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Frommer's Complete Guides October 6, 2008
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

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!

Thoroughly updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's San Francisco features everything you need to know to enjoy the sights and experiences that await you in the City by the Bay. Our author, a longtime resident hits all the highlights, from Golden Gate Park to North Beach. He's checked out all the city's best hotels and restaurants in person, and will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. His honest, irreverent, and opinionated dining reviews encompass everything from the best dim sum to the freshest seafood, from affordable burrito joints and Vietnamese restaurants to trendy bistros opened by California's hottest chefs.

Look for up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; detailed walking tours and biking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; and side trips to Berkeley, Sausalito, Muir Woods, Point Reyes, and more. There's also a detailed chapter on the nearby Wine Country, with the best wineries, inns, spas, and gourmet shopping, and the most decadent restaurants in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. You'll even get a free color fold-out map and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!



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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


Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Frommers; Revised edition (October 6, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047028773X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470287736
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Native San Franciscan, Erika Lenkert, spent the past 4 years seeking adventure, great food, and great accommodations throughout California while celebrating a delightfully wild 3-year stint in Hollywood. She is now full-time in San Francisco, where she is editor-in-chief of WineShopper.com. She also has a restaurant column in San Francisco Magazine, and hopes to find time to continue contributing to Los Angeles, InStyle, Travel & Leisure, and Bon Appétit. And yes, her Siamese cats are still along for the ride.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect guide book for weekend trip, September 9, 2009
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We spent only a couple of days in the SF area. As visitors who had not been here before, we found it very useful about which places to avoid (tourist traps) and which places to see. The restaurant guide was also very helpful, not just for SF but for the surrounding towns, like Sausalito. The hotel guide was limited, but helpful, as was the information about various neighborhoods. Overall, a great book to have on hand when planning your trip!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need in one book!, October 12, 2009
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I purchased this book originally simply to help plan out our trip and learn more about San Francisco before we went. Once we started to tour around San Francisco, we simply couldn't go anywhere without it. The bus/trolley map was extremely useful for getting around the City. When our plans changed, as they did often due to weather or just being tired, we were able to look up a place to eat or how to get home quickly. The recommendations this book made were great. We loved Cha Cha Cha's tapas and sangria and were able to learn more about where we were and what we were seeing then the average traveler. This book offered much more than I was able to find online and was an all inclusive guide to the city that we found ourselves opening very often to figure out what we were seeing or which way we should walk. MUST BUY! Great book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - lots of tips!, August 24, 2009
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Everyone knows how good Frommer's books are. The San fran version is no different. Lots of tips and tricks to help you make the most of your visit.

They also had one of the better maps for navigating San Francisco. We did the 69-mile scenic drive. It was quite interesting!!

If you're going there and you want to learn more about it: I highly recommend picking up a Frommer's guide. Always well-written and handy maps make your visit a lot smoother.
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