Customer Reviews

Lonely Planet New Orleans (Travel Survival Kit)

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Of all the tour books I hauled with me to the great city of New Orleans, this was the best. Detailed mapping of the city especially the French Quarter. It tells you the truth of where to go and not to go and where you can get a decent cheap meal but it also tells you where to go when you want to wine and dine. It tells you fascinating details of the city and the best haunts of the city and places that you are best missing but it tells you why in great detail. And it tells you of it's famous residents from Anne Rice to Tennessee Williams. I couldn't survive without this book! It is a must have for anybody going to New Orleans!

I have long been a fan of Lonly Planet and this book helps me continue the trend. With this invaluable guidebook, we selected our transportation from the airport, hotel, and must see, do and eat lists. Everything was great! Information is presented in a clear, concise and HONEST way. We knew where to go and what to skip. The book is durable and easy to tote around. A must!

My trip to New Orleans this week was without a doubt my best road trip ever. This guide made it possible. Having only been to New Orleans three times, I was concerned about being able to fill four days with events other than sleeping off the previous night's madness. This book enabled me to drag myself and my friends around town like a native. I cannot recommend this book enough (or the Chicken Roulade Tchoupitoulas at K-Pauls, also 5 stars)!!

Another quality guide book from the folks at Lonley Planet. Can't go wrong here, great research as well as a lot of post-Katrina information. Highly reccomended for any savvy traveler!

Use LP series book for years, lots of info for a deep explore of foreign countries, regions and cities. This New Orleans City Guide is suitable for who knows nothing but desire to have roughly idea of everything of New Orleans. From history, architecture, museum, fest, art, attractions/eating/pub/nightlife/sleeping/shopping by areas and even a pullout map. Rich enough for your 3-4 days trip in NOLA, but try to check all info mentioned on book before you plan your trip, some info (hotel website, tele, price, museum open time) is a little bit out of date.

Overall the Lonely Planet - New Orleans is a useful guidebook with plenty of information. This particular edition needs a couple of items updated (due to going repairs since Katrina), however even these changes are mentioned as likely to occur in the guide. I found the guidebook format different to other Lonely Planet Guides that I have used previously with information arranged along thematic lines rather than geographical lines. For example rather than having all the info on one suburb/area in a chapter the book has all the info on Eating Out or Sleeping. I found this made for some extra page-turning, especially until I got used to it. In summary a worthwhile guide to what I found to be an enjoyable destination.

I thought that this was a nice resource for my time in New Orleans, which was regretfully short (only three days). I will caution that I pretty much never left the French Quarter - Hotel Monteleone was gorgeous and comfy! - so I can't speak for the other areas detailed in the book. The maps are excellent, and the restaurant suggestions matched my boyfriend's personal experiences.

I purchased this book for my (now) husband for his birthday. We are going to New Orleans for our honeymoon and I was looking for a guidebook that was unique and would highlight places a little off the "beaten path". This book was perfect!! It is extremely comprehensive and covers everything in and around the city including history (which he loved), a breakdown of the neighborhoods, shopping, eating, drinking, arts, sleeping and my fav...author's top picks! Well worth it!!

not the best of travel books for this city, does not list the casino nor show on a map,