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Peoria, Illinois
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| One of the oldest European settlements in the state, | Can I make the Peoria reservation by phone? We |
| Peoria occupies a pretty location on the Illinois | would be happy to help you make any Peoria hotel |
| River. Begin your visit down by the water, at the | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| Riverfront Visitors Center in downtown. It's housed in | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| the Powell Press Building, a pre-Civil War structure | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| that was relocated to the riverside and refurbished. | Saturday and Sunday. |
| Another vintage building worth a visit is the | |
| Pettengill-Morron House, a Victorian mansion that | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| dates to the late 1800s. | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| Peoria museums include the Wheels O' Time | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| Museum (a collection of cars, clocks and model | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| trains); the African-American Museum and Hall of | card information. |
| Fame (focusing on black life and culture) and the | |
| Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences (folk art, | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| children's science center and a planetarium). Glen | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Oak Park is where you'll find the city's zoo and | information can be found on the property information |
| conservatory. | "detail" page for your specific property. |
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| The Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino cruises the Illinois | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| River. Peoria also has a (nongambling) | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| steam-powered paddle-wheel riverboat, The Spirit | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| of Peoria. It offers short sightseeing cruises, but it | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| also makes overnight excursions up the Illinois River | |
| to Starved Rock State Park. This beautiful state park | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| is filled with sandstone rock formations and canyons | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| that look as though they were lifted from Colorado or | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| Utah. Its name comes from a local legend about a | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| group of Potawatomi that trapped a band of Illiniwek | final confirmation number. |
| atop the 125-ft/39-m mesa in the center of the park, | |
| eventually starving them to death. Today, the park is | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| a great place to hike, boat and enjoy the beautiful | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| scenery. The riverboat trips from Peoria (which | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| usually depart on Monday and Tuesday, | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| June-October) include a tour of the park and | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| accommodations at the 1930s-era Starved Rock | |
| Lodge or in restored cabins. Though the park is not | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| traditionally a winter destination, we once spent a | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| frigid day there photographing beautiful ice falls and | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| snow-covered terrain. | information on the property information page, if this is |
| | import to you. |
| Other day-trip options from Peoria include Dickson | |
| Mounds State Museum (about 40 mi/65 km | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with |
| southwest), which contains more than 200 graves of | many hotels to provide the lowest possible rates |
| Native Americans, and Wildlife Prairie Park (west of | available on the Internet. In most cases, these rates |
| Peoria), where native animals such as bison and | are lower than all other online websites. These are |
| mountain lions live in a natural setting. (On our visit | designated with a "hot-deals" link and are listed first |
| there, we were followed by wolves an unnerving | for search performed by destination city. |
| experience, even though they were on the other side | |
| of a fence.) 170 mi/275 km southwest of Chicago. | |
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