Lonely Planet Florida (Serial) [Paperback]

Nick Selby (Author), Corinna Selby (Author)

Book Description

Series: Serial | Publication Date: January 1997

This guide to Florida aims to show the traveller how to see as much as they want on a reasonable budget. It includes climate charts, information on outdoor activities, restaurants, accommodation as well as a highlights section to help readers decide where best to go to suit their interests.

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Review

As usual, the guide-book standard is set by Lonely Planet.

-- Outside (USA) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 1St Edition edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864423748
• ISBN-13: 978-0864423740
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,866,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Accomodation list great; spin above average, July 24, 2000

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K. Johnson (US/Asia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Serial) (Paperback)

Another Lonely Planet book, this listed enough hostel accomodation for me, and the maps, and background information were plenty of a base to begin a trip to Florida. Upon arriving to the Sunshine state, it is best to add onto this base of (LP) information by word-of-mouth from fellow travelers and locals. This addition provided me with enough information, and it certainly beats the AAA guidebooks, (and many other travel books), which are short, shallow, & designed for the exciting people that travel in RVs and those that mingle with the "Days Inn" crowd. Important to note: there was sarcasm and juvenile expressions in thie book, that appreared to be condescending. This is not the first time that writers for LP have done this. Often, the chirpy sarcasm, was indeed, incorrect. LP should make a note of it. Many-a-times, international backpakers/travelers think they "know" most everything, becuase the think they've "been there and done that." Usually it's quite the opposite. Bottom line: regardless of the impish tones, take this over most other travel books.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great maps! The rest is all a matter of opinion, September 17, 1999

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James N. Holland (Heredia, Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Serial) (Paperback)

Great look. Great maps, organized but watch out for the assessment of hotels and restaurants.

I drove around South Florida, making a circle from Ft. Lauderdale to Ft. Myers, down to Key West, and back to Miami.

The book was useful: the background and history information were interesting; one doesn't have to lean on AAA and can even use the maps when driving!

But what you read and what you get was inconsistent.

For example, to my pleasant surprise, I found many more worthwhile restaurants than what were listed.

In Key West, the book mildly recommended The Curry House bed and breakfast, and I found it very, very charming, with an excellent breakfast!

On the flip side, I was very disappointed when on the first night I had made a reservation at the St. Tropez hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. In the book it was favorably described as 'large rooms and clean.' The rooms were large, it was clean; but the walls were very thin, there were questionable other guests, and the whole place reeked of cigarette smoke. I came out of there smelling like a cigarette factory.

It made me leery of any other recommendations.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good overview but inaccurate information, July 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Serial) (Paperback)

The book gives reader a good overview of places but contains inaccurate information especially phone numbers and addresses of restaurants. My family just completed trip to Miami area; Everglades, Key West, Coral Gables, etc. The book missed entire section of Coconut Grove area which was charming and worth wandering around. The reader should double check the accuracy of addresses and phone numbers of restaurants if he or she decided to pick one before going there. Listed restaurants are not for everyone; therefore, readers should look up in other sources as well.