READERS RECOMMEND
Readers recommend: Brazilian hotel, dog-friendly lodgings in Arizona
BRAZIL
Seaside serenity
I would like to recommend the charming Hotel Encanto de Itapoan [above]. Just steps from the beach, this delightful hotel is spotlessly clean and eminently welcoming.
Hotel Encanto de Itapoan, 48 Rua Nova Canaa, Salvador, Bahia; 011-55-71-3285-3505, www.encantodeitapoan.com.br.
Doubles from $96.
--Dianne Gowder, San Pedro
ARIZONA
For the pampered pup
The Great Room at El Portal [above] is a 12-room handcrafted luxury hacienda hotel in the heart of Sedona. The inn's owners have made it dog-friendly.
The Great Room at El Portal, 95 Portal Lane, Sedona; (800) 313-0017, www.innsedona.com.
Doubles from $199 per night.
--Laura Marlowe, Tarzana
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