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My husband, Bob, and I spent five nights at hotelmüller München (Fliegenstrasse 4, D-80337, Munich, Germany; phone 0049 89 2323860) in May ’09. What a find!

In a perfect location, it’s just around the corner from all forms of mass transit and a 10-minute walk from the Marienplatz. We took the metro from the airport.

We booked through gtahotels.com (New York, NY; 888/210-2543). Our double room on the second floor cost $140 a night, with breakfast.

The room, while a bit small, was large enough for us. The bathroom had a tub/shower combination with plenty of surface space...

Often away from the US for many weeks, I have found a method to pay my Chase Continental Visa card bill.

It is possible to sign an authorization to have the minimum-payment amount or the full amount automatically deducted from your checking account. With my bank, this comes into effect only if a payment has not been received by the due date.

There is one caveat: you must have more than enough in your checking account to cover all of your expected charges.

For me, the arrangement greatly reduces worry.

ABBIE SALNY

Wayne, NJ

In the past few days I have received so much mail from Grand Circle Travel that I wondered how they could offer a decent trip paying so much for mail. I get mailings from them at least twice every week.

A couple of weeks ago (late June ’03) I tried to book a cruise with them that promised free singles and/or only an additional 25% charge for singles. After being told there were no openings, I asked to speak to a supervisor. The representative with whom I spoke admitted to their having mailed out brochures knowing there were no singles left to sell. The rep even laughed about what a...