Lonely Planet Madrid Encounter [Paperback]

Anthony Ham (Author)

Book Description

Series: Encounter | Publication Date: February 1, 2010

What Will Your Madrid Encounter Be?

Tucking in to just one more plate of tapas in La Latina
Upgrading your wardrobe in Salamanca's designer boutiques
Brushing up on your Velazquez in the Museo del Prado
Making like a genuine Madrileno over a glass of vermut in Casa Alberto
Watching Real Madrid's galacticos knock one in the back of the net at the Bernabeu
Hitting the bars at midnight…hitting your bed at dawn

Discover Twice The City In Half The Time

Full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation
Our resident author recommends the very best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment
Unique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of a short trip
Madrid residents share their tips on the city's best parks, restaurants, bars and barrios

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 2 Pap/Map edition (February 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741791626
• ISBN-13: 978-1741791624
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Travel > Europe > Spain > Madrid

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5.0 out of 5 stars Void of Clutter, April 26, 2011

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Heavenly Hash - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Madrid Encounter (Paperback)

We just returned from a two-week visit to Madrid. Armed on the trip with larger, more comprehensive guides to the city (Fodor's, Frommer's, and DK), we purchased this guide in Madrid as it gave us the nitty-gritty of the city Madrid in a small yet comprehensive format. Much more practical when on the go. Read the other travel guides before you travel if you must, but the Encounter guide is the essential guide when in the city. For instance, it omits hotels, which is a no-brainer: why would anyone want to carry around a larger volume with pages and pages of hotel recommendations when, presumably, if you are an adult and have specifically taken an airplane to Madrid, it would seem logical that you have already booked a hotel, so why clutter your life with pages and pages of hotel recommendations. In the past, I have thought little of Lonely Planet's smaller Encounter guides, but no more. This guide was the ideal guide for info and ease of portability: I will include Lonely Planet's Encounter guides as part of my reference material in any future city.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet is dumbing down, December 2, 2010

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David - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Madrid Encounter (Paperback)

Lonely Planet light! This book on Madrid is more like a travel magazine article. It fails to even mention one of the most popular art museums in Madrid. Rather than reviewing hotels they want you to book through them on a Web site where there are no customer reviews. They claim to have personally checked them all out. To me this is a conflict of interest.