Access London 6e (6th Edition) (Paperback)

by Access Press (Author)

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Product Description
The 25 detailed neighborhood maps in this guide will help you immediately locate the hotels, restaurants, shops and sights of London.

About the Author
A frequent contributor to the Washington Post, Travel & Leisure, GQ, and dozens of other publications, he often appears as a travel consultant on CNN and Live with Regis and Cathie Lee!, and can be found on-line in his column called "The SavTravs Weekly Hot Tips." He lives in Washington D.C. and New York City.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Collins Reference; 6th edition (January 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062772252
• ISBN-13: 978-0062772251
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,335,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide for the self-directed traveler; highly recommend, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

I came across the Access London book before traveling to London this year. [Note: I also had the Frommer's and Let's Go books too.] Access quickly became my London "companion". Organizing the information by neighborhood made it easier to plan my days and "explore" a different area each day! The reviews are very accurate and lively written. Perhaps the best feature is it's "off the beaten path" quality. The guide effectively balances "tourist favorites" with little gems that are well-kept secrets to all but the most inquisitive travelers. Highly recommended!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

Heaven bless the people who took the time to recommend this book. I bought it right after booking my trip and was glad that I did. Having never really travelled before this book made my solo trip to London a rewarding and wonderful experience. I was able to find all of the things that I'd always wanted to see and a few things that I would never have found on my own. I carried it with me constantly and found myself feeling very comfortable getting around. I advise marking the pages of what you want to see before you leave and perhaps making a list. Take the book with you at all times and make full use of the maps it provides. I saw more of the city than I'd ever imagined and had a wonderful time doing it. I firmly believe that without this book my trip wouldn't have been nearly so successful.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best for the rest, September 25, 2001

By	Stephen McHenry (Olney, MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Access London 7e (Access London 7th ed) (Paperback)

Any travel guide to London is going to describe the main attractions: The Knopf guide gives the best background and cultural information, the DK guide gives the best maps and "move about town" information. Where the Access guide shows its genius is information about hotels, shops, and restaurants. This is a book to use to plan before going, and slip into your pocket when heading out to the London streets. The hotel descriptions are excellent (in this book I found the Fielding hotel in Covent Garden, everything the book said and a great place). This is the book to study what kind of shopping to do and where the shops are (have a teapot shaped like the Tower of London now). Found a great Turkish restaurnat near the Strand from this book. This is the book that fills in the spaces between the big attractions with the stuff that is fun. It is laid out geographically, so if you are walking from Trafalgar to the British Museum, a look at this book will give excellent, useful, short descriptions of shops and restaurants between the two, so you can take not the fastest path, but the most fun.