Customer Reviews

Let's Go 2006 Western Europe (Let's Go: Western Europe)

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This book is the perfect base guide if you are travelling in Europe. If you are doing mostly Western Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Britain, Netherlands, etc.) I would recomment definetly. It is a little more in depth that the regular Let's Go Europe and it still has the main northern and Eastern Europe cities like Budapest, Prague, Helinsky, Copenhaguen, etc.
This guide has every place you can imagine, plus very detailed information about travelling, lodging, sights, eating, and nightlife. If you want a good guide for parties, get Party Europe 2005. It is much more detailed but it only has 14 places. It will still be a good supplemental guide and the review of most places are about half a page, when in Let's go are about a tenth.
I strongly recommend this book if you are going to be travelling in Europe. The Western Europe option is more expensive but it is going to be well worth it.
Just to let you know, this guide includes: maps of most major cities; subway maps of a few; info on hostels, food, sights, and nightlife; sample itinerarie; and much otheruseful information.
If you are looking to party a lot in Europe, be sure to get a copy of Party Europe 2005 as well! These two books are a perfect combination.

I agree with Juanito's review. This guide rocks. If you really want to have the best time of your life, buy a copy of Party Europe as well. Let's Go tells you where to stay and eat, Party Europe will tell you how to have fun. Great combination. Can't wait to head back to the old country.

I bought this for my son who was traveling to Europe this fall. He was backpacking and the book is HUGE. However, he tore out the pages of the places he planned to visit and took only those with him. He found it very useful and accurate. I recommend the book highly, especially if you have a big suitcase.

Maybe Europe really isn't that foreign of a place, but I used this guidebook less than I anticipated. I planned really well before I left for Europe, so I wasn't spazzing out when I got there. The maps of the cities and the subway are indispensable. It is also a good value for your money. I do not like the fact that it's bulky; it makes you look like a tourist even more. Good for your first trip to Europe, but hopefully, by the time you return, you'll indulge yourself to more elegant appointments than the ones this recommends.

Great help in preparing the itinerary for my Europe trip! Times and prices have changed since 2005 but the sites have not.

This book worked very well for me for 3.5 months all over europe. It lacks some detail, which is a given for any book that covers this much ground. It's also a little too heavy while backpacking. I took the book and cut out some sections that I did not need before my trip to save weight. Then, after I left a country, I would throw out that specific section. The information was pretty accurate, apart from minor price changes. I would highly recommend getting alternate (and more detailed) maps for larger cities. This guide is clearly aimed at low budget travellers.