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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, | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| so it's said, a ghost. A newer, but still noteworthy, | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| structure is the Douglass Theater, which has been | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| recently restored. Built in 1921, it hosted | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| performances by some of the great black | |
| entertainers of the 20th century. It now offers live | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| shows and movies. | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| | information can be found on the property information |
| There's more to Macon than its historic buildings. | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| The new Georgia Music Hall of Fame celebrates the | |
| state's rich musical legacy with an innovative design. | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Visitors can wander among various re-creations of | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| nightclubs, cafes and soda fountains the places | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| where the music was born and appreciated. | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| Listening stations throughout the museum give | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| visitors a good feel for the music and musicians | |
| being celebrated. (Macon is a fitting city for the hall of | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| fame: A number of Georgia artists, including Otis | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, have called | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| it home.) | information on the property information page, if this is |
| | import to you. |
| The Museum of Arts and Sciences complex includes | |
| a planetarium, live animal shows and natural science | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| exhibits, including a 40-million-year-old whale fossil | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| discovered near Macon. Children will especially | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| love the Discovery House, three stories of interactive | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| exhibits, a scientists' workshop, audiovisual | final confirmation number. |
| experiences and a backyard filled with live animals. | |
| Stroll along the numerous nature trails. | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| Other attractions in Macon include the Harriet | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| Tubman Museum and the city's opera house. And | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| you can see nearly 200,000 cherry trees in bloom | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| during Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival in March. | you within 24 hours. |
| Because it's near the center of the state, Macon is a | |
| good base for day trips. Macon is 82 mi/132 km | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By |
| south of Atlanta. | canceling your previous reservation and booking a |
| | new reservation. Also, you can call one of our |
| Ocmulgee National Monument preserves some | friendly customer service representatives at our toll |
| fascinating Indian mounds that were constructed at | free number, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| least 1,000 years ago by tribes of the Mississippian | Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| culture, and which contain evidence of human | Saturday and Sunday. |
| habitation going back 10,000 years. The park also | |
| has a re-created earth lodge similar to those used | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| for tribal gatherings. The monument is 1 mi/1.6 km | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| east of Macon. | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| Aeronautical buffs will want to head to Warner | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| Robins to visit the Museum of Aviation. The museum, | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| on the grounds of Warner Robins Air Force Base, | |
| displays more than 80 military aircraft (including an | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| SR-71 Blackbird and an F-15A McDonnell-Douglas | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| Eagle). Warner Robins is 15 mi/25 km south of | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| Macon. | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| At Andersonville National Historic Site, visitors | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| experience the Civil War prison camp where 13,000 | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| Union soldiers died, primarily from neglect. (The | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| prison commander, Capt. Henry Wirz, was found | reservation. |
| guilty of conspiring to murder Union prisoners. He | |
| was hanged.) The 495-acre park serves as a | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| memorial to all U.S. prisoners of war throughout the | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| nation's history. The Andersonville National | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| Cemetery is part of the site. Andersonville is 65 | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| mi/105 km southwest of Macon. | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| | the guest staying in the room . |
| PLEASE! You can do anythin' you want to wif' me, | |
| but please don't fling me in dat brier patch! Br'er | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We |
| Rabbit pleads with Br'er Fox, in one of many Uncle | coordinate closely with the properties in the |
| Remus stories that have amused and charmed | database. Only those with room availability for the |
| children and parents for over a century. Eatonton is | requested dates can be displayed and booked |
| the hometown of Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the | through our system. After receiving confirmation on |
| Uncle Remus tales (which Disney used as the basis | your credit card amount, the system instantly issues |
| of the movie Song of the South). The Uncle Remus | a confirmation on the computer screen. We also |
| Museum in Eatonton is housed in two log cabins | forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| reminiscent of the cottage where Uncle Remus used | 48 hours. |
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