READERS RECOMMEND

VIETNAM

Luxe at the Rex

“My husband and I stayed at the Rex Hotel [above] in Ho Chi Minh City [formerly Saigon] in May and had a wonderful experience. The hotel was beautiful and the meals and service outstanding.”

Rex Hotel, 141 Nguyen Hue Blvd., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City; 011-84-8-829-2185, www.rexhotelvietnam.com. Doubles from $105.

CATHERINE E. GRONEMEYER

Laguna Niguel

MEXICO

Silver town’s gem

“We thought we knew Taxco, in southern Mexico, but on our last trip we discovered a gem. An English couple run a beautiful bed-and-breakfast in the heart of the town and a self-contained apartment close by.”

Casa la Rueda de Tiggy Taxco, Taxco 40200; 011-52-555-599-5065, www.tiggytaxco.com. Doubles from $60.

LEMLEM GETACHEW

Sherman Oaks