Customer Reviews

Iceland for Less Compact Guide

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This book is basically what it says it is. The coupons were very useful, and had a range of stuff; from the big attractions like the Blue Lagoon (Bláa Loniš) to more 'niche' like the Icelandic Phallological Museum. The maps were good too, although lacking a street index. The text describes attractions in just enough detail to keep you interested without getting dull; often punctuated with a story or legend about a place. And the text describes places whether there is a coupon for it or not, in just as much detail: With hours, phone numbers, addresses, and so on. I did not have any trouble redeeming any of the coupons, even though i used the 2000 edition in early 2001. If you go, get this book!

The first thing I saw when I opened my copy of this guide was the tip-in color map. It was a beautiful, the best I've seen available in a guidebook; and I wasted no time in removing it from the book.

When I opened the guide, my heart sank. (The guide without the map merits only a single star.) There is no info on accommodations; restaurant info is limited to a handful of suggestions; and the coupons at the end are strictly two for one -- no help for someone like me traveling solo. The little one-square-inch maps scattered throughout the book are useful only with a powerful magnifier.

If you take this to Iceland as your only guide, you will probably not have a good trip. If you take it at all, it is only excess weight. My recommendation: Stick with the newest Lonely Planet guide.

Product was in excellent shape, but when I got to Iceland, the coupons were too old to use (2000) - there was no way to tell how old the book was when I purchased it. Otherwise was an extremely helpful guide and in perfect condition.

The first thing I saw when I opened my copy of this guide was the tip-in color map. It was a beautiful, the best I've seen available in a guidebook; and I wasted no time in removing it from the book.

When I opened the guide, my heart sank. (The guide without the map merits only a single star.) There is no info on accommodations; restaurant info is limited to a handful of suggestions; and the coupons at the end are strictly two for one -- no help for someone like me traveling solo. The little one-square-inch maps scattered throughout the book are useful only with a powerful magnifier.

If you take this to Iceland as your only guide, you will probably not have a good trip. If you take it at all, it is only excess weight. My recommendation: Stick with the newest Lonely Planet guide.