Accommodations Worldwide

We have been visiting HONDURAS on a regular basis for 15 years and remember when the West End of Roatan was a sleepy place with just a few small hotels. Now condos, expensive homes and hotels are dotting the shoreline. We thought our island paradise was gone, but then we discovered the new Turquoise Bay Resort (Milton Bight, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras; in the U.S., phone 786/623-6121 or visit http:// turquoisebayresort.com).

Beautiful Milton Bight (another word for “bay”) is protected by a reef, which moderates the waves. The upscale resort is small but complete with a...

The Honey Pot (Polgwyn, Castle St., Bodmin PL31 2DX, Cornwall, England; phone +44 [0] 1208 77553, fax 77885, www.thehoneypot-bodmin. co.uk) — located in Polgwyn, a Victorian house five minutes’ walk up a fairly steep hill from the Bodmin city center (three minutes’ drive from the A30).

The Honey Pot is an outstanding self-contained, first-floor apartment comprising two double bedrooms, a bath, a large sitting room with TV and DVD player and a kitchen fully equipped with dishes, silverware, pots and pans, microwave and stove.

£90 ($177) per night during our stay in March ’08....

During our 3-week stay in Italy in October ’06, the most unusual hotel we stayed in was Country House Montali (Via Montali 23, 06068 Tavernelle di Panicale, ITALY; phone +39 075 8350 680, fax 144 or visit www.montalionline.com). I think it might appeal to many ITN readers.

Its exquisite and varied cuisine is vegetarian. The Umbria region of Italy may be a meat eater’s paradise, but even meat eaters like me relish a change. For €80 ($106) per person per day, our half-board included breakfast and dinner — superb cuisine, lovingly served.

Here’s an example of a typical breakfast...