Michelin Red Guide 2003 Italia (Michelin Red Guide: Italia) [Hardcover]

Michelin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003 | Series: Michelin Red Guide: Italia

A guide for all travellers and motorists providing detailed information on places to eat and stay in Italy. Also included are street plans of major towns and cities, practical tourist information and recommended places of interest.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 915 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Pubns; Revised edition (April 2003)
• Language: Italian, French, English, German
• ISBN-10: 2061006957
• ISBN-13: 978-2061006955
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,606,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best when you know how to use it, March 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Michelin Red Guide 2003 Italia (Michelin Red Guide: Italia) (Hardcover)

The previous reviewer (who wrote that the Guide is not in English) apparently didn't understand that there is a key in the front of the book and also on a bookmark that explains all of the easily understood symbols with regard to credit cards, parking, elevator, air-conditioning, etc. This is essentially a catalogue of the best hotels and restaurants, along with locator maps. It's terrific. Also, look for the "black car" symbol. If you happen to be staying in a place with the black car symbol, just showing the Michelin Guide (must be for the current year) will get you one free night in the garage. That savings alone will probably be more than the cost of the book. If you feel like splurging, look at the maps in the front for the 1-, 2-, and 3-star restaurants and for the 4- and 5-peak hotels. If you want more modest places, they're listed too.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so easy to use with a tiny effort, September 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Michelin THE RED GUIDE Italia (Italy) 2002 (Hardcover)

we have spent a month every year in italy for 28 years. The first time we went, i did not buy the red guide because it was
in italian. WHAT A MISTAKE! i ended up throwing away the 2 guidebooks that i did buy instead. You only need to translate about 25 words that are used like the months and days of the week - and "closed" - then the guide becomes what it is - TRULY
THE BEST EUROPEAN GUIDE - nothing comes close. I now plan the
italy trips for all our friends, and their friends - and i use
the red guide exclusively. Don't be lazy - figure out this book
and you will be rewarded with the best hotel/restaurant/sight
guide there is!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Travel Agent's Paradise, April 30, 2002

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"marinnella" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin THE RED GUIDE Italia (Italy) 2002 (Hardcover)

I'm a sales rep. for a Europe-bound Tour Operator, and this book is a dream come true!! I've been using these red books for the past couple of years, and they have never done me any wrong. Though it may be a little confusing at first, once you've gotten the hang of the symbols (look in the beginning pages, in the front of the book, there are descriptions, in English, stating what the symbols mean) then it's a piece of cake. It has been so easy for me to find hotels & restaurants in popular & unknown cities & towns throughout Italy for my clients, and the new 2002 Edition is ever better, with new hotels & restaurants, that I will never use another travel book, as I have pledged my faithfulness to the Michelin Red Guide Italia!!