Dk Eyewitness Travel Guides: Hawaii [Paperback]

Bonnie Firedman (Author), Paul Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | Series: Eyewitness Travel Guides

Organized district by district, this guidebook to Hawaii contains specially commissioned maps to show every significant sight, location, building, museum and gallery as well as major shops, hotels and restaurants. They are placed on the page alongside practical information.

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...You feel, looking at them, as if you could close the book and step into the street. -- Contra Costa Times

...considered to be the world's best travel resource to over 30 destinations around the world, make it easier to plan a splendid vacation. -- North American Press Syndication

Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. -- US News & World Report

Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. -- The New York Times

Encyclopedic in scope, it's meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. -- Travel & Leisure

The Best Guidebooks Ever -- SKY MAGAZINE

The best travel guides ever. -- Sky Magazine -Delta In flight Magazine

The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. -- Chicago Tribune

Want to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. --People Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751304107
• ISBN-13: 978-0751304107
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,037,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment, November 22, 2000

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Michael A. Efron (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eyewitness Travel Guide to Hawaii (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

The Eyewitness Guides are an oustanding series, so I bought this one without a second thought. Alas, this seems more like a placeholder than a serious attempt at writing a guidebook - a kind of "watch this space" advertisement masquerading as a book. It's so thin, in fact, that the cover seems to sag; the spine is thicker than the pages! The coverage of Oahu is decent, so if you only plan to go to Honolulu, the book might be worthwhile. But the coverage of Kauai (where we spent most of our time) and the Big Island were very poor. I'd very highly recommend the "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook" for Kauai instead.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too bad, August 15, 2000

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I am a big fan of Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides, so I was greatly disappointed when I received this pamphlet sized guide to all of Hawaii. It contained slightly more information than I would expect from airport brochures on arrival. With roughly 10 picture covered pages per island, the guide is attractive, but not very useful.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Starter Travel Guide, November 23, 2004

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawaii (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I am a fan of the DK travel guides, and particularly like the color photography that allows readers to visualize the area more than most other travel guides. In reality I would like to give this guide 3.5 stars, but will have to settle for four. The photography is generally good, and the information is generally correct in my experience. This book features some excellent pointers that are especially good for those new to Hawaii. The book has a brief background section on the islands as a whole, and has decent island by island coverage of all the major Hawaiian Islands (certainly all the ones a tourist would visit.)

My only real critique of the book is that with a length of just over 200 pages, it is not terribly complete given the diversity of the Hawaiian Islands. The hotel (and restaurant) listings are generally accurate, but are not complete, resulting in the situation where some fairly well known and sizeable properties are overlooked, which can be extremely annoying if you happen to be booked in one of those properties. This is by far the biggest drawback to this book.

My take on the situation is that this is a good book for finding things to explore further in Hawaii, but when it comes down to detailed planning, I recommend that you consult other guidebooks; I particularly like the Lonely Planet series of guides, which has offerings for all the islands that you will be interested in visiting, albeit with less captivating photography.