LETTERS

In Mark Vanhoenacker’s article on the View Hotel in Monument Valley, Utah [“Majestic Sleepover,” March 29], he wrote of the majestic Grand Canyon and its access through Flagstaff, Ariz. But he did not include the most beautiful way to travel there: Amtrak. Please include train travel in your “If you go” section.

Nicholas Simon

Studio City

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Alcohol is banned by the Navajo Nation, as Vanhoenacker wrote in his article. Doesn’t he think it’s disrespectful to even think about bringing it in? As a non-drinker, I surely do. It is banned there for a reason. Alcoholism is quite a problem among our Native peoples. Using discretion is fine, but how about telling readers to leave the booze out of the park?

Dominic W. Smith

Hawthorne

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We read with great interest the article on Monument Valley because we have planned a trip through the Southwest in September and had already booked at Goulding’s Lodge. Goulding’s is charging us $117 (including taxes) a night. When I called the View, the cheapest room they could offer was $250 (without taxes). The cheapest rate on the Internet for the same time period was $430 a night (without taxes). It seems to me that the View is charging whatever it can.

Laurie Guitteau

Santa Barbara