Hello Italy!: Best Budget Hotels in Italy : 16 Italian Cities [Paperback]

Margo Classe (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wilson Pub; 4 edition (March 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096539445X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965394451
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,266,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming Guide to Italy January 19, 2006

By Rebecca of Amazon HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Margo loves to travel and write about her experiences. In this guide she gives useful Italian Phrases for Hotel Reservations, tells you where to find bookstores and explores centrally located hotels in 16 Italian cities. Travelers all over the world trust the Hello guides and the first part of this book is filled with wonderful letters from people who also read books by Rick Steves and Fodor. They love how Margo personalizes the experience by giving tips on where to shop for groceries, where to find Internet cafes and even where to do your laundry. She explains why less is more when thinking about luggage and I was smiling as I read about her adventures with suitcases on cobbled streets and running through the rain.

If you want to take a trip without relying on travel agents or want to make your trip more affordable, then Margo's books have a lot to offer. Even travel agents rely on her books! This is her tenth book in the series and she wrote her book about Italy while traveling with her husband. So romantic!

You can select hotels bases on the number of people or fun things like "fabulous sea view." The chapter on Florence is very entertaining. You can choose from walking tours to day trips and the list of bookstores also has the times they are open. There are amusing details about restaurants and Margo explains where to find the best sandwiches, although the owner is a little brusque. The list of "unusual things to pack" make your trip so much more comfortable and enjoyable.

The unique thing about these books is that Margo and her husband pay for all their expenses, so you get the real and honest approach and none of the hotels or restaurants have paid to be included in this book. The pictures throughout the book make this a charming guide with a wonderful personal approach and a sense of adventure.

~The Rebecca Review

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Showcases centrally located hotels of superior charm June 6, 2005

By Midwest Book Review

Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, Hello Italy! The Best Budget Hotels In Italy by Margo Classe showcases centrally located hotels of superior charm and elegance in sixteen Italian cities. Here is a reference to the best budget minded accommodations to be found in Rome, Venice, Florence, the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, Santa Margherita, Siena, Lucca, Cortona, and elsewhere throughout the Italian peninsula. a highly portable "take along", Hello Italy! is enhanced with useful Italian phrases for making hotel reservations, provides reliable restaurant recommendations, offers hotel websites and email addresses, provides expert travel and packing tips, even recommendations for laundromats, bookstores, and sights to see. If you are planning a budget minded vacation or business trip to Italy whether for one, two, three or four people, then begin laying out your accommodations with the invaluable help of Margo Classe's Hello Italy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful November 21, 2005

By Kimberly

This book was very useful while planning the hotels for our trip to Italy. I recommend at least looking through the options and comparing prices on the internet.