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Natchez, Mississippi
| Frequently Asked Questions
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| Set on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, | Can I make the Natchez reservation by phone? We |
| Natchez was born in the cotton-boom days. | would be happy to help you make any Natchez hotel |
| Riverboats still dock there, although now they're | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| more likely to carry vacationers than bales of cotton. | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Established in 1716 as Fort Rosalie by Jean | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, the city is the | Saturday and Sunday. |
| oldest settlement on the Mississippi River. | |
| | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Nearly 500 historic buildings and homes are located | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| in Natchez. At the Natchez National Historical Park, | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| visitors can visit several important sites, though | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| many structures in the park are undergoing extensive | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| rebuilding and renovation. Among them are Fort | card information. |
| Rosalie, the French fort that was the original city site, | |
| and the William Johnson House, a mid-1800s home | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| owned by one of only a few free blacks in the Deep | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| South prior to the Civil War. (Johnson himself was a | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| slave owner.) The park's other gem is the Melrose | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| Estate, which provides a glimpse at antebellum | final confirmation number. |
| elegance. | |
| | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| Other antebellum homes in Natchez (dating from the | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| late 1700s to the mid 1800s) were built in a variety of | information can be found on the property information |
| architectural styles (Greek Revival being especially | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| popular). While some of the homes are open | |
| year-round, others can only be seen during special | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| tours known as the spring, fall and Christmas | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| pilgrimages. The Parsonage and Choctaw House | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| are two standouts that can be seen during these | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| special events. | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
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| Of those that are open all year long, consider visiting | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| the Briars, the Burn, Dunleith, Longwood, Monmouth, | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| Rosalie and Stanton Hall. We think Longwood may | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| be the most interesting the exterior of this huge | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| octagonal house was finished in elaborate detail, but | |
| construction on the interior stopped in 1861 with the | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| coming of the Civil War. Today, the house is carefully | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| preserved in the same state the exterior is grand and | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| impressive, and much of the interior is exposed | information on the property information page, if this is |
| beam and brick. If you want to spend more time in | import to you. |
| one of these grand old homes, seek out a house that | |
| has been converted into a bed-and-breakfast: There | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| are several to choose from. | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians contains | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| interpretive exhibits, reconstructed ceremonial | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| mounds and a museum with artifacts. And the old | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| red-light district, Natchez-under-the-Hill, has several | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| boutiques and restaurants. The Lady Luck Natchez, | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| a riverboat casino, is docked nearby. | reservation. |
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| A traditional part of the Spring Pilgrimage | "Internet hot deals", what is it? We work directly with |
| (March-April) is the Confederate Pageant, held four | many hotels to provide the lowest possible rates |
| nights a week at the City Auditorium: You'll see a | available on the Internet. In most cases, these rates |
| panoply of hoop skirts and gray uniforms with full | are lower than all other online websites. These are |
| Tara-phernalia. An interesting contrast to the | designated with a "hot-deals" link and are listed first |
| pageant is the African-American perspective offered | for search performed by destination city. |
| by First Presbryterian Church, A Southern Road to | |
| Freedom, an evening of music and stories. Another | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| notable event is Mardi Gras, which has a parade, | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| floats and a grand ball (February or early March). | rate details for taxes for each day. |
| Natchez is a good place to begin a scenic drive | |
| north on the Natchez Trace Parkway. 90 mi/145 km | |
| southwest of Jackson. | |
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