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Comfort Inn West
4951 Eisenhower Pkwy.
Macon, Georgia
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| Macon's good fortune during the Civil War is our | Can I make the Macon reservation by phone? We |
| good fortune today. General Sherman spared the | would be happy to help you make any Macon hotel |
| city on his March to the Sea (Old Cannonball House | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| was the only building in Macon to suffer any | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| damage), and the result is a city full of fine | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| architecture from centuries past. More than 50 sites in | Saturday and Sunday. |
| Macon are listed on the National Register of Historic | |
| Places. The city has devised three walking tours to | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| show off its architectural splendor. | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| If you see nothing else, don't pass up a visit to the | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| Hay House, one of the finest antebellum mansions to | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| survive the war. Built in 1855, the | card information. |
| 18,000-sq-ft/1,700-sq-m mansion has seven levels, | |
| beautiful stained-glass windows, a secret room and, | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| so it's said, a ghost. A newer, but still noteworthy, | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| structure is the Douglass Theater, which has been | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| recently restored. Built in 1921, it hosted | information on the property information page, if this is |
| performances by some of the great black | import to you. |
| entertainers of the 20th century. It now offers live | |
| shows and movies. | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| There's more to Macon than its historic buildings. | information can be found on the property information |
| The new Georgia Music Hall of Fame celebrates the | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| state's rich musical legacy with an innovative design. | |
| Visitors can wander among various re-creations of | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| nightclubs, cafes and soda fountains the places | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| where the music was born and appreciated. | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| Listening stations throughout the museum give | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| visitors a good feel for the music and musicians | final confirmation number. |
| being celebrated. (Macon is a fitting city for the hall of | |
| fame: A number of Georgia artists, including Otis | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, have called | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| it home.) | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| The Museum of Arts and Sciences complex includes | |
| a planetarium, live animal shows and natural science | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| exhibits, including a 40-million-year-old whale fossil | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| discovered near Macon. Children will especially | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| love the Discovery House, three stories of interactive | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| exhibits, a scientists' workshop, audiovisual | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| experiences and a backyard filled with live animals. | |
| Stroll along the numerous nature trails. | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with |
| | many hotels to provide the lowest possible rates |
| Other attractions in Macon include the Harriet | available on the Internet. In most cases, these rates |
| Tubman Museum and the city's opera house. And | are lower than all other online websites. These are |
| you can see nearly 200,000 cherry trees in bloom | designated with a "hot-deals" link and are listed first |
| during Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival in March. | for search performed by destination city. |
| Because it's near the center of the state, Macon is a | |
| good base for day trips. Macon is 82 mi/132 km | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| south of Atlanta. | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| Ocmulgee National Monument preserves some | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| fascinating Indian mounds that were constructed at | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| least 1,000 years ago by tribes of the Mississippian | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| culture, and which contain evidence of human | |
| habitation going back 10,000 years. The park also | Can I contact someone to help me? Yes. We have |
| has a re-created earth lodge similar to those used | tried to answer most questions with our frequently |
| for tribal gatherings. The monument is 1 mi/1.6 km | asked questions sections. If youd like to talk with |
| east of Macon. | one of our knowledgeable customer service |
| | representatives please call our toll free number |
| Aeronautical buffs will want to head to Warner | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday |
| Robins to visit the Museum of Aviation. The museum, | through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| on the grounds of Warner Robins Air Force Base, | Sunday. |
| displays more than 80 military aircraft (including an | |
| SR-71 Blackbird and an F-15A McDonnell-Douglas | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| Eagle). Warner Robins is 15 mi/25 km south of | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| Macon. | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| At Andersonville National Historic Site, visitors | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| experience the Civil War prison camp where 13,000 | you within 24 hours. |
| Union soldiers died, primarily from neglect. (The | |
| prison commander, Capt. Henry Wirz, was found | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| guilty of conspiring to murder Union prisoners. He | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| was hanged.) The 495-acre park serves as a | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| memorial to all U.S. prisoners of war throughout the | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| nation's history. The Andersonville National | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| Cemetery is part of the site. Andersonville is 65 | the guest staying in the room . |
| mi/105 km southwest of Macon. | |
| | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| PLEASE! You can do anythin' you want to wif' me, | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| but please don't fling me in dat brier patch! Br'er | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| Rabbit pleads with Br'er Fox, in one of many Uncle | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| Remus stories that have amused and charmed | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| children and parents for over a century. Eatonton is | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
| the hometown of Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the | |
| Uncle Remus tales (which Disney used as the basis | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By |
| of the movie Song of the South). The Uncle Remus | canceling your previous reservation and booking a |
| Museum in Eatonton is housed in two log cabins | new reservation. Also, you can call one of our |
| reminiscent of the cottage where Uncle Remus used | friendly customer service representatives at our toll |
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