Letters: A gracious hotel option when visiting Santa Fe, N.M.

A hotel tipfor Santa Fe

I just returned from Santa Fe and couldn’t help but note that the article [“Picture-Pretty Place,” by Rosemary McClure, Oct. 4] omitted our favorite place to stay: the Inn on the Alameda.

Quiet, classy, two blocks from the main plaza, one block from Canyon Road’s gallery row, reasonable prices and gracious hospitality while retaining an informal Southwestern ambience.

Excellent breakfast buffet (including gluten-free muffins) and daily wine and cheese reception are included. No resort fee, Wi-Fi or other hidden charges.

Brian Weiss

Pasadena

Visit Greece

Bravo to Jessica Gelt. The piece on the worthiness of travel to Greece, even in these difficult times, was wonderful [“Very Hospitable — and Affordable,” Oct. 4]. I have traveled to Greece more than 50 times, and the article was timely and important.

If you think the islands are great, try the mainland from villages to cities, from north, Thessaloniki and Epirus, to the south, Monemvasia and Mani, as well as Delphi, Olympia and Mycenae.

All have lovely, affordable accommodations, hospitable locals and a history that we as Americans should cherish.

Joyce Helfand

Arcadia

Philly kudos

A friend sent me Alison Shore’s article about Philadelphia. [“Philadelphia’s Bright Spirit,” Sept. 27]. I was born and raised in Philadelphia (South Philly) and now live in Bucks County. It was a pleasure to read her article. Thank you.

Bill Roach Roschetz

Warrington, Pa.

Out of the ballpark

I read with interest and fear Chris Erskine’s story on Cooperstown, N.Y. [“Fall Classic,” Sept. 27]. I don’t want others to discover it. I love baseball and went to Cooperstown to see the Hall of Fame. Little did we know that it would have places such as Glimmerglass (opera), the Fenimore Art Museum (rivals the museums in D.C., where we live) and beautiful Otsego Lake.

Anyway, I loved Erskine’s article, but shhhhh … don’t tell anyone else.

Penny Eastman

Falls Church, Va.

A little advice

Regarding the comments published about a fake baseball card [“Home Runs, and a Foul Ball,” Letters, Oct. 4]: The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for the authenticity of a baseball card. Neither is the store 15 years after the fact. If the buyer had questions about the card, he should have had it evaluated immediately after the date of purchase or sought a third-party opinion before making the purchase.

Stuart Rubin

Sherman Oaks