Frommer's Florida 2008 (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Lesley Abravanel (Author), Laura Lea Miller (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: September 11, 2007

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Florida is much more comprehensive and detailed than its major competitor. It is simply the most reliable guide you can buy. Our author has inspected countless accommodations and selected the very best: lavish golf resorts, spas, stunning B&Bs, beachfront motels, and family-friendly condos. No matter what your budget, this guide can help you design a memorable Florida vacation.

Frommer's covers all the highlights: the sizzling South Beach club scene, the state's best restaurants, dive sites in the Keys, baseball spring training, theme parks, the Kennedy Space Center, world-class golf courses, and beaches, water sports, and beach bars galore. You'll learn about all the latest developments at Disney and Universal Studios, and get lots of insider tips about airfare bargains and package deals. You'll even get a free color fold-out map that makes trip-planning a snap!

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From the Back Cover

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• Everything you need for a successful trip, including all of Florida's best sightseeing, restaurants, clubs, beaches, outdoor activities, and more!

• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.

• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.

• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com

About the Author

Lesley Abravanel is a freelance journalist and a graduate of the University of Miami School of Communication. When she isn’t combing South Florida for the latest hotels, restaurants, and attractions, she’s on the lookout for vacationing celebrities, about whom she writes in her thrice weekly nightlife and gossip columns and blog, “Scene in the Tropics” and “Velvet Underground,” for the Miami Herald. She is a contributor to Conde Nast Traveler, Time Out, and all three illustrious supermarket tabloids. She is the author of Frommer’s South Florida, Florida For Dummies, and Frommer’s Portable Miami.

Laura Miller is a freelance writer based in Orchard Park, New York, though she’s spent countless hours scouring Central Florida’s theme parks, hotels, and restaurants over the years — with and without the help of her five children. A family travel expert who religiously makes more than just a few trips to the Land the Mouse built, she is also writing a guide and creating a website about Florida just for families.

Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 3 edition (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470145765
• ISBN-13: 978-0470145760
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.4 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,187,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO MUCH great information!, March 29, 2007

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This review is from: Frommer's Florida 2007 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I know some people criticize Frommer's for being "negative," but to me, they're just doing their job--alerting you about the good and bad of travel destinations, and EVERY one of them has some bad. I don't think it's "negative" to mention that if you visit certain areas of a particular city after dark you should use the lighted, public parking lots instead of parking on the streets because of problems with break-ins and muggings. That's simply fulfilling their responsibility to their readers.

At any rate, I bought this guide in preparation for a trip to Tampa. I had no idea how much there was to do in that part of Florida until I started looking through this guide. It steered us to the Big Cat Rescue facility (NOT to be missed if you love wild cats), the free manatee viewing by the TECO plant and the car museum in Sarasota to name a few. Also got some great restaurant ideas and general information about the area.

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Florida Book, February 15, 2008

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This book gave me a good break down of the area we are going to.