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The Complete Idiot's Travel Guide to New York City (Complete Idiot's Guides) (Paperback)

~ Bruce; Rosa, Alessandra de Macmillan Travel Staff; Murphy (Author)
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Alpha (1998)
  • ISBN-10: 0028622979
  • ISBN-13: 978-0028622972
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,381,239 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good "First Start" For Planning A Trip To NYC, January 24, 1999
Here are the pros and cons of the book after actually using it to tour New York City.

Pros:

- Very informative "tidbits" of information about New York (i.e.: New York History, Tourist Traps, Dollars and Sense, and Time Savers).

- Good information about how to pick a hotel and restaurant if you don't know where to begin.

- Good information on the mass transit system and how to get around.

- Good information on the major tourist attractions in New York (hours and days open, cost, directions, etc.).

- Helpful planning sheets if you can't figure out what you want to see first.

Cons:

- The size of the book is too big to fit easliy into a jacket pocket.

- The cover is fluorescent orange which screams "tourist" when you take it out in the subway.

- It focuses entirely on Manhattan. If you are staying outside of Manhattan the maps don't provide enough detail to show you how to get from outside of the city to the city itself.

Overall a good first start for planning a trip to New York City. It provides the basic information of where to stay, where to eat, and how to get around in Manhattan.

I recommend a more detailed travel guide (Michelin Green City Guide comes to mind) to accompany this book once you are in the city and start walking around or when you want to visit outside of Manhattan.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for planning a trip to New York City, April 29, 1999
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This book cleared up our confusion on what airport to fly into, where to stay, how to get around, and how to find out about and plan activities. It's great!
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Book Review, February 28, 2000
This was a great book. It was very fun to read and very easy to understand. The maps were detailed and that really helps when you don't know where you are going! It was a great book and I would really reccommed it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy and thorough reference for novice in NYC.
I took out 5 other NYC books from my local library and of all the books, I found this one of the most helpful. Read more
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