Rivages: Hotels and Country Inns of Character and Charm in Italy (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"Alluring... excellent maps." -- The New York Times

"Surefire sources for small hotels and inns." -- Bride’s magazine

"The best guides for the finest kind of vacation." -- Elle magazine

"This series has long been respected as one of the best of its kind. These excellent guides are highly recommended." -- Library Journal

"Your ticket to guaranteed gorgeous lodgings." -- The New York Daily News --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Fodor's Rivages Guides take North American travelers to Europe off the beaten track to discover hundreds of charming inns, small hotels, B&Bs, and other sites previously known only to Europeans. Organized by region, these guides are loaded with practical information about rooms, prices, attractions, and more. Rich color photos and text describe hundreds of establishments.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 3 edition (May 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679002073
• ISBN-13: 978-0679002079
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,683,044 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for honeymooners!, November 7, 1998

By A Customer

My husband and I used this book to choose hotels for our honeymoon in Italy, and we adored every one of our selections. Not only are the descriptions thorough and accurate, the guide thoughtfully tells you how to get to each hotel and what cities and/or major attractions are nearby. In Florence, we were five minutes' walk from the Duomo; in Siena, we stayed on the top floor of a 15-century casa torre and fed sparrows from our window. In Rome, we had breakfast on the roof, overlooking the city, and luxiurated in a bath big enough for two at night. If you want hotels with history, that truly have "charm and character," look no further than this fabulous book.

The contents run the gamut from bargain basement accomodations to hotels where you can expect to meet prime ministers and movie stars. There were a number of typos in my edition (it appeared to have been hurriedly translated) and as a translated work, you will find some places where no one speaks English. Most do, however, especially in the big cities and some of the hotels are run by native English speakers from England and elsewhere.

A must buy for travelers, especially honeymoon and other couples!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best travel guidebook I've ever come across, July 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hotels and Country Inns of Character and Charm in Italy (Paperback)

I'm not usually a guidebook fan, preferring instead to do tons of my own research from a variety of sources. Sometimes my friends ask if I'll plan their vacations for them, because I come across some of the most unusual and memorable places to stay that they've never heard of. This book had such special, wonderful information (and photos!) of so many charming and unusual places in Italy; it truly was a gem of a book. I stayed at several of the places recommended, and they were even better in person than in the book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consistent, June 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hotels and Country Inns of Character and Charm in Italy (Paperback)

I used this book in conjunction with information I discovered on websites, travel magazines and books. The places definately had character and charm. More upscale type places (probably not for the backpacking type)and extended lodging options available.
Places listed here were difficult to find in the typical Frommer and Fodor travel books. E-mail, website address, #'s all available in the book. Trusted my instincts and booked several places from this guide and all were EXCEPTIONAL. Would use again