Frommer's Costa Rica 2001 [Paperback]

Eliot Greenspan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2000 | Series: Frommer's Complete Guides

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer's. Your guide to a world of travel experience. Choose the Only Guide That Gives You:

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• The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
• The expert guidance you need to take charge and travel with confidence.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

About the Author Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, and travel writer who took his backpack and typewriter the length of Mesoamerica before settling in Costa Rica in 1992. Since then he has worked steadily for the Tico Times and other local media, and continued his travels in the region. He is also the author of Frommer's Costa Rica and Belize from $35 a Day.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 1 edition (August 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028637453
• ISBN-13: 978-0028637457
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,230,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keep the map, leave the book at home, July 16, 2003

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Delia Maldonado (West Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Costa Rica 2001 (Paperback)

You'll need at least one or two other guides if you're going to Costa Rica for the first time. This book directs you to spend most of your time at the major resorts. That's great for anyone with unlimited funds but the rest of us have to be a little more realistic. One the up side, the map was great.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not much info, September 1, 2001

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Marceau Ratard (Metairie, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Costa Rica 2001 (Paperback)

This guide book was cheaper than the lonely planet book and contained a map, which was nice. However, the book itself is not that great. There isn't much information and lots of the smaller places to see aren't mentioned, or if they are it is just a very little bit. The major stuff to see is here, and the restaurant descriptions are good. But if your wanting to do something off the beaten path this book will not provide you with the information you need. Sometimes having more than one guide book can be helpful, this would make a good secondary guide book. It isn't all bad, but you'd be better off with the lonely planet book. The map was a nice feature and it did come in handy several times.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth trip to Costa Rica thanks to Frommer's, March 11, 2001

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Long Island goes Tropical (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Costa Rica 2001 (Paperback)

My entire family (ages 29-60) just returned from an 8-day vacation to Costa Rica planned on recommendations made by this book. I'm glad to say that every hotel and every restaurant met our expectations. This is a must read for those planning trips to Costa Rica!