Customer Reviews

San Francisco (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

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I've tried a lot of different travel books and thought that I would try yet another new one for when my girlfriend came to visit me in San Francisco. I found the guide to lack sophistication and I didn't like the organization of the top ten lists. However, the map at the rear of the book was very good and the illustrations are nice. I'd say that it was better than having nothing but if I could do it again I probably would have purchased a different guide.

This is the best possible guide you can have for walking around the city. While I would use another one for planning your vacation when you are going to be walking around the city this is one that cannot be beat. The recommendations for restaurants are very good and overall the city is well explained. If you are just going in for a day or two you could probably plan your trip with this book alone but any longer and I would use another.

I agree with previous reviewer who recommended using this as a companion to the Lonely Planet SF. Good plan! It worked for me. The maps in this book are indispensable and the information is sufficient without being overly detailed. Nice pictures, too! A good buy for all those traveling to SF =) Enjoy your trip!

We took this book to San Francisco and found it to be an excellent reference guide. There's just enough information for each subject that it gives you a good idea of the major points without being overly detailed. While it may be true that the bigger DK guide has more information, I prefer a simpler summary and find it pretty accurate in its listings of the "Top 10" for each area (dining, outside attractions, etc.) Loaded with information without weighing down any of your luggage!

I've visited San Fran twice over the last three years, and must honestly say, that this is a very good book to have when visiting SF. Although not as detailed as Lonely Planet's SF city guide, which is black and white, with a few color maps, Top 10 SF, is a great companion book to LP's. Both may be used in unison, and no other guides are necessary. This by far is THE top 10 guidebook to SF!

I am disappointed in the format of the travel book on the Kindle format. It is not easy to navigate and all of the beautiful pictures are black and white and tiny. The paper version is vibrant, with large pictures and in this case the paper version wins hands down. It's a shame, because I thought "what a convenient, light way to take my multiple travel reference books with me."Top 10 San Francisco (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)