Colorado's Best Bed and Breakfasts: 100 Unique Getaways [Paperback]

Tamra Monahan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2007

Perfect for selective travelers, this guide paints a detailed, vivid portrait of Colorado's best bed-and-breakfasts.

Editorial Reviews

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It's obvious that author and Highlands Ranch native Tamra Monahan spent time at each bed and breakfast she writes about. -- The Denver Post, July 22, 2007

She paints a lovely portrait of the Colorado landscape and the wonderful array of Bed & Breakfast that she has discovered throughout the state. -- USA Travel Magazine, July 16, 2007

Travel lover and writer, Tamra Monahan... has a unique way of bring the beauty and glory of Colorado to life. -- USA Travel Magazine, July 16, 2007

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Perfect for selective travelers, this guide paints a detailed, vivid portrait of Colorado's best bed-and-breakfasts, capturing the unique character and charm of the accommodations and providing the essential travel details.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (May 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555916236
• ISBN-13: 978-1555916237
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,871,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Well researched, poorly presented, September 25, 2010

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Phillips (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colorado's Best Bed and Breakfasts: 100 Unique Getaways (Paperback)

I became aware of this guide when I attended a highly entertaining and informative talk by the author on great B&Bs to visit around the state of Colorado. I highly commend the author on her painstaking and well-presented research on each B&B described in this book. The part I found extremely frustrating was the difficulty finding the information in the book. Who was the Editor at Fulcrum responsible for arranging the information? HOW ABOUT AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX of each B&B WITH PAGE NUMBERS??? Instead, the book has an alphabetical index of each B&B with a tiny number that follows no chronological sequence on a map. Was this a young editor with eagle eyes? Although the Appendix does a wonderful job listing B&Bs by "Style and Substance": adobe, gardens. log cabins etc. as well as horse-friendly, kid-friendly, pet-friendly... no page numbers are listed! So let's say you want to find kid-friendly B&Bs quickly. Oops, forget the 'quickly'. Look at the list on p.211, write down the names of the B&Bs that interest you and then, happy searching! You can check the alpha-listing on p. xvi. which will tell you which number the B&B is on the map on p.xx. Then, more happy hunting! You'll need to look at all 100 numbers on the map to figure out where your number might be. Once you've found it on the map, then go to the Index and look through all the geographic areas it might be in: The Front Range, Northwest, West Central....Keep looking. If Fulcrum ever reprints this, PLEASE ADD PAGE NUMBERS to any mention of the B&Bs, especially in the Appendix. It would save the reader a lot of time! You are trying to sell more books, not take the reader on a wild goose chase. Readers who enjoy puzzles can buy books with labyrinths. To salvage the costs that have already been sunk into printing this book, I suggest the author add a drop-down menu on her website [...] that will facilitate locating the B&Bs in her book as well as update it. Several of the B&Bs have closed since it was published in 2007. Too bad. The material is good, finding it is too cumbersome to make this a guide worth buying. Just peruse it in your local library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorado's best 100 B&B get-awaysby Tamra Monahan, July 10, 2009

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This review is from: Colorado's Best Bed and Breakfasts: 100 Unique Getaways (Paperback)

I like the fact that she visited each of these B&B's and has written a very detailed description.

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book will make you a Colorado Bed and Breakfasts Fan!, August 27, 2008

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Carrie Stark Hugus, author of Crossing 13. (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colorado's Best Bed and Breakfasts: 100 Unique Getaways (Paperback)

Tamra Monahan says "...the idea of sleeping in grandma's old bedroom and watching TV with the homeowners lost its appeal. If this is your idea of bed and breakfasts forget it." Colorado's Best Bed and Breakfasts does a fabulous job of describing and recommending the perfect lodging to meet any traveler's needs. From unique family vacations to romantic get-a-ways this book has it all in terms of bed and breakfasts in Colorado.