Frommer's San Francisco 2007 (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Erika Lenkert (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: September 25, 2006

According to the Department of Commerce, San Francisco is one of the 10 most visited U.S. cities. In 2004, San Francisco hosted more than 15 million visitors.

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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.

• Insider tips on the best side trips from San Francisco, from the Napa and Sonoma valleys to Berkeley, Sausalito, and Muir Woods.
• 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

A native San Franciscan, Erika Lenkert divides her time between San Francisco and Napa Valley where she is forever seeking the next best restaurant, hotel room, and fun way to savor the region. She frequently writes InStyle magazine’s party guides and offers up tasty tips on the region for Food & Wine magazine. In her spare time she pays visits to local and national television news programs where she gives entertaining and cooking tips based on her book The Last-Minute Party Girl: Fashionable, Fearless, and Foolishly Simple Entertaining.

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Frommer's; 2 edition (September 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470048972
• ISBN-13: 978-0470048979
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #738,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a lifestyle journalist and entertaining expert, I am a frequent contributor to In Style, Everyday with Rachel Ray, and dozens of other national publications. I have also authored several lifestyle books, including "The Last-Minute Party Girl: Fashionable, Fearless, and Foolishly Simple Entertaining" and "Raw: The Uncook Book." Known for combining wit and wisdom, I am committed to helping today's mommy-to-be shirk the prevailing pregnancy paranoia so that she can confidently revel in all of the weird, wacky, and downright funky stuff that comes with making a human from scratch.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!, March 8, 2007

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Bonnie W (Queensbury, NY) - See all my reviews

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

After reading the book from cover to cover, I feel like I am now an expert on San Francisco! We have been there before, but are looking forward to exploring (next month)areas of SF that we haven't been to yet. The in depth reporting, and mapping, of all areas of the city will make it a breeze to get around in. It was a good idea for them to put a fold out map in the book as well. Can't wait to go!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Generic, Fluffy and Mis-Guided, October 18, 2007

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John Bennett (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's San Francisco 2007 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this guide in a real hurry. Now I know why the publisher did not make images available online. This is a guide written for the timid tourist who likes shopping more than meeting the locals. This guide advises one to do things like go shopping on Market Street where all the large chain stores are like Old Navy and Macy's. Why wouldn't I do that at home before the trip? Is there not an Old Navy in New Jersey or Missouri? It also told us to avoid the Museum of Modern Art -- overrated is the snarky comment the guide gives. Well, what a mistake that would have been. It was arguably one of the best moments of a week in San Fran -- a week full of best moments. Even the pull out map only covered the smallest slice of the city.

This is THE guide for those Americans who are scared to get out of their cars once they leave the suburbs. For the rest of us, it doesn't do this multifaceted gem of a city any justice.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gotta read this one before landing San Francisco!!, June 18, 2008

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Irispet "giardiello" (MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's San Francisco 2008 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I found this book more useful than any other guide book for San Francisco. I was very much enjoyed what they recommend in the book especially road trip. They give real detail and recommendation for restaurant and shopping which I found very accurate.