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| If you're approaching Yellowstone | Can I make the Cody reservation by |
| National Park from the east, you may | phone? We would be happy to help |
| pass through Cody (pop. 9,000). We | you make any Cody hotel reservation |
| suggest you pause for a while in this | by phone. You can call our toll free |
| historic town named for the famous | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to |
| soldier, hunter and Wild West | 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (CST). |
| showman Col. William Buffalo Bill | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| Cody. In addition to his many other | |
| exploits, Buffalo Bill helped found his | How can I be sure information about |
| namesake town in the 1890s and | my credit card is secure? We use |
| played a big role in establishing the | secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, |
| tourism business in Wyoming. | the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| | This type of encryption allows you to |
| The city's biggest attraction is the | feel confident and secure about |
| must-see Buffalo Bill Historical Center, | supplying personal and credit card |
| an enormous collection of artifacts, | information. |
| photographs, guns, documents, | |
| memorabilia, western art and Native | Is there a minimum age requirements |
| American culture. The late author | to reserve a room? A minimum age of |
| James Michener called it the | 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| Smithsonian of the West. There are | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. |
| actually five museums at the center: the | These requirements and other |
| Buffalo Bill Museum (dedicated to the | amenities information on the property |
| showman's life); the Whitney Gallery of | "Detail" pages. |
| Western Art (chock-full of works by | |
| Remington, Russell and many others); | How will I know when my reservation is |
| the Cody Firearms Museum (more than | confirmed? Our confirmation number |
| 5,000 guns, some dating to the 1500s); | displayed immediately upon |
| the Plains Indian Museum (artifacts and | successfully making your reservation. |
| interactive displays on Native | Our systems work behind the scenes to |
| American culture); and the new Draper | email you the final confirmation |
| Museum of Natural History. The Draper | number. |
| offers a unique perspective on man's | |
| place in the natural history of the | Is free breakfast available? Some |
| Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. | hotels offer free breakfast with each |
| Cody's boyhood home (originally | room night booked. This information |
| located in LaClarie, Iowa) is also | can be found on the property |
| located on the grounds of the center. | information "detail" page for your |
| | specific property. |
| Buffalo Bill's legacy is also evident at | |
| the Irma Hotel, downtown, which he built | Are free shuttles supplied from the |
| in 1902 and named for his daughter. | airport to the hotel? Some hotels do |
| (You may be told that the cherrywood | offer free shuttle services from the |
| bar at the hotel was given to Buffalo Bill | airport but not all. Please verify this |
| by Queen Victoria. It wasn't, but it's a | information on the property information |
| nice bar nonetheless.) If you want to | page, if this is import to you. |
| take a tour of the town's historic sites, | |
| take the Cody Trolley, which departs | Can I book the reservation to stay |
| three times a day from the hotel. | tonight? Some hotels accept |
| | reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| If you have time, check out Old Trail | day. Only hotels that follow this policy |
| Town, just west of Cody, a collection of | will show when the today's arrival date |
| historic buildings and relics of the | is typed into the search form. |
| western frontier, including an original | |
| wagon train and the graves of famous | What are additional fees and taxes? |
| mountain men such as Jeremiah | Each city/state has different rates for |
| Johnson. Also near Cody, on Highway | taxes. Taxes are calculated and |
| 14/16/20, is Heart Mountain Relocation | displayed on the hotel reservation |
| Camp, or what remains of it. The camp | amount. For some hotels there are |
| was one of 10 in the nation housing | additional fees charged to your room |
| Japanese-Americans during World | reservation. These additional charges |
| War II. At the height of the war, more | help us have the lowest rates on the |
| than 10,000 people called Heart | Internet. |
| Mountain home, making it the third | |
| largest city in Wyoming. Future plans | Do I pay for the entire reservation |
| for the site include construction of a | amount or do I just make a deposit to |
| high-tech, interactive museum. | hold the room? It depends on the room |
| | you book. Some of our partners require |
| If you're in Cody on a summer evening, | just a $5.00 room night deposit to hold |
| plan to attend the Cody Nite Rodeo, | your room while others require a full |
| which runs Memorial Day-Labor Day. | payment for the room at the time of your |
| The Cody Stampede celebration takes | reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| place as part of the town's July 4th | displayed on the confirmation page to |
| celebrations, and the Yellowstone Jazz | see what your credit card will be |
| Festival is staged in mid July. While | charged upon making the reservation. |
| Cody's peak season is summer, a few | |
| attractions, including the Buffalo Bill | Is your detail on amenities information |
| Historical Center, remain open | accurate? This information is updated |
| year-round. The road to Yellowstone is | a many times during the year. We |
| open in winter as far as the park | strive to have the most complete |
| entrance. Visitors can enter the park | information available and the most |
| there by snowmobile or on | accurate. We do rely on the personnel |
| cross-country skis. 320 mi/515 km | at each hotel property to update and |
| northwest of Cheyenne. | change information as appropriate. |
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