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5.0 out of 5 stars
Lively Design, Packed with Info, January 19, 2010
This review is from: Frommer's New York City 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete) (Paperback)
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Compared to older travel guides that are composed of hundreds of pages of solid text, opening Frommer's Color New York City is like discovering a party -- nearly every two-page spread is livened with a map, color photo, or sidebar. To be clear, it isn't like the lush DK Eyewitness series (which is image-heavy at the expense of information), but rather very much like the Fodor's Full Color Gold series.
It's a complete guide to planning a trip, with sections detailing NYC history, boroughs and neighborhoods; hotels, bars and restaurants (limited to those most evocative of NYC -- readers are referred to the Internet for chains); sites, attractions and shopping; suggested itineraries and getting around; and a pull-out map (waterproof and durable).
While Fodor's seems a little more lush and professional, this Frommer's seems a little more personal and practical -- and, for me, preferable.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Great books, even for new yorkers! (better for families), January 14, 2010
This review is from: Frommer's New York City 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete) (Paperback)
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Me and my wife had moved to the big apple about two years ago, and own pretty much all of the tour guides on the subject.
As loyal fans of the lonely planet series, we had a really hard time believing that this book will have something new to offer,however, we were pleasantly surprised!
The Book's 486 pages are filled with great up-to-date information including very specific maps and excellent itineraries, for example: new york in 1,2 and 3 days, other boroughs in a day and many more to suit every desire!
this book is very well suited for families and people traveling with children since it offers everything from entertainment and food for families.
The first chapter is the itineraries and the 'top' everythings, and the next few chapters go in depth on how to plan a trip and how to get around in the city. The book continues to describe the neighborhoods, along with suggested itineraries, and finishes off with a list of after dark activities, shopping and a variety of maps.
All in all, a very recommended book, especially for those traveling with children.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Really depends on what you want out of travel guide (3.5 stars), December 25, 2009
This review is from: Frommer's New York City 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete) (Paperback)
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Most people by now are probably familiar to Frommers travels guides. When using travel guides for short visits, there are three criteria I think are important for having a useful guide. The first is content, the second is arrangement of content, and the third is visuals.
Frommers have always had great content for people visiting places where they want to see the major sites. If you are going to live in said place, I would recommend something more detailed to local life and less centered around major attractions, but for most vacations, Frommers covers content pretty well with some background/history and good coverage of attractions. You will get some basic descriptions of attractions which should be somewhat adequate for the decision making process. It seems like this new Frommer's 2010 book actually has shorter descriptions then books in the past but perhaps that's because of the new color pictures. Frommer's now have color pictures which are sporadic and ofter at angles that aren't very helpful. They also now have color maps within the content of the book (not just in the included fold out map) which makes using them much easier.
The arrangement of content is actually a really big deal to me. Here are the listings of the chapters:
1. The Best of the Big Apple - numerous best of lists.
2. New York City in Depth - a cursory history of NYC
3. Planning Your Trip to NYC -
4. NYC Neighborhoods and Suggested Itineraries - 1-2 page descriptions of each neighborhood.
5. Where to Stay
6. Where to Dine
7. Exploring NYC
8. Shopping
9. NYC After Dark
10.Fast Facts
Overall pretty good and this book would definitely be adequate. That being said I prefer the DK Eyewitness travel guides because their sections are divided up by area of the city which is a lot more useful when you are planning daily itineraries and improving while out exploring.
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