Lonely Planet Dublin (3rd ed) [Paperback]

Tom Smallman (Author), Fionn Davenport (Author), Pat Yale (Author), Tony Wheeler (Author)

Book Description

Series: 3rd ed | Publication Date: June 1999

This city guide to Dublin has information on the best places to stay and where to eat; the inside scoop on clubs, live music and festivals; illustrated guide to the pub scene; and detailed coverage of seaside outskirts and surrounding countryside.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 3rd edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864426100
• ISBN-13: 978-0864426109
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,884,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy, convenient and helpful, July 4, 2004

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greyhound1954 "greyhound1954" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Dublin (Dublin, 4th ed) (Paperback)

I bought this guide and the Rick Steves book to plan my trip to Dublin. Both were very helpful, but I left Rick's book at home because Lonely Planet has GLBT info in it and has better maps. I used the maps a lot, both to find my way and also to get back on track when I got lost. A lot of the prices for things quoted in the book had gone up, but that's to be expected. I highly recommend both Dublin and this guidebook.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That's Accuracy, November 14, 2005

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Dublin (Dublin, 4th ed) (Paperback)

My wife and I just got back from Ireland and had a great time, in part because of this book. The guesthouse we stayed in, several of the restaurants we visited, and more than a couple of the sites we saw were drawn from its pages. I'm happy to report that its guidance was uniformly spot on. We tend to enjoy simply being in a place, doing things in a low key way and deciding what to do next as we take our time wandering around. This guide was perfect for that, easy to whip out of a bag over lunch or on a street corner, though I suspect that it would be useful for those who prefer to set down itineraries, too.

For what it's worth, this has been our experience with other Lonely Planet guides as well (including those for Ireland and Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks).

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Book You'll Need, June 17, 2007

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

As the other reviewers have said, this is a great guidebook. I used it to plan a three-day visit recently. The hotel I chose was exactly as described, and a good choice. Unlike some guidebooks, it has great maps. There are six detailed colored maps in the back of the book, a map of the Dublin Area Regional Transit trains, and numerous smaller maps inside (e.g., maps of walking tours, of Trinity College, of cathedrals). The book is chock-full of interesting and useful info on all the sights of Dublin. In addition, if you want to do day trips out of Dublin, don't assume you need a different all-Ireland guide - there is a section on "excursions" you can do in a day, and instructions on how to get there (public transport, car, organized tour). I will say that one of the tours I took wasn't quite how it was described, but I should probably take that up with the tour company. A few tips: a) for a breathtaking coastal walk, go to Howth. Malahide, another coastal town, wasn't worth the time for me. b) Glendalough is a beautiful park with two big lakes, and to me was worth more time than the organized tour I chose allotted for it.