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