Fodor's In Focus Florida Keys, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Fodor's (Author)

Book Description

Series: Travel Guide | Publication Date: September 16, 2008

Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Florida Keys!

•Fodor’s In Focus Florida Keys features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Florida Keys.

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Editorial Reviews

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"In terms of comprehensiveness of coverage, the very accessible format, and the enthusiastic tone, this series remains one of the best on the market." –Booklist
 
"Fodor's super-informative guidebooks are known for accuracy and attention to detail…" –The Sacramento Bee
 
"The Fodor's guides are notable for their ratings of sights, restaurants, shops, accommodations and attractions." –Chicago Tribune
 
"The great detail, infectious spirit, and attractive format are distinguishing traits of these guides, which are entries in one of the top series in the business." –Booklist
 
"Fodor's can help you plan the perfect adventure" –The Arizona Republic
 
"Always thoughtfully written and easily readable, Fodor's travel guides have become a must-have when traveling to unfamiliar destinations" –Mid South Magazine
 
"Widely recognized as the gold standard of mainstream travel" –Honolulu Advertiser

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 1 edition (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400007577
• ISBN-13: 978-1400007578
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.4 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sooooooo Helpful!, December 15, 2010

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A. Edenfield - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's In Focus Florida Keys, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

We bought this little guide as we were getting ready to visit the Keys for the first time. It served us so well- like a tour guide in my pocket! It takes you through all of the Keys, beautifully organized by the different islands, with maps that allows you quick reference to "key" places. We used it to visit the "off beat" places that many tourists miss but makes sure to guide you to the very popular attractions as well. Thanks to this little book, our reservations were made before we left and we were not disappointed.This trip for us was a short one, only 6 days, and without this guide, we would not have made the most out of the time we had. From places to stay, things to see and do, and historical references we felt totally oriented to the islands before the trip began. It made the trip easy, relaxing and a whole lot of fun!

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Guide to a Strange Place, September 21, 2008

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Marsh Muirhead "Author of 'Key West Explained... (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fodor's In Focus Florida Keys, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

Of all the major guidebooks, Fodor's "Florida Keys" is one of the best of the current offerings. This guide is excerpted from "Fodor's Florida," and is just the thing for those visiting, mostly, Key West, and the other keys along that shimmering chain of islands.

The reviews of inns, restaurants, and attractions are fair, detailed, and honestly critical. Sixty of the 208 pages are devoted to Key West and the Dry Tortugas. The section covering day sails, schooner trips, snorkeling, and kayaking options in Key West is, however, surprisingly thin -- Danger Charters and popular day trips aboard the catamarans Fury and Sebago aren't even mentioned. Decent maps are included, but there are no photographs (I like photographs).

Marsh Muirhead - author of "Key West Explained - a guide for the traveler."

4.0 out of 5 stars Great guidebook for the Southwest, May 14, 2010

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Kathleen Lang (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's American Southwest, 1st Edition (Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I am a fan of Fodor's guides and find them to be reliable guidebooks. One caveat - the Southwest is a very large area. The locations covered in the book are covered well, but some locations are not included due to the fact that the book covers 4 states. It's very useful for someone doing a road tour covering a large area as we did, driving from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, to Mesa Verde and then Moab, Utah. The one improvement is that I wish that the local maps would include the neighborhood name as the descriptions in both lodging and restaurants will frequently include the name of the neighborhood.