Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria 2010 (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Donald Olson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: December 14, 2009

• Completely updated every year, Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria also includes coverage of Whistler and the Pacific Rim National Park.
• Just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, our author has all the details you need to plan your trip to the games in Vancouver and Whistler, from buying tickets, to finding accommodations. 
• Our author shows you all the highlights -- from the Museum of Anthropology and Granville Island in Vancouver, to Butchart Gardens and the Fairmont Empress in Victoria -- and takes you outdoors to explore the area's parks, mountains, beaches, and wildlife.
• You'll get authoritative and candid hotel and restaurant reviews to help map out the choices that best suit your tastes and budget.
• Plus, you'll have shopping and nightlife, detailed walking tours, accurate neighborhood maps, public transportation information, and coverage of Whistler and the Pacfic Rim National Park, and more all at your fingertips.
• Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria also includes gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you and a color fold-out map of Vancouver. 

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Ski more than 200 runs on two mountains just a two-hour drive from Vancouver. See chapter 12 for Whistler Blackcomb.

• Foldout map, plus detailed maps throughout

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

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

• Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas

• Insider tips from local expert authors

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 15 edition (December 14, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470507357
• ISBN-13: 978-0470507353
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Travel > Canada > Cities > Victoria
  • #35 in Books > Travel > Canada > Cities > Vancouver
  • #85 in Books > Travel > Canada > Provinces > British Columbia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for the traveler going to Vancouver over and again..., July 12, 2010

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This review is from: Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria 2010 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this guide to use during our one-week family vacation to Vancouver. While I read about various sites, restaurants and hotels, I have to agree with the previous reviewer who stated that there's not a lot in it that you won't find online. However, it would be very useful for those who travel to Vancouver over and again and want to dig deeper into places to go and eat and need to know more about public transportation, local things to do and so forth.

For the several-day visitor, here's my advice: stay downtown as it's walkable and there are lots of shops and restaurants that will keep your interest; plan to spend two days in and around Stanley Park (take the carriage ride, spend an afternoon in the Aquarium, hike around and find the totem poles); take the river launch over and eat lunch and walk around the Public Market out on Granville Island; take the Harbour Ferry tour around the Harbour; and, if it's raining, go to the horse races at Hastings Park. What a wonderful city!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars already outdated and info is not above what you can find via internet, June 15, 2010

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Kimmy in Valencia (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria 2010 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

I purchased this and What to Do in Downtown Vancouver: Map & Guide. Since this Frommers was the latest version available, I thought the info would be current but many of the attraction prices were already outdated (Ex. the Vancouver Art Gallery is $22.50 not $18; Vancouver Lookout $15 not $13 etc).

I found that most info in the book was readily available online or already discussed in other traveler's trip reports. In this day and age, if you have a smart phone or are internet savvy...I would skip this guide and try another or just go with the Downtown Vancouver map, which was handy.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mariad, August 23, 2011

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This review is from: Frommer's Vancouver and Victoria 2010 (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

Great book! I LOVE Frommers books. What I love about the book is that it gives you hotels in the price range that you are looking for. The descriptions of the hotels are right on. No surprises. I just went on another trip and the hotel was just as Frommer's stated.