Customer Reviews

Michelin Green Guide USA East (Green Guide/Michelin)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
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I have been using green (and often red) Michelin guides for almost 50 years. For any area in the world they cover, they are clearly the best guide books available, with some caveats: one must have a good general education, and one must be able to read a very condensed map--skills many young Americans sadly lack. With those skills, however, as usual this new edition of the USA book is superb. Unlike almost all other travel books, Michelin offers clear value judgments, rankings, of sights. I have found over the years that I almost always agree with Michelin opinions. Because I like the series so much, and this book is very good, I give it 5 stars. Sadly, however, I don't think these books are as good as in past years. They should have more ½ page city maps, and there is no reason in the Green Guides to list hotels and restaurants. I suspect fewer maps and more hotels/restaurants are a sop to modern competitive requirements. For the most part, hotels and restaurants suggested are only the very most expensive--perhaps for those European travelers who have strong Euros to spend! Not much use to ordinary people! Another problem with Michelin Guides is that they are relatively expensive and if one travels widely, the collection of necessary guides (both Green and Red) becomes very large indeed. All that said, as an American I find this and the companion edition (Michelin USA West) wonderful reviews of the entire USA. If one has the time to travel widely in the USA, there is no better place to start vacation planning.

I found that USA East covers a wide area, it almost could be called USA East - Mid-West. I felt that it covered too large of an area to give proper justice to the many sights to be seen.

... if you get Michelin green guides. We use them for a long time when we travel and we bought this one before our trip to Florida. You can decide easily what is worth to see and it has a lot of practical information.

Michelin Green Guide is always you best choice when planing a trip. With this guide you won't miss any place in the "must visit checklist" and it is not necessary anymore to visit a travel agency. And the best part is the price !! With Michelin Green Guide and Internet you are going to travel like an expert.

The guide disappointed in many ways. I was looking for ideas and places for a trip to the New England/Middle Atlantic and I found that the guide tried to cover too many places so that any information was basic except for a few major points of interest. It did not have any information on many other places. For example I am sure that there is more to Vermont than what is in this guide. In the end I obtained most of my information from the internet.

Very useful although in some cities it has a limited number list of places to sleep.