Thumbs up on recommendations

In October, my wife and I spent four great nights at the Silvio hotel in Bellagio, Italy ( www.bellagiosilvio.com). We chose this hotel based on a Readers Recommend column that ran in the Travel section.

On our first day there, we met an American couple from San Diego. They also had learned of Silvio through the Readers Recommend column.

We met another couple on their way to Tuscany to meet with their families, and you guessed it: This couple, from San Juan Capistrano, learned of the Silvio hotel from the same source.

Keep up the good work. You make a difference to readers.

Terry M. Supple

Woodland Hills