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Title: Frommer's Virgin Islands, 4/E by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Will Tizard, Frommers ISBN: 0-02-861641-3 Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc Pub. Date: 23 June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Very disappointing...
Comment: I thought I was pretty good at picking them but man, was I off this time. It's hard to tell when you've never been to the location before but after a week on St. Thomas and St. John, I wish I would've read all these others reviews before I bought this book. I was very disappointed. There were SO MANY unacceptable errors in this book. Maps were wrong...there's an error on the St. John map that shows a road when actually it's only a walking trail. There were typos that got us lost in the city. The reviews weren't accurate at all. Places where it read "live carribean music nightly" were false. The restaurants never had a live band!
Please consider purchasing another publication unless you don't mind wasting your money.
Rating: 1
Summary: uncommonly poor for Frommers
Comment: I bought this book for a recent trip to the British Virgin Islands, having used Frommer's guides on several vacations in the past.
Most of the reviewers highlight problems in the sections on the USVI, but the sections on the BVI are worse. For example, there are none of the useful maps showing where hotels and restaurants are on the island, which makes planning day trips or dinner trips difficult. Also, it gives no hint that cabs are really the only way around, extremely expensive and highly unreliable.
I think for my next trip to the Caribbean, I will just rely on their overall Carribean book (I've used the US and Europe ones and like them) and don't see the added value of the country/island/area specific book (most of the guides are recycled content anyway).
Rating: 3
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I have used Frommer's books on several recent vacations, and have typically found them quite useful and easily filled-in. However, I was somewhat disappointed in this guide to the Virgin Islands.
The listings of hotels are very good, adn will help a traveler make a wise decision concerning which of the beautiful hotels to choose. The lists of beaches is also wonderful; and to many travellers this may be enough to plan a complete vacation. As recommended, I visited Trunk Bay and Coki Beach, and both had a wonderful atmosphere and great snorkeling.
I was very unnerved, however, by several errors in the book. For example - a favorite restaurant of locals and President Clinton is listed as Eunices's, which has changed names twice; the number listed for hydrofoil service to St. Croix is incorrect (and, while my travel agent tried to find another number, she was told the service is no longer available); and, contrary to the information contained in the walking tour of Charlotte Amalie, the Pissaro paintings owned by the USVI government are in private offices and may not be viewed by the public. All perhaps small errors - but they add up when a traveler is trying to make the most of limited vacation time!
Use the book as a resource, certainly. But make sure that you do not rely on it - call ahead for more information on sites you want to visit!
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Title: Fodor's US & British Virgin Islands, 16th edition : The Guide for All Budgets, Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the BeatenPath by Fodor's ISBN: 1400010640 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: St. John Off the Beaten Track: A Unique and Unusual Guide to St. John, U.S.V.I. by Gerald Singer, Dean Hulse, Dean Hulse ISBN: 0964122014 Publisher: Sombrero Publishing Co. Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Explore the Virgin Islands Fifth Edition by Harry S. Pariser ISBN: 1893643530 Publisher: Manatee Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Virgin Islands (LONELY PLANET VIRGIN ISLANDS) by Randall S. Peffer ISBN: 0864427352 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: St. John Beach Guide by Gerald Singer ISBN: 0964122030 Publisher: Sombrero Publishing Co. Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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