Kaua'i, 5th Edition: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation (Paradise Family Guide) [Paperback]

Christie Stilson (Author), Dona Early (Author)

Book Description

Series: Paradise Family Guide | Publication Date: September 24, 1997

You and your family can visit Kauai without busting your wallet or wasting your time in tourist traps. Written by experts with family fun and budgets in mind, this book thoroughly covers:

• Tips on family travel to and around Kauai—including maps
• More than 100 hotel, condominium, and bed & breakfast descriptions, including rates and toll-free numbers
• Over 200 restaurants with sample menus for every budget
• Extensive recreation suggestions—hiking, biking, horseback riding, golf, kayaking, cruises, and more
• And lots of other fun, practical, and economical tips

Each chapter of Kauai: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation features the authors' personal recommendations and "best bets."

About the Authors

Christie Stilson is the owner of Paradise Publications and also publishes newsletters for travelers to Hawaii.

Dona Early is a dining and travel writer living in Hawaii.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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You and your family can visit Kauai without busting your wallet or wasting your time in tourist traps. Written by experts with family fun and budgets in mind, this book thoroughly covers:

? Tips on family travel to and around Kauai?including maps
? More than 100 hotel, condominium, and bed & breakfast descriptions, including rates and toll-free numbers
? Over 200 restaurants with sample menus for every budget
? Extensive recreation suggestions?hiking, biking, horseback riding, golf, kayaking, cruises, and more
? And lots of other fun, practical, and economical tips

Each chapter of Kauai: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation features the authors' personal recommendations and "best bets."

About the Authors

Christie Stilson is the owner of Paradise Publications and also publishes newsletters for travelers to Hawaii.

Dona Early is a dining and travel writer living in Hawaii.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; 5th Revised edition edition (September 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761507922
• ISBN-13: 978-0761507925
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,281,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars little favorable to be said, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Kaua'i, 5th Edition: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation (Paradise Family Guide) (Paperback)

On a recent trip to the islands we bought this as it was the only guidebook for Kauai in our book store. When we got to Kauai we found the information to be superficial and not up to date. While there we bought other books-one by Kathy Morey, another by Robert Smith, etc. that were very informative, so we got by. Don't buy this guidebook...a waste of money!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it's not THAT bad!, August 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Kaua'i, 5th Edition: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation (Paradise Family Guide) (Paperback)

Because I live in Hawaii and travel the islands a lot, I check amazon.com frequently and have built up quite a library on the islands. This book, as a reviewer said, does read like one author spent a day on the north shore gathering free handouts, PR brochures, menus, etc. while the other did the same on the south shore. Then they tried to write a guidebook.But there is a lot of material in it even if it is missing depth of knowledge about Kauai and guidance from personal experience. The other reviewers who live in Hawaii are on target otherwise.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Guide works for travel with kids, May 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Kaua'i, 5th Edition: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation (Paradise Family Guide) (Paperback)

We used this book as our primary resource while I was pregnant with our first child in 1999. We really relied on the restaurant reviews, with a few exceptions, they were right on. The recommendations from the two authors for activities were really helpful for me, as I was limited because of pregnancy and needed to find the right level activity to fit my condition. I am surprised others did not find this book helpful. Perhaps it is good for those traveling with constraints, like kids or pregnancy.