Rooms for $63 per person per night...

Rooms for $63 per person per night are available at deluxe and first-class hotels in Spain through Fourth Dimension Tours of Miami, operator of a hotel pass program. A minimum of three nights required. Passes are accepted at nearly 40 Melia and Sol hotels in 26 Spanish cities. The program operates through January. Guarantees a room at any participating hotel until 8 p.m. without reservations. For arrivals after 8 p.m., space must be booked in advance. In addition, voucher booklets for two adults and a child under 12 sell for $378 for three nights (extra nights available for $63 per guest). The vouchers (sold only outside Spain) should be purchased before leaving the United States. For travelers flying to the Continent aboard the Spanish carrier Iberia, a free car is provided with the hotel vouchers. Inquire about Fourth Dimension’s “Free Wheels in Spain/Portugal” program.

Fourth Dimension Tours, 1150 N.W. 72nd Ave., Suite 250, Miami, Fla. 33126, (800) 343-0020.

Shopping Spree: Sorry, Scrooge, here it is still summer and Jet Vacations is talking about a Christmas shopping spree in Paris. Two departures in November. Air France is the carrier. The package includes round-trip air from LAX, airport transfers and accommodations for six nights at Hotel Letetia Concorde on Paris’ Left Bank, a cruise on the Seine, admission to a fashion show, a museum pass, a book of discount coupons good for shopping/museums/restaurants. The price figures out to $1,184. A similar package with weekly departures, November through March, is even cheaper (from $999 per person, double occupancy for the six nights, round-trip air fare, a “Bateux Mouches” cruise on the Seine, unlimited travel on the Paris metro, a museum pass, a fashion show).

Call your travel agent or Helene Charbin of Air France at (818) 309-1315. Other details from Barbara Kantoff of Jet Vacations, 5621 W. Imperial Blvd., Suite 230, Los Angeles 90045-6328, (213) 410-3999.

Sonoma Valley: Copies of the updated Sonoma Valley Visitor’s Guide are being mailed free to travelers planning to visit Northern California’s wine country. Fifty pages containing maps, listings of hotels/motels/B&Bs; (including the popular Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa). Other details on camping/RV parks. Addresses, telephone numbers of 34 wineries with picnic facilities/tasting rooms. Sonoma Valley is Jack London country. The author’s ranch at Glen Ellen attracts huge crowds year-round (800 acres for hiking, picnicking among oaks, madronos, redwoods). Other sections of the guide name dozens of restaurants, including the Sonoma Cheese Factory & Deli on the Plaza in Sonoma (sandwiches, salads, cheeses, wines, meats, picnic supplies). In the back of the book there’s a listing of tour companies, golf courses, walking tours, riding stables, parks, balloon/train rides, theaters, concerts.

Copies from the Sonoma Valley Visitor’s Bureau, 453 1st St. E., Sonoma 95476, (707) 996-1090.

“Leaf-Peepers”: Country inns in New Hampshire’s White Mountains are operating a toll-free reservation line--(800) 562-1300--for fall leaf-peepers. Calls taken 24 hours a day, now through the end of October. Last year, the association booked more than 10,000 reservations. Accommodations should be reserved now. September/October fill up early. The reservation service lists all available lodgings. These are family-owned inns. Old-fashioned. Friendly. Personalized service. The toll-free line is good throughout the United States/Canada.

Meanwhile, the New England Innkeepers Assn. has published four directories that name inns, lodges, hotels, motels, B&Bs; in six states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont). Copies are free. The association has also prepared an updated travel map of New England that’s available for $3. Write to the New England Innkeepers Assn., P.O. Box 1089, North Hampton, N.H. 03862, (603) 964-6689. At the same time, Vermont is mailing its popular Vermont Autumn Kit (a guidebook, calendar of events, state map). Write to Vermont Travel, 134 State St., Montpelier, Vt. 05602.

Autumn in Ireland: Other leaf peepers are preparing to jet away to Ireland this fall. With the arrival of autumn, the Emerald Isle blazes with color. CIE Tours is bantering a one-week, self-drive tour for $877, including round-trip air fare from New York/Boston. The package includes a car for seven days (unlimited mileage), an audio tape with driving tips/sightseeing advice. An atlas/tour guide is provided as well. Vacationers choose from more than 1,100 farm houses/country homes (full Irish breakfasts daily). Your travel agent or CIE Tours International at (800) CIE-TOUR.

Other autumn excursions are being booked by Brendan Tours of Van Nuys (one of the nation’s leaders in travel to Ireland). Group trips, fly-drive programs, castle holidays and others. Brendan Tours: (818) 785-9696.

Low-Season Caribbean: A couple of summer bargains on St. Bart’s in the Caribbean. The Kerjan villas on St. Jean Beach feature kitchens, air conditioning, daily maid service. A short stroll from shops, restaurants. Vacationers have a choice of five cottages. Rates: $120 per night. Another summer special on St. Bart’s, Les Islets de la Plage, faces the same beach. A swimming pool, tennis, boutiques, restaurants with a French accent. Rates: $160 per one bedroom, $250 for two bedrooms. Other Caribbean properties on St. Bart’s, St. Martin, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados offered by WINCO (West Indies Management Co.), P.O. Box 1641, Newport, R.I. 02840. For free listings, dial (800) 932-3222.

Tickle Pink: It’s called Tickle Pink, a smashing inn on the California coast, on the approach to the haunting Big Sur coast. To get a fix, it’s next door to the popular Highlands Inn. Ocean views from $135. Others with fireplaces/spa tubs, $169/$259. Ocean-view suites, $199/$229. King or twin beds. Refrigerators/bars. This small inn is perched on a cliff. Sensational ocean views. Magnificent sunsets. The management serves a complimentary breakfast, provides free newspapers. I discovered Tickle Pink a few months ago while driving between Carmel and Big Sur. While the inn serves only breakfast, guests may dine next door at Highlands Inn or at a selection of restaurants in Carmel-by-the-Sea. This is one of those special inns you read about in romance novels.

Tickle Pink, 155 Highlands Drive, Carmel, Calif. 93923, (408) 624-1244. Callers from out of state dial (800) 635-4774.

Reader Recommendations

Maine--Jane Barack, Los Angeles: “Enjoyed a wonderful stay at the Mill Pond Inn, operated by Bobby and Sherry Whear, RFD1, Box 245, Newcastle, Me. 04553. Rates: $55/$65. Breakfasts are outstanding.”

New Hampshire--Elizabeth Rhudy, Groner City: “The Bells B&B;, P.O. Box 276, Strawberry Hill St., Bethlehem, N.H. 03574. Rates: from $60.”

Mexico--Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Vories, Kern County: “For many years we have used the services of Enrique Velasco, a licensed government tour guide in the area of Guadalajara and Lake Chapala. He is knowledgeable, punctual, extremely conscientious. Fluent in English. Rates vary between $10 and $11 an hour.”

Canada--George and Shirley Kaub, Thousand Oaks: “Cassidy’s B&B;, Cassidy Road, Gibson, British Columbia. Ocean view, full breakfast, sun deck with a hot tub. Two bedrooms with private bath. Double, about $50 U.S.; single, $36.”

Grenada--Paula Hazzard, Playa del Rey: “Enjoyed a tour of Grenada with Michael Otway, P.O. Box 82, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies. “It was truly an experience moving about the island with Mike and meeting his friends and his family members all along the way.”

Costa Rica--Denny Cook, Los Angeles: “Enjoyed the Hotel Garden Court, Apartado 962-1000, San Jose. Seventy air-conditioned, carpeted rooms with TVs, telephones. A delicious American buffet breakfast. All this for $29 single/$35 double plus tax.”

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