Readers recommend

California: Dog-friendly inn

Heritage Inn Bed & Breakfast, 978 Olive St., San Luis Obispo, 93405; (805) 544-7440, www.heritageinnslo.com. “This bed-and- breakfast offered a most hospitable home for the night when we traveled to Northern California for a short holiday. We could not leave our 8-year-old miniature Dachshund behind. The inn welcomed our dog and sent us on our way the next morning with a fine breakfast.” Three rooms with private baths; four with shared baths. Rooms from $85 to $150.

Norman Katkov

Los Angeles

France: Champagne cruise

Croisi Champagne-Aumieres, 12 Rue de la Cooperative, 51480 Cumieres; 011-33-326-54-4951, www.champagneetcroisiere.com. “Spent a wonderful day visiting Champagne cellars and cruising on the Marne River on this outing. We visited a well-known cellar; then while aboard the boat, we had lunch, a live band played and there was dancing. Back on land, we visited another cellar and took a guided tour of the historical village of Hautvilliers.” About $80 per person.

Maryvonne Huneck

Simi Valley

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