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We’ve been to Venice six times, and the perfect hotel if you’re arriving by car or departing on a cruise is Hotel Cá Doge (Piazzale Roma, Sest. Santa Croce 467/e, 30135 Venice, ITALY; phone +39 041 5286 975, fax 041 2410 865, www.cadoge.it).

Its location, Piazzale Roma, is where all vehicle traffic coming into Venice must stop. You can drive to the hotel’s front door, and the hotel is adjacent to all the parking ramps. You have the shortest-possible taxi ride to the cruise ship terminal, and you only have to walk 50 yards from the hotel to catch a taxi to the airport. Also, a walk...

On our trip to western FRANCE in May ’06, we stayed in two places that were especially noteworthy.

• Located in a quiet part of medieval Dinan in Bretagne is Hôtel Arvor (5 rue A. Pavie, Dinan 22100, France; phone 33 [0] 2 96 39 21 22, fax 83 09 or visit www.hotel-arvor-dinan.com). The hotel is within walking distance of the town’s primary attractions, and there is free parking.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. Room rates were very reasonable: €50-€70 ($64-$90) per person including breakfast. We stayed in the very large room No. 31 on the top floor, which is serviced...

My husband and I went to Warsaw, POLAND, in March ’07 and were pleasantly surprised.

We stayed in Warsaw’s Old Town and were able to walk everywhere. English appeared to be the common second language, at least in the major cities, and we did not experience any language problems. The Polish people with whom we had contact were very helpful and friendly.

We rented a holiday apartment with Duval Serviced Apartments (Ul. Nowomiejska 10, 00-271 Warszawa, Polska; phone +48 22 849 70 24, fax 22 831 91 04, www.duval.net.pl). Only a block from the Old Town square, it was in an old...