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| Church, having been opened by Jesuits in 1900, but it | |
| held its last mass in 1971. It was restored in 1987 to | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| its former beauty. Inside, you'll find intricately carved | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Italian marble, imported stained glass and a | information can be found on the property information |
| barrel-vaulted ceiling whose dome is filled with | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| angels. There's an art gallery in the center, too. | |
| | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Other suggested stops: Meadow Garden (home of | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| George Walton, one of three Georgians who signed | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| the Declaration of Independence), Ezekiel Harris | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| House (the finest 18th-century house in Georgia) and | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| President Woodrow Wilson's boyhood home, which | |
| is open to the public for tours. | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| The restored Cotton Exchange Building is another | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| Augusta landmark. It has been returned to its original | information on the property information page, if this is |
| glory, with the cost of the restoration running 80 times | import to you. |
| that of the original construction. If you have a few | |
| minutes, see the museum dedicated to King Cotton | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| housed there, and stop by the welcome center to | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| pick up brochures on the area. Augusta is 150 mi/240 | rate details for taxes for each day. |
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