9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Review of the Top 10 New York book, October 22, 2002
This review is from: Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides: New York (Eyewitness Travel Top 10) (Paperback)
Going to New York City for 1 day or a week, this is the first book you buy, this is the lightweight one, with the good maps that include subways & trains, this one has not only the top 10 sights in the city overall, but the top 10 sights by area of the city (Little Italy, Chinatown, TriBeCa, etc.), the top 10 restaurants, or 10 sights, or 10 parks, or 10 shops for each area, the 10 best museums, so on and so on for 179 pages of top tens. Eyewitness always has good graphics, photos, maps. It's felxible, lightweight, the cover is waterproof, it will fit in a coat pocket. I carry this in the street, putting post-it notes in the chapters with information from other more in-depth guides that are too heavy to carry all day.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A must have for any trip around New York City, December 17, 2006
This review is from: Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides: New York (Eyewitness Travel Top 10) (Paperback)
For those traveling to New York City this is an essential guide to bring with you. The restaurant recommendations are top notch. The maps are detailed and a pocket subway guide is always helpful. Whether you are going in for a week or a weekend this is the guide you want to carry with you when you are out and about. You may want to use another guide if you are going in for a longer period of time for planning purposes but again this is the one you want to carry with you when you are in the city.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Small, but full of useful information :), September 2, 2006
This review is from: Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides: New York (Eyewitness Travel Top 10) (Paperback)
I visited NYC for the first time a few weeks ago. I took only three books about this city with me: this guide, the "Lonely planet NYC Guide", and "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide". Truth to be told, this guide is probably the only one I couldn't have done without.
"Top 10 New York" is an extremely useful small guide that doesn't have as much information as the "Lonely planet NYC Guide", but that has the essentials, and excellent fold out maps in color that are more easily understandable than those of other guides. I would like to highlight the fact that even though I am very absent minded, I could easily find my way in NYC thanks to those maps. And if I can, everybody will be able to do that!
From my point of view, this guide is ideal for those tourists that don't have a lot of time, and want to see as much as possible during their visit to NYC (specifically Manhattan), if possible without a tourist guide. "Top 10 New York" points out quite a few places you simply must go to in the city, but also tells you about different neighbourhoods, and their history. There are many photos in color that help you to decide what you want to do, and historic data that allows you to learn about this city.
Moreover, most visitors will find the insider tips for tourists helpful, and the planned walks and itineraries a good option. Other useful sections in this guide are, for example, "Best shopping districts", "Best hotels for every budget" (I found my hotel through Internet, though), "Best restaurants in each area" and "Most fun places for children". What is more, "Top 10 New York" is almost pocket-sized, so you can carry it with you everywhere, even if your purse is tiny (not my case!), or if you have bought too many things and your handbag is rather heavy (yes, that often happens to me).
All in all, I am very happy I bought this guide, and I strongly recommend it to you :)
Belen Alcat
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