Customer Reviews

Frommer's San Francisco 2006 (Frommer's Complete Guides)

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Very easy to read and helpful hints on the travels around the city. The map attached to the back is easy to pull out and fits in a shirt pocket. Everything you need to know before you arrive is listed in the book; i.e. walking tours, water tours, trolly tours, etc. prices are listed so if you are on a budget, you can get the best bang for your buck. Highly recommend this book and we have use Frommer's for all of our travels.

$8.50 is a great price for this 360 page book. I like that it incorporates money saving ideas and answers fundamental questions for tourists. I also brought along the Golden Gate Trailblazer guide to fill in the walking section. Although there is a fair amount of information available on the internet about the San Francisco area, having these books with me as I tooled around was a necessity. The free downtown city street map provided by my hotel provided even more detail. Frommer's is very comprehensive, current, and provides a huge amount of practical guidance.

I HAVE USED FROMMER'S GUIDES FOR YEARS. THIS ONE IS A POOR

CHOICE FOR THE GENERAL TRAVELER OR A PERSON WHO HAS VISITED SAN FRANCISCO BEFORE. IT ATTEMPTS TO BE TOO MUCH OF A ROUGH GUIDE TYPE GUIDE BOOK. TOO MUCH SPACE IS SPENT ON "CUTE" RESTAURANTS or B & Bs. THE LIST OF VARIOUS TYPES OF RESTAURANTS IS TOO SLANTED AND NARROW. I FINALLY FOUND A COUPLE OF LISTINGS FOR INDIAN RESTAURANTS BUT NONE IN THE BROAD GENERAL LIST AS AN EXAMPLE. THE HOTEL LIST IS TOTALLY LACKING. WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO OTHERS FOR PURCHASE. ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

I found that out in this book. Okay, I really always suspected that anyway but confirmation was nice. I can't compare this guide to others detailing the sights, sites, and cultural offerings of San Francisco, since this is the only one I've bought, but I feel like it was comprehensive enough to stand alone. The geography (um, hilly) of the city is written-up, along with a nice overview of its attractions, parks, restaurants, climate, and the culture that makes this city both unique and a multi-cultural melting pot.