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Lafayette, Louisiana
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| Lafayette, situated on the Vermilion River, is the | Can I make the Lafayette reservation by phone? We |
| center and de facto capital of Cajun Country the area | would be happy to help you make any Lafayette |
| settled by French Acadians in the 1700s. There are | hotel reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| several sights of note in the immediate Lafayette | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| area, and the town serves as a good base for | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| exploring the true treasures of Acadiana the smaller | Saturday and Sunday. |
| towns located within a 30-mi/50-km radius. | |
| | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| First-time visitors will enjoy a trip to Vermilionville, a | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| theme village that re-creates Acadian life from 1765 | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| to 1890. It includes a multimedia visitor center, a | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| theater for music and drama and a restaurant serving | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| Cajun and Creole food (boudin for everyone!). The | card information. |
| focus of the park, though, is the bayou-side village | |
| with working artisans and a farmhouse where | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| costumed staff portray the French-Canadian emigres | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| who settled there. During the Carnival party season, | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| Vermilionville is a terrific stop for families its activities | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| include a costume workshop for children. The | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| National Park Service has developed an Acadian | |
| Cultural Center next to Vermilionville, one of three | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| centers that are part of Jean Lafitte National Park. It | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| includes a theater that screens an interesting film | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| chronicling the history of the early Acadians. | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
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| Take time to drive by the Dutch Romanesque-style | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, built in 1916. As | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| impressive as the building is, we were more wowed | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| by the immense live oak tree that stands alongside | information on the property information page, if this is |
| it: It's said to be 500 years old and sprawls over a | import to you. |
| huge area (supports have been placed under some | |
| of the limbs to keep them from collapsing from their | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| own weight). | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| | information can be found on the property information |
| The Lafayette Museum occupies a house from the | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| 1800s and has some fun displays of carnival | |
| costumes. At Cypress Lake, located on the campus | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, you can | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| witness swamp life birds, fish and alligators up close | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| among the cypress trees. | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| | final confirmation number. |
| At its core, Lafayette is a sprawling oilfield town, but | |
| this working-class city contains more than its share of | Instant confirmation, what does that mean? We |
| notable restaurants and classic dancehalls. The | coordinate closely with the properties in the |
| locally famous po-boy sandwiches at the Old Tyme | database. Only those with room availability for the |
| Grocery epitomize the Cajun approach to food | requested dates can be displayed and booked |
| sizeable portions of exceptional food served in a | through our system. After receiving confirmation on |
| casual atmosphere. And it's cheap to boot: A single | your credit card amount, the system instantly issues |
| US$5 sandwich there could easily feed two hungry | a confirmation on the computer screen. We also |
| travellers. Closer to downtown, T-Coon's Restaurant | forward the hotel's official confirmation number within |
| also serves up huge portions of flawless Cajun | 48 hours. |
| homestyle favorites (smothered rabbit, crawfish | |
| etouffee, shrimp stew) during breakfast and lunch. | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| For a more upscale experience that's still | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| comfortably casual, head to Prejean's for inspired | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| variations on classic local dishes that are served to | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| the sound of live music nightly. Mulate's in Breaux | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| Bridge is also famous for mixing food and music. | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| Elsewhere around town, local zydeco legends play | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| weekends at Hamilton's Club and El Sido's while | reservation. |
| eclectic local bands and road shows play Grant | |
| Street Dancehall. | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? |
| | This information is updated a many times during the |
| To the north of Lafayette is the Cajun Prairie region, | year. We strive to have the most complete |
| which is made up of smaller towns that retain their | information available and the most accurate. We do |
| French Acadian heritage. This is a largely rural area | rely on the personnel at each hotel property to |
| where cattle graze contentedly and flooded rice | update and change information as appropriate. |
| fields double as crawfish farms. | |
| | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| The tranquil formal gardens of the Academy of the | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| Sacred Heart bring travellers to the town of Grand | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| Coteau. Fans of percussive zydeco music will | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| gravitate toward the towns of Opelousas and | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| Plaisance, where the living legends of the style play | you within 24 hours. |
| in the towns dancehalls. Traditional Cajun music | |
| (less electrified than zydeco, but no less danceable) | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| is also a big draw in the area. Fans of the music get | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| up early on Saturday morning to hit Fred's Bar in | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| Mamou, a microscopic barroom-turned-dancehall | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| that hosts an early-morning dance and radio | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| program that's popular with locals and visitors alike. | the guest staying in the room . |
| Up the road in Eunice, the beautifully restored Liberty | |
| Theater features the Saturday night radio program | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By |
| Rendez-vous des Cajuns. From 6-8 pm, host and | canceling your previous reservation and booking a |
| folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet takes the stage for a | new reservation. Also, you can call one of our |
| two-hour live broadcast of Cajun music, stories and | friendly customer service representatives at our toll |
| culture. | free number, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| | Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Like most of Louisiana, Lafayette and the Cajun | Saturday and Sunday. |
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