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Bloomington, Indiana
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| The main campus of Indiana University is in | Can I make the Bloomington reservation by phone? |
| Bloomington, so the city has all the advantages of | We would be happy to help you make any |
| being a college town: lots of historic buildings, | Bloomington hotel reservation by phone. You can |
| concerts, plays, restaurants and sporting events. | call our toll free number between the hours of 8 a.m. |
| The large student population supports a lively | to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 |
| nightlife and music scene, which regularly draws | p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| people from other parts of the state. Visit the | |
| university's excellent art museum (designed by I.M. | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Pei) and look for the Thomas Hart Benton murals in | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| various buildings around campus. Also, make an | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| appointment to tour the Lilly Library on campus, | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| across from the art museum. Here you can find a | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| Gutenberg Bible on permanent display, as well as | card information. |
| revolving literary exhibits, ranging from historic | |
| pop-up books to Ian Flemings James | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Bond manuscripts. http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly. | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| Chorten, the only Tibetan memorial in the U.S., is at | information on the property information page, if this is |
| the Tibetan Cultural Center in Bloomington, as are | import to you. |
| the Snow Lion and Little Tibet, two of only a handful of | |
| Tibetan restaurants in the country | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| (http://www.tibetancc.com). The Bloomington | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| Speedway draws sprint and stock-car racing fans | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| (http://www.bloomingtonspeedway.com). Wine | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| lovers may want to picnic and sample wine at Oliver | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| Winery, Indiana's largest and oldest winery (though | |
| it's still pretty young as vineyards go, having been | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| established in 1972). It's situated on a small lake | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| north of town (http://www.olivewinery.com). | information can be found on the property information |
| | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| The Little 500, the bicycle race featured in the movie | |
| Breaking Away, is held in Bloomington in mid to late | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| April. Usually referred to as Little 5, the bike race is | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| the main event of what has been called the world's | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| greatest college weekend. It includes various other | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| competitions including a tricycle race but the main | |
| event is a continuous party that joins bikers, IU | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| alumni and student revelers from all over the | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| Midwest. | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| To sample Bloomington's nightlife, consider one of | final confirmation number. |
| the many local venues offering live music. A good | |
| place to check out is The Bluebird, one of the city's | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| oldest nightclubs (http://www.thebluebird.ws). If you're | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| in the mood to hear some original music, stop by | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| Second Story. The Irish Lion Restaurant and Pub, in | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| a restored 1880s building, has a great atmosphere | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| with authentic Irish food and brews on tap. The beer | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| is served in traditional yard or half-yard glasses in | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| wooden stands (http://www.irishlion.com). | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| | reservation. |
| Just south of Bloomington, Hoosier National Forest | |
| roughly follows Highway 37 down to the Kentucky | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| border. This scenic area makes a pretty drive, | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| especially in the fall. The whole length of the forest | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| contains (and is fringed by) several state park and | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| recreation areas, providing the opportunity for hiking, | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| camping, boating and swimming. | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
| http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier. | |
| | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with |
| Indiana's first state park, McCormick's Creek, is | many hotels to provide the lowest possible rates |
| about 20 mi/32 km northwest of Bloomington in | available on the Internet. In most cases, these rates |
| Spencer. You'll find waterfalls, some unusual | are lower than all other online websites. These are |
| limestone formations and the Canyon Inn. | designated with a "hot-deals" link and are listed first |
| http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/parks/mccormickscreek.html. | for search performed by destination city. |
| Bloomington is 40 mi/65 km south of Indianapolis. | |
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