Customer Reviews

Frommer's Honolulu & Oahu Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket)

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A very good basic guide book to Oahu. Gives many different options in exploring the island. It does repeat a lot of the information and if all the repeated info was taken out of the book would be about half of it's original size. It also lacks bus routes infor in getting to the sites, which would be beneficial.

I bought this book to help plan my trip to Oahu and after reading it still have no clue. The book is terribly written, it seems to be written as a single persons view rather than a comprehensive view of what Oahu has to offer. My interpretation of the book was basically like reading a long trip report on Tripadvisor. Many tourist sites seemed to be left out.

We had never been to Hawaii so this book provided a great overview. We referenced it a lot while there and it is small enough to carry along with lots of great information. I love that it is broken up into the day to day format so you can prioritize your sightseeing depending on how long you have to stay on the island. Frommer's has done a great job once again.

I bought this book previous to my trip to hawaii. I've used these books in the past and they are great. The gives you everything you need to know from the must popular spots to see to the unknown areas. It even tells you when certain attractions are closed, what their hours of operation are, or even the cost to get in. this is a very useful tool!

I recently spent a week on the island of Oahu with this book as my guide. I didn't encounter any wrong information and I really liked the map that came along with it. My only complaint is I wish it had named and reviewed a few more restaurants.

This book was extremely helpful for the new traveler. The breakdown in terms of 1,2, or 3 days was very useful. In addition, the sectioning of the book into different ways to see an area (food based, outdoors, etc.) was a great way to find things of interest.

This guide really helped us plan a week of exploration, beach time, and food in Oahu.
We found several good suggestions that allowed us to be off the main beaten path and make the most of our vacation.
The only two small drawbacks are that at times it's hard to find what you are looking for (there are several cross references in the book),and the map in the back is not detailed enough to navigate the roads.
I would definitively recommend it.

This is going to be an excellent guide for my trip to Hawaii next year! It was an excellent purchase