Readers recommend
New Zealand: full Nelson
Palms Motel, 5 Paru Paru Road, Nelson; 011-64-3-546-7770, www.palmsnelson.co.nz. “This spotless motel is at the top of the South Island in Nelson, an arts-and-crafts town on the way to Abel Tasman National Park. Our room had a fully equipped kitchenette, and there were laundry facilities and a solar-heated pool. The second-floor rooms have balconies, and our room faced the mountains. Complimentary milk for tea was provided.” Rates from about $85 a night.
Lynn M. Perry
Pasadena
Utah: near Zion
Canyon Vista Bed and Breakfast, P.O. Box 351, Springdale 84767; (435) 772-3801, www.canyonvistabandb.com. “Wonderful B&B; is next to Zion National Park. Excellent hosts provide you with a delicious breakfast, all the information you need, movies to watch, bikes to ride and dogs and cat to pet.” Doubles start at $99.
Maya Levinson
Los Angeles
If you’ve had a good travel experience, send recommendations to Readers Recommend/Travel, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; fax (213) 237-7355, e-mail travel@latimes.com. Please include your name, address and phone number and the address, phone and website of the person or place you’re recommending.
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