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Council Bluffs, Iowa
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| This town near the Missouri River has long been an | Can I make the Council Bluffs reservation by phone? |
| important site for westward migration in the U.S. | We would be happy to help you make any Council |
| Native Americans held powwows in the area, and in | Bluffs hotel reservation by phone. You can call our |
| 1804 explorers Merriwether Lewis and William Clark | toll free number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 |
| met with representatives of two Native American | p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| tribes in the area. This council gave the city its name | Saturday and Sunday. |
| (though it took place 15 mi/25 km north of the where | |
| Council Bluffs is now located). Later, a large Mormon | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| community settled in the area until most members of | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| the religious group departed for Utah. Council Bluffs | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| subsequently became a staging site and supply | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| center for wagon trains headed west and eventually | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| evolved into a major railroad hub. | card information. |
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| The town's history is on display in a number of | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| attractions. The Union Pacific Railroad Museum | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| recently moved from Omaha to the former Carnegie | information can be found on the property information |
| Library in Council Bluff. The new museum contains | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| plenty of railway memorabilia as well as Union | |
| Pacific's signature buffalo, affectionately called | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| Eugene. You can also visit the restored home of the | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| man who directed the west-bound construction of the | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| first transcontinental railroad. The General Dodge | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| House, which was built in 1869 by Grenville Mellen | final confirmation number. |
| Dodge, is now a National Historic Landmark that has | |
| been lavishly decorated with original furnishings. | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Dodge's wife Ruth Anne is buried in Fairview | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| Cemetery, and her grave is notable for the bronze | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| sculpture, called the Black Angel, that adorns it. The | information on the property information page, if this is |
| angel was created by Daniel Chester French, who | import to you. |
| also designed the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln at | |
| the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The town's | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Mormon period is commemorated at the Kanesville | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| Tabernacle, a replica of a log building used by | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| members of the Latter-Day Saints in the mid 1800s. | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| Another local landmark is the Pottawattamie County | |
| Squirrel Cage Jail, an unusually designed Lazy | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| Susan prison built in 1885 that consists of a rotating | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| drum containing wedge-shaped cells. To gain | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| access to one of the chambers, the jailer turns a | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| crank to align the cell with an outer doorway. The | |
| Railswest Railroad Museum contains train | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? |
| memorabilia, historic rail cars and a very large | This information is updated a many times during the |
| HO-scale model train layout. | year. We strive to have the most complete |
| | information available and the most accurate. We do |
| Gambling is possible in several places in Council | rely on the personnel at each hotel property to |
| Bluffs. Bluffs Run is a pari-mutuel greyhound track | update and change information as appropriate. |
| and casino where you can wager on the dogs or slot | |
| machines. Ameristar Casino and Harvey's | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| Kanesville Queen are two riverboat casinos that | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| operate 24 hours. | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| Omaha, Nebraska, is just across the Missouri River | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| from Council Bluffs. About 30 mi/48 km up the river is | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
| the De Soto Bend National Wildlife Refuge (Missouri | |
| Valley), a stop for migrating ducks and geese (peak | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| viewing months are March through April and October | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| through November). Bald eagles are sometimes | rate details for taxes for each day. |
| sighted at the refuge. Council Bluffs is 130 mi/210 km | |
| west of Des Moines. | |
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