ROUTE 66 DINING & LODGING GUIDE - Expanded and enlarged [Spiral-bound]

National Historic Route 66 Federation (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2008

The new 14th Edition guide has been enlarged to 120 pages; it now includes photos inside and it is a larger 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 format with spiral binding - like the EZ66 GUIDE. These unique guides have been used by thousands around the world to find the best places to stay and eat along the Route. It lists over 500 dining and lodging establishments objectively reviewed by Federation Adopt-A-Hundred members. No advertising is allowed. It concentrates on the vintage properties that made the Route famous. Price ranges, amenities, credit cards accepted, must stops and other specialty features are included. The guide covers all 8 states comprising several major alignments. An excellent traveling companion to the EZ66 GUIDE For Travelers.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 120 pages
• Publisher: National Historic Route 66 Federation; 14th edition (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970995121
• ISBN-13: 978-0970995124
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #635,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traveling one of America's great old highways, March 3, 2009

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Terri Taylor "Terri Taylor" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ROUTE 66 DINING & LODGING GUIDE - Expanded and enlarged (Spiral-bound)

When I was young my dad loved to drive and always traveled an old road off the main highways..I couldn't believe some of the places we ended up. Little did I know later in my life I too would take my daughter and travel that same road.. the OLD RTE 66.Because of this Dining & Lodging guide we had so much information at our fingertips and knew exactly where we would end up at the end of each dayand where we could eat.Very informative, detailed and accurate. I highly recommend this guide to everyone who sets out on this adventure. I have not found a better guide to eating and places to stay on the Mother Rode...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic guide to Route 66, July 15, 2009

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korova (Varosha) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ROUTE 66 DINING & LODGING GUIDE - Expanded and enlarged (Spiral-bound)

The Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide is a great resource for finding places to eat and sleep while exploring Route 66--or when traveling through the areas covered by this guide. It's truly an invaluable supplement to road maps and/or turn-by-turn guides to 66.

Something to keep in mind is that the Guide isn't meant to be a Zagat's or a "what's most popular" guide to Route 66. Rather, the Guide is a reference which can be used both in the planning stages of a Route 66 trip and while actually out on the road.

Unlike some reviewers of the previous editions of this book, I enjoy the idiosyncratic viewpoints in each section of the Guide. Listings based on online popularity contests result in bland, homogenized recommendations which cater to the lowest common denominator. The fun of exploring Route 66 comes from experiencing the unusual, the unexpected, and the unknown.


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Check out some earlier editions:
Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide, 11th Edition
Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide - 12th Edition

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Longtime Route 66 Traveler, June 24, 2009

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Route 66 Enthusiast (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ROUTE 66 DINING & LODGING GUIDE - Expanded and enlarged (Spiral-bound)

M. Siperek's comments come from a person who doesn't understand Route 66, let alone, the guide. One of the purposes of the guide is to help you find the vintage places that don't always look like sparkling Holiday Inns on the outside but are clean, comfortable, friendly and a fraction of the price of Holiday Inns. To discard the guide based on the experience he/she states, tells me he/she should have stayed on the interstate all the way to Vegas.