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| Founded on the banks of San Felipe | Can I make the Del Rio reservation by |
| Springs (which churns out 90 million | phone? We would be happy to help |
| gallons/340 million liters of water a | you make any Del Rio hotel |
| day), Del Rio is a Mexican-border town | reservation by phone. You can call our |
| that's primarily an agricultural center | toll free number between the hours of 8 |
| and jumping-off point to Amistad | a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday |
| National Recreational Area. The park, | (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| which is less than an hour's drive away, | Sunday. |
| offers mostly water sports boating, | |
| skiing, fishing and swimming. | How can I be sure information about |
| | my credit card is secure? We use |
| While in Del Rio, take the walking tour | secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, |
| of historic buildings (most built in the | the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| late 1800s), swim in the springs and | This type of encryption allows you to |
| tour the Val Verde Winery. If you have | feel confident and secure about |
| time, cross the Rio Grande into Ciudad | supplying personal and credit card |
| Acuna, Mexico. There's really not a | information. |
| whole lot to do there except see young | |
| gringos in cowboy hats guzzle beer | Is free breakfast available? Some |
| and tequila, but the differences | hotels offer free breakfast with each |
| between the cities between the two | room night booked. This information |
| countries is striking and well worth a | can be found on the property |
| look. | information "detail" page for your |
| | specific property. |
| Just west of the Amistad Recreation | |
| Area is Seminole Canyon State | Are free shuttles supplied from the |
| Historical Park, which preserves a | airport to the hotel? Some hotels do |
| collection of Native American | offer free shuttle services from the |
| pictographs, some dating back eight | airport but not all. Please verify this |
| millennia. Rangers lead guided tours | information on the property information |
| to see the pictures, the best of which | page, if this is import to you. |
| are on the Pecos River. There is a nice | |
| museum about the pictographs and | Is there a minimum age requirements |
| other elements of the Indians' lifestyle | to reserve a room? A minimum age of |
| at the visitors center. There's also a | 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| campground and hiking trails. Just | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. |
| down the road, in Langtry, the state | These requirements and other |
| operates the Judge Roy Bean Visitor | amenities information on the property |
| Center, which preserves the billiard | "Detail" pages. |
| hall, saloon and courtroom of the | |
| colorful judge. While driving between | How will I know when my reservation is |
| Seminole Canyon and Langtry, you'll | confirmed? Our confirmation number |
| cross the breathtaking Pecos High | displayed immediately upon |
| Bridge over the Pecos River. | successfully making your reservation. |
| | Our systems work behind the scenes to |
| About 30 mi/50 km east of Del Rio is | email you the final confirmation |
| Bracketville, where you'll find Alamo | number. |
| Village, a full-scale reproduction of the | |
| Alamo. Why build the Alamo all over | Can I book the reservation to stay |
| again? To make a movie. John Wayne | tonight? Some hotels accept |
| had this replica built as the set for The | reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| Alamo, which was shot there in 1959 | day. Only hotels that follow this policy |
| (filming at the original Alamo now | will show when the today's arrival date |
| surrounded by the skyscrapers of | is typed into the search form. |
| downtown San Antonio was not | |
| feasible). A reconstructed frontier town | Can I change my hotel after booking? |
| was later added as a set for other film | Yes. By canceling your previous |
| and TV productions. Live | reservation and booking a new |
| entertainment, mock gunfights and | reservation. Also, you can call one of |
| other events take place during the | our friendly customer service |
| summer. Fort Clark Springs U.S. | representatives at our toll free number, |
| Cavalry Post, also in Bracketville, was | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| a camp for German POWs during | Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to |
| World War II. 140 mi/225 km west of | 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
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