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Wallpaper City Guide: Mexico City (Wallpaper City Guides)

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If you want the same EXACT experience in Mexico City as you would in either London or NYC then this is the book for you. With this book you will have no need to know that Mexico City has a different culture, or really a different language for that matter. It doesn't come with a map, because obviously you will be asking your 5-star hotel/ trendy restaurant/ trendy foreigners-only bar/ trendy spa to request for you an English-speaking driver to drive you to your next glossy shiny English-speaking destination. For goodness sake, for shopping they recommend US$200 skirts or colorful resin rings that could be found in trendy NYC boutiques.
Yes, I made the mistake of buying this book, and I found Mexico City to bemuch richer and vibrant in culture and people than Wallpaper portrays it.
Please stick w/ Lonely Planet or Moon Handbooks.

If you're looking for a meaty, informative book about Mexico City, this isn't the book for you. I can see it as a good accompaniment to one of the more conventional Mexico travel guides, though. On the upside, the photography is beautiful, and really piqued my interest in visiting the places depicted. In addition, the focus is on upscale vacationing, which is great for those of us who are no longer backpack and bus-ticket travelers. Finally, it is very light and compact, and easy to carry around. On the downside, there are no maps! With less than 100 landmarks recommended in the entire book, it would be indispensable to know where each of them was in relation to one another. Along similar lines, the "side trips," section is totally useless. The places they suggest aren't "day trip" kind of places, but rather hundreds of miles away! And there's no indication of the best way to get there or suggested itineraries.

Bottom line, if you're part of the see-and-be-seen crowd and are looking for "the best of the best" in Mexico City, this guide gives it to you. It just doesn't give much of anything else. It really must be paired with another guide that has all of the essentials of getting around.

This is really an extended (barely) magazine article in a clever format. It just skims the surface of Mexico City and many pages are wasted for the readers own notes, as if you would actually take this book with you. You won't. Nice photos.

I have been to Mexico City many times and have found this book very useful for finding little gems of cool things to do in a very unique city. I think the people that bought this book are mostly backpackers who don't care about aesthetics. If you are into design, architecture, and style you will find this guide useful. The added plus - unlike other cities, Mexico City is very affordable. Therefore, even the "chic and trendy" things in this guide are easy on the wallet.

This is elegantly designed and pretty much content-free, as previous reviewers have said. It seems like a bunch of ads for trendy chain hotels, except real ads would offer discount coupons.