The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City [Mass Market Paperback]

Anita Gates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2008 | Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide

Plan a visit to the city that never sleeps… without losing any sleep!

New York continues to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world— with more than 43 million visitors in 2006 alone.

This book dispels the anxiety of planning a trip to such an enormously busy and exciting destination. Readers are given practical advice based on the kind of trip they are looking for, the length of their stay, and what they want to see. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to New York City provides:

*A reader-friendly list of visual icons and symbols that make navigating the book a breeze
*Fifty pages of itineraries based on days in town, areas of the city, and Special interests like romantic, family fun, single in the city, and taking it easy
*An eight-page color insert that captures the magic of the Big Apple

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Anita Gates has worked for The New York Times since 1992, currently as a critic and feature writer, with contributions in the Travel, Book Review and Style sections. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to Fodor guides and Travel & Leisure and Frequent Flyer magazines. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; First Edition edition (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592578128
• ISBN-13: 978-1592578122
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Anyone going to NYC, January 26, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City (Mass Market Paperback)

Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City 2009 by Anita Gates is the new version of the best guide to the Big Apple. Like other Idiot's Guides, this is simple to follow with all your questions answered, whether you live there or are visiting. Gates, who lives in this, one of America's most expensive cities, give great tips as to how to save money, what is worth visiting and what is not (no matter what you've heard), and easy logistics to getting there in what could be very complicated. Of course, hotels, restaurants, and kep points of interest are included with phone numbers and addresses in boldface. And Anita includes many tips of how to enjoy yourself while you are there instead of being overwhelmed by logistics. Of special interest and unique to this book are the two chapters on each of the three areas of the city. Gates has divided it into East Side plus Queens, West Side plus the Bronx, and Downtown plus Brooklyn and Staten Island. She tells how to familiarize yourself with the area you choose and how to feel comfortable and safe in it. She has prepared walking tours for each area, telling you what you will enjoy. With her detailed one day itinerary for each of the sections she shows you the simplest way to get from point A to point B and to maximize your time to see as much as possibe along the way. This is THE BOOK for NYC!