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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant, July 19, 1999
By A Customer
Time Out's Guide to London is the only book you will ever need to fully explore and enjoy London. I used this book as my guide while living in London for several months. I found it to be accurate, informative, interesting and extremely enjoyable to use. Each section is not only up to date but also through in giving it's user the neccesary idea of what to expect. Everything(the sights, the resturaunts, the clubs, pubs, hotels, muesums and trips out of town)is included in this book that a visitor or resident could ever need...even directions of how to get to there! Also extremly helpful is that each entry in Time Out London includes which tube stop to use - a must have! The directory is a great resource because it includes a quick version of everyday neccesities such as customs, money exchange and driving. There are maps at the end of the book which I have used and found to be accurate. This book is written in a manner which reads much like the magazine available in London of the same name. This makes it more interesting then just a guidebook. Reading Time Out London is like reading a review of every spot in London. I highly recommend this city guide as well as the others in this series. Time Out is all you need to not miss a thing!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great last-minute find, April 9, 2004
I hadn't planned on visiting London during my European adventure last year, but a French railway strike changed my itinerary. The Eurostar was still running, so I booked passage from Paris to London instead of heading to Barcelona as originally intended. I urgently needed a good London guidebook, so I rushed to a Gard du Nord newsstand and quickly scanned the shelves. "Time Out London" was the only choice they had, so I forked over some Euros and hoped it would suffice.As I read while the Eurostar sped towards England, I found "Time Out London" to be informative and well laid-out. I struck up a conversation with the couple across from me (he was Irish, she was English), and had a great time talking about their deep involvement in the European art community. When we neared our final stop, they asked to see my guidebook, and after looking through it remarked it was a good choice. The used the excellent train map to point out some prime sightseeing stops, the station closest to my Ibis hotel in East Barking, and even where I needed to catch the express train to Gatwick for my departure flight. It certainly pays to step out and meet people while traveling. Their suggestions increased my respect for this guidebook, and helped me maximize my limited time in London. The railway map made it easy to get around, and the city map highlighted must-see sights so I had no problems finding Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, and a host of other attractions. As is my custom when leaving for a new destination, I left the "Time Out London" guide behind for someone else to enjoy. If you are heading to London, I highly recommend taking this "Time Out" guide along. One important detail stood out: At a London bookstore I compared this book's rail map to a couple of pocket guides, and found that the "Time Out" map was larger. In fact, it was the only one long enough to include the East Barking train stop, where my hotel was located. I'm glad I had that map - anything that expedites the process of finding one's hotel in a strange city after a long day of travel is a godsend.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazingly thorough and fun to read, August 4, 1998
By A Customer
Written by Londoners, this guidebook is fun to read and incredibly informative. It starts with summaries of burroughs, then has sections by subject: accommodation, restaurants, sights, clubs, practical information. Good color maps are in the back of the book with a good index and street map index. I used it as my one guidebook for my London vacation, and I never needed anything else - besides Time Out magazine. This book seems more up-to-date than the Lonely Planet guide to London, although it's not as frank. However, I found the accommodation and restaurant listings snobbish and skimpy (use the Cheap Sleeps and Cheap Eats books instead). And oddly enough, laundromats are listed, but supermarket listings were nowhere to be found. Overall, it's a great book to tote on the trip, but the Lonely Planet and Cheap Sleeps/Eats are the best for the pre-trip research.
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