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Guest rooms The United Methodist House has six twin-bedded rooms and one four-bed suite, some of which are available for rent each week during the Chautauqua summer season. (Rooms are also set aside for the chaplain of the week and for the host and hostess.) Each room has a private bath, an air conditioner, a ceiling fan, a refrigerator and a microwave. Rooms do not have telephones or TV sets, for the sake of the quieter pace of life that Chautauqua offers. One of the rooms is fully handicapped-accessible. Seasonal reservations for the following summer will be taken by phone (716-357-4045) beginning the first Monday of October at 9 a.m. An individual may make reservations for only one or two weeks. Rental rates during the season have been unchanged since 2007: $525 for the smaller Boehm Room, $625 for other double rooms, $1,250 for the four-person suite. Deposits of $100 for the small room, $200 for the medium rooms and $300 for the suite, for seasonal rentals, are due by November 1. Full payment is expected by April 1. If no deposit has been received by November 1, the room will be considered available for next possible renter. A week runs from Saturday to Saturday according to the Chautauqua season program. Summer check-in is after 3 p.m. on the Saturday of arrival. Check- out is by 10 a.m. on the following Saturday. Outside the Chautauqua nine-week season, the house (which is fully heated) is available for rent for church retreats, family reunions and other events. Individual rooms are sometimes available during this period if the whole house is not booked. May and September rates for the Boehm room are $325 per week ($50 per day); for other double rooms, $400 ($70); for the suite, $675 ($110). From October 1 to May 1, the minimum two-night price is $600 for family groups, $425 for church groups. Off-season rental rates must be paid in full before use. Reservations may be made by calling the Hurlbut Memorial United Methodist Church at 716-357-4045. Check in and out during the off-season is arranged by the guest in consultation with the reservation secretary. By regulation, only "members" of the United Methodist House are permitted to reserve and occupy rooms. The qualification for membership is a (tax-deductible) donation to the House at some time during the year.