Frommer's Portable Dominican Republic [Paperback]

Darwin Porter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Portable | Publication Date: November 2, 2009

Our authors know the Dominican Republic inside out.? From the best fortresses and cathedrals in Santa Domingo to the best beaches on the island, our authors offer candid reviews that will help you decide what's best for your itinerary and budget.

You'll get complete and up-to-date coverage of hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife, as well as advice about?the best attractions and outdoor activities.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

See the very best of theDominican Republic

Our authors guide you to the very best beaches, resorts, outdoor experiences, and attractions in the Dominican Republic.

Detailed maps throughout

• Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

• Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

• Insider tips from local expert authors

About the Author

A team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince, have produced numerous titles for Frommer’s, especially to warm weather destinations such as Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, the Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, and Bermuda. Porter, a former bureau chief of The Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer, with recent releases including Katharine the Great (devoted to Katharine Hepburn) and Howard Hughes: Hell’s Angel. Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of The New York Times, and is today the president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 4 edition (November 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470473983
• ISBN-13: 978-0470473986
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.5 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #817,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Dominican Republic

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Little Useful Information, June 30, 2007

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Chris Luallen (Nashville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Portable Dominican Republic (Paperback)

I know this a "portable guide" to the Dominican Republic, but still it is extremely bare bones and basic. It includes a decent section on Santo Domingo but absolutely nothing on Santiago - the country's second largest city. The rest of this thin volume includes only a couple of short sections on the DR's tourist areas - the North Coast, Punta Cana and Boca Chica. To someone attempting to explore anywhere else in the DR this book is virtually useless. Even for my brief one week trip to Puerto Plata I found nothing in this guide that I had not already discovered on the Internet.

I am usually a fan of Frommer's guidebooks. But this one just doesn't cut it.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good guide, but ..., March 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's Portable Dominican Republic (Paperback)

The Frommer's Dominican Republic guide is a good guide for anyone making a quick trip to the DR. The book does overexaggerates on the crime issue. Crime in the DR is relatively low, maybe even lower than in the USA. Other than that, the book is excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Information is too sparse and often not helpful, July 1, 2009

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SW Highlander (Savannah, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Portable Dominican Republic (Paperback)

I know it's a "portable" edition, but the only part my wife and I found helpful and adequate was the hotel section -- which you need before will be carrying it around anyway. The hotel section in Punta Cana and Santo Domingo were accurate and useful.

In Santo Domingo, its walking map of the Zona Colonial was badly off. Points of interest were on different blocks than indicated, the map was not to scale from one block to another (on the same map), and not to scale to the distance guide on the map. In the narrative sections, restaurants and Points of Interest were often not described adequately to find the place without asking people along the way.

We tried one of the book's top restaurants and found it laughably lacking: waitstaff that couldn't identify an oyster or cook the tableside flambe, a room that was devoid of any patrons on a Friday night, and old decor from a 1970's era hotel.

For nightclubs, it failed to mention that it's number one choice of clubs doesn't get going until 11 ("takes off at 9pm" was what the book said). Combined with a hotel concierge who led us astray, we had to sit around for over an hour as the early birds.

Overall, it's the worst Frommer's I've ever used.