Customer Reviews

The Best Places to Kiss in Northern California: A Romantic Travel Guide

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This book is extremely useful as a general guide for (1) the best places to stay and (2) the best restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. The title is misleading in that even if romance isn't the goal, the guide is useful in finding a classy place to visit. Explanations that accompany each entry are detailed and points out what's great, what's not great, prices, and everything that you'd want to jot down if you were investigating the place yourself.

Excellent in all respects. I highly recommend it.

A brief note on the 5th edition. I actually bought the 4th edition a while back and recently bought the 5th edition thinking that I needed to get an "update." The editor in the 5th edition claims that there have been a number of updates since the 4th edition. However, I've sat down, spent a better part of a day, and compared a large part of each book, literally side-by-side, and I don't see any difference in the content! The only differences I do see are the use of different fonts, a slightly different page layout, and bigger type size (making the page count higher, which may be the only for the change in type size). Frankly, there's no reason for this 5th edition to have been published at all! If you happen to see the 4th edition in a bargain/used bin, get that instead. There's really no reason to "upgrade" to the 5th edition if you already own the 4th edition. Don't make the mistake I made and automatically "upgrade."

I have used this book several times to find absolutely romantic restaurants and bed & breakfast inns. Their ratings have been "right on." Definitely recommend for anyone wanting to find a truely romantic place.

My husband and I have used this book multiple times for weekend getaways, etc. We even used it to find a romantic place to stay outside of Yosemite. Very helpful guide! Doesn't only list the extremely expensive - lists low-budget places (hotels, restaurants, etc.) as well.

This book, although now a bit dated is excellent when trying to find the perfect romantic spot to stay, visit and eat. This is always a good book to have handy when planning that special trip. It is my 3rd edition,certainly not my last.