Frommer's Florida 2009 (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)

by Lesley Abravanel (Author)
Key Phrases: advanced reservations, airport area, flamingo lodge, South Beach, Key West, Fort Lauderdale (more...)

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Product Description
America’s #1 bestselling travel series

Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.

• More annually updated guides than any other series
• 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides
• Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries
• Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Florida 2009 is more comprehensive, detailed, and reliable than other available guides. 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 is, this guide can help you design a memorable Florida vacation.

Frommer's covers Florida's highlights from a resident's perspective: the 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 lots of beach bars. Learn about all the latest developments at Disney and Universal Studios, and get insider tips about airfare bargains and package deals. You'll even get a free color fold-out map.

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.

• Insider tips on Florida's best beaches, restaurants, bars, clubs, spas, golf courses, celebrity haunts, family-friendly spots, and much 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; Revised edition (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470285540
• ISBN-13: 978-0470285541
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #401,817 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Terrific Frommer's Travel Guide, March 12, 2009

By	Richard Klein - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I used the Frommer's Travel Guide to Florida when we made our recent trip to Orlando. The book gave us terrific guidance at what to see at the Disney parks and what restaurants to go to. As usual, I found the book to be very objective and honest. To be frank, whenever we travel someplace, whether it is overseas or within the United States, I try to obtain the latest Frommer's Travel Guide.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much help, July 2, 2009

By	Deborah C. Henson "Proud Mama" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It was okay, it really only focused on the larger cities and LOTS on Disney World. I was looking for a nice beach that I could get enough information on I would know if I wanted to research it more. With the internet I can easily find stuff on bigger, more popular areas, and Disney. I didn't feel this book offered me anymore than the I could get online, other than the map that was in the back. I felt it was a waste of my money.
It gave hotels and condos, a few, I can find many more online, felt like only ones that paid them was the ones that made it to book, same for palces to eat. There wasn't much on things to do. The only thing that might be helpful was info on parking at certain beaches.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Florida 2009 isn't anything new!, April 14, 2009

By	Rebekah White "author-wanna-be" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unless you are planning a trip to Miami and haven't been there for ten years, don't waste money on this one.