Best Places Northern California: The Locals' Guide to the Best Restaurants, Lodging, Sights, Shopping, and More! [Paperback]

Matthew Richard Poole (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 2004 | Series: Best Places

Written by local reviewers, Best Places guides let travelers in on the best a city or region has to offer. A listing in a Best Places guide is coveted. To receive one star is an honor. Four stars are extremely rare and guaranteed to be the créme de la créme. While other guides give travelers choices, Best Places distinguishes itself by providing readers with the absolute best choices and stands by its guides with a money-back guarantee. This new and updated edition of Best Places Northern California contains more than forty percent new material and features contributions by local food and travel experts who reveal the most exciting romantic getaways, weekend retreats, family vacations, local attractions, convenient three-day tours, and the best restaurants and lodgings throughout the area with emphasis on helping travelers make the most of time and money. Chapters on San Francisco, the Bay Area, and the Wine Country have been expanded, and helpful sidebars and hundreds of web addresses for hotels and restaurants have also been added to this edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books; 5th edition (April 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570614075
• ISBN-13: 978-1570614071
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,452,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Offering one to three-day sample itineraries by region, November 9, 2004

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This review is from: Best Places Northern California: The Locals' Guide to the Best Restaurants, Lodging, Sights, Shopping, and More! (Paperback)

Now in a thoroughly updated fifth edition, Matthew Poole's Best Places Northern California compiles the reviews of Northern California natives - locals who know best! - to highlight top quality establishments ranging from vineyards in Sonoma to nightclubs in San Francisco and much more. Offering one to three-day sample itineraries by region, designed to allow one to take maximum advantage of time and money. The special feature of Best Places Northern California is that it only lists the the very best and even a one star rating location is a delight, while inferior institutions simply deserve no mention here. Maps, contact information, and brief but vivid descriptions round out this excellent and confidently recommended travel resource.