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Traverse City Mi Travelodge 704 Munson Ave Traverse City, Michigan
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| Though it's known as the Cherry Capital of the World, | Can I make the Traverse City reservation by phone? |
| Traverse City seems to do an even better job of | We would be happy to help you make any Traverse |
| growing motels, restaurants and other tourist-related | City hotel reservation by phone. You can call our toll |
| sites: It's the center of the popular vacation | free number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| destinations in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| The city sits at the foot of Grand Traverse Bay, an | Saturday and Sunday. |
| absolutely beautiful area where the water is various | |
| shades of blue and forested shores rise up from the | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| bay. | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| Traverse City celebrates its cherry heritage at the | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| National Cherry Festival (concerts, parades, | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| regatta), which usually takes place in early July. For | card information. |
| a look at the fruit industry, take one of the orchard | |
| tours at Amon's Orchard they run regularly during the | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| festival and by appointment at other times of the | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| year. You can pick your own cherries at Amon's in | information can be found on the property information |
| season (late June-early July). Though lots of | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| orchards are still found in the area, they seem to | |
| becoming fewer and fewer. In many cases, they're | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| being replaced by vineyards. | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| A lot of Traverse City's activity happens along | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| Highway 31/72, where most of the motels are | final confirmation number. |
| located. Traverse City State Park and several other | |
| beaches are also along this stretch. Downtown | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Traverse City is a lively place loaded with specialty | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| stores, bars, brewpubs, coffeehouses and | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| restaurants. The Old Town Playhouse offers stage | information on the property information page, if this is |
| productions. | import to you. |
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| East of town, overlooking Grand Traverse Bay, is the | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Grand Traverse Resort, home to The Bear, a golf | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| course designed by Jack Nicklaus. Spruce Run and | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| Gary Player's new design, The Wolverine, are also | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| part of the resort. | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
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| To the north of the city, a long, thin peninsula juts out | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| into the bay. For a great scenic drive, head north on | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| Highway 37, which runs the full 16-mi/25-km length of | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| the peninsula, past cherry orchards and wineries. At | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| the far end, in Old Mission, is a reconstruction of the | |
| building where Peter Dougherty ministered to the | How much is the charge for more than two people |
| Ottawa and Ojibwa peoples in the 1800s. At the very | per room? Different policy are established by each |
| tip of the peninsula is a lighthouse and park. | hotel regarding multiple guests per room. Our |
| | booking engine technology allows for display of the |
| North of Traverse City, around the east side of Grand | appropriate rate for your room when the number of |
| Traverse Bay, are a number of inland lakes | adults is selected. |
| surrounded by summer cottages and small villages. | |
| These are great waters for small pleasure boats, | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| because many of the lakes are linked together by | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| channels. Torch Lake is the gem of this string, an | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| 18-mi-/28-km-long stretch of water that is a very | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| intense shade of blue. Though parts of the lake are | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| very deep, there are sandbars that function as | the guest staying in the room . |
| drive-up beaches for boaters, and there are also a | |
| number of restaurants that cater to boat traffic. We | Is your detail on amenities information accurate? |
| spent an enjoyable day cruising various lakes, | This information is updated a many times during the |
| stopping in for refreshments as needed. | year. We strive to have the most complete |
| | information available and the most accurate. We do |
| To the northwest of Traverse City is the Leelanau | rely on the personnel at each hotel property to |
| Peninsula (which forms the tip of the pinky finger | update and change information as appropriate. |
| when you view the Lower Peninsula as a hand). This | |
| is a region of scenic roads (many of them popular | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with |
| with bicyclists), farms, charming villages and | many hotels to provide the lowest possible rates |
| vineyards (including Leelanau Wine Cellars and | available on the Internet. In most cases, these rates |
| Good Harbor Vineyards). In addition to Lake | are lower than all other online websites. These are |
| Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay, which surround | designated with a "hot-deals" link and are listed first |
| the peninsula, there are several inland lakes, | for search performed by destination city. |
| including Lake Leelanau. | |
| | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| Leelanau is also the place to go for gambling: | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| Suttons Bay (25 mi/40 km north of Traverse City) is | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| where the Chippewa tribe runs the large and spiffy | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| Leelanau Sands Casino and Hotel (a far cry from the | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| smokey, cabin-style casino we remember from | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| years ago). Suttons Bay also has a number of | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| shops, galleries and restaurants. A little farther north, | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| in the tiny village of Omena, make a stop at the | reservation. |
| Leelanau Cheese factory, which specializes in | |
| making raclette cheese. | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| On the west coast of the peninsula, on Lake | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| Michigan, is Leland, a small village that's one of our | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| favorite spots in this part of the state. Fishing | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| charters, cruises and ferries to the Manitou Islands | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| depart from the harbor, and the town has a small | |
| museum with exhibits about the history of the area. | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| The Fishtown area, right next to the harbor, is a | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| collection of shops housed in weathered buildings | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
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