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Columbus, Ohio
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| Ohio's capital has long lingered in the shadow of its | Can I make the Columbus reservation by phone? We |
| better-known sister cities. But while it may lack a | would be happy to help you make any Columbus |
| geographic focus like Cincinnati's Ohio River and | hotel reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| Cleveland's Lake Erie, it has an economic focus that | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| should make those industrial cities green with envy: | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Its high-tech industry continues to expand despite | Saturday and Sunday. |
| recent economic trends. | |
| | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| One of the city's most popular attractions is left over | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| from the 1992 festivities commemorating the 500th | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| New World. (Columbus is the largest city in the world | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| named after the great explorer.) The Santa Maria, a | card information. |
| full-size replica of Columbus' three-masted flagship, | |
| is now permanently moored downtown on the Scioto | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| River. | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| | information can be found on the property information |
| Also worth seeing are the Columbus Zoo (don't miss | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| Discovery Reef a 100,000-gallon tank containing | |
| artificial coral and more than 1,000 species) and the | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| renovated and expanded Franklin Park | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| Conservatory. Inspired by London's Crystal Palace, | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| the conservatory contains tropical gardens and | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| exhibits of four of the Earth's ecosystems. The Ohio | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| Historical Center has a good pre-Columbian cultures | |
| exhibit we rate it a must-see. You can also visit a | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| re-created town from the 1800s, Ohio Village, with | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| costumed interpreters adding to the time-warp | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| illusion. | information on the property information page, if this is |
| | import to you. |
| Children and adults will love COSI, the Center of | |
| Science and Industry four floors of interactive | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| science exhibits. Adults will also like the respected | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| Columbus Museum of Art (relax for a bit in the | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| sculpture garden). Students of less traditional | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| sculpture will want to see the world's first | final confirmation number. |
| postimpressionist topiary garden. A local sculptor | |
| has turned an abandoned lot at Deaf School Park in | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| Columbus into a green, three-dimensional version of | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| Georges Seurat's famous painting A Sunday on La | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| Grande Jatte. (Its amazing what can be done with | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| bronze rods and yews.) | |
| | How much is the charge for more than two people |
| Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Visual | per room? Different policy are established by each |
| Arts is housed in a castlelike structure that's | hotel regarding multiple guests per room. Our |
| considered a work of art itself architect Peter | booking engine technology allows for display of the |
| Eisenman juxtaposed a red-brick armory with a | appropriate rate for your room when the number of |
| modern glass-and-steel building. It houses an | adults is selected. |
| excellent art collection, a film and video center and a | |
| performance theater. There are guided tours | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| available that will show you the highlights of Ohio | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support |
| State, one of the largest university campuses in the | and Feedback" request form. Include your previous |
| country. | reservation amount and the reservation confirmation |
| | number along with your questions. We will contact |
| German Village and the Brewery District are | you within 24 hours. |
| pleasant places to spend an afternoon or evening. A | |
| privately funded historic district, German Village is | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| made up of restaurants, shops and beer gardens | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| that are housed in buildings from the 1800s. The | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| nearby Brewery District has several old beer-making | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| factories that have been converted into restaurants, | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| microbreweries and specialty shops. Finally, | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
| consider driving by the gracefully proportioned | |
| Statehouse. | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By |
| | canceling your previous reservation and booking a |
| Nearby Westerville has a re-creation of a German | new reservation. Also, you can call one of our |
| village from the 1800s. North of Columbus, in Marion, | friendly customer service representatives at our toll |
| are the home and tomb of U.S. President Warren G. | free number, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Harding. The appealing home has been carefully | Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| appointed with its original furnishings. And southeast | Saturday and Sunday. |
| of Columbus in Cumberland, you can take a drive on | |
| the wild side at The Wilds, a conservation center that | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| has roaming herds of rhinos, giraffes and zebras, | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| among other species, all of whom can be observed | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| from your automobile. | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| Among the notable events in Columbus are the | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| Columbus Arts Festival (June), the Ohio State Fair | |
| (August), the German Village Oktoberfest (beer, | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| sausage, dancing September), the All-American | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| Quarter Horse Congress (horse show October) and | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| the Columbus International Festival (ethnic foods, | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| music and dance November). 120 mi/195 km | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| southwest of Cleveland. | the guest staying in the room . |
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