Lonely Planet Amsterdam (City Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Karla Zimmerman; Caroline Sieg; Ryan Ver Berkmoes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2010 | Series: City Travel Guide

Discover Amsterdam

Delve into the life of a great artist at the Van Gogh Museum
Find the perfect brown café, secret hang-outs of Dutch drinkers for centuries
Find out how to skip the queues at the city's top attractions
Spice up your visit at one of Amsterdam's Indonesian restaurants

In This Guide:

Three authors, over 700 recommendations, five neighborhoods walks, three bike tours
Color Architecture chapter on the city's buildings, old and new
Comprehensive Day Trips chapter includes Leiden, Utrecht and Haarlem

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 7 Pap/Map edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741793122
• ISBN-13: 978-1741793123
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Travel > Europe > Netherlands > Amsterdam

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good guide to the city, June 25, 2010

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Amsterdam (City Travel Guide) (Paperback)

excellent guide book; comprehensive, easy to browse and no fluff. gives sufficient background in separate sections, which if willing, can be skipped. gives suggestions for all sort of activities, including dancing, drinking, smoking, museums and other touristy activities. it breaks the city into quadrants, which makes it easy to navigate and not get overwhelmed with information. the pull out color map is very handy.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet - THE ONLY travel guide you need!, April 11, 2011

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Michael J. Schmidt (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Amsterdam (City Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I've visited 44 countries, mostly on a budget, and Lonely Planet is THE only book I would consider using. It's throrough, comprehensive and concise. It's especially geared for the budget/adventure traveler, though it would also prove useful to anyone on a tour or cruise. Lonely Planet is packed with maps, useful phrases, history lessons, tips on culture & conduct, addresses and descriptions of museums, hotels, restaurants - everything you need. Though Lonely Planet leans towards those of us who travel in hostels and budget hotels, it also gives a good description of hotels and restaurants for those who wish to travel in a more luxurious manner. There are other good travel books out there - Eyewitness Guides, etc - that have a lot of beautiful photos - but unless you're traveling with a steamer trunk, these are of little use because they lack the information you'll need while on the road. Look at the others for inspiration before you go, if you'd like, but pack your Lonely Planet. I'd never travel without it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, October 1, 2011

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D. Leach (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Amsterdam (City Travel Guide) (Paperback)

Not a bad guide for the Dam as there's a ton of useful information and plenty of maps. I also found the pages on Haarlem useful. Amsterdam can be an overwhelming place with it's zillions of tourists (even in mid-September) and bicycles, but it's still very picturesque and there's nowhere else really like it. This book got me around without any problems so I can't complain. As for Amsterdam itself, meh, it's a bit overripe at this point and I was ready to leave after a few days, but that's certainly not Lonely Planet's fault. I recommend this guide to fellow travelers for it's practicality and its maps.

One tip for travelers seeking budget accommodation: check out Zaandvort. It's a beach town about 27 minutes by train from Amsterdam Central Station and we found a studio apartment there for a heck of a lot less than what the worst dives available in Amsterdam were charging for a twin room with zero amenities. The beach in Zaandvort isn't world class or anything, but it's kind of a cool place in that nearly everyone you'll meet there will be Dutch, as opposed to the opposite being true in Amsterdam!