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Title: Frommer's(r) Bahamas 2003 by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0-7645-6650-4 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 13 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: You're not getting warmer...
Comment: Having just returned from Grand Bahama, I must say that this guide was just far enough out of date to exasperate the vacationer trying to use it.
Quite a few resorts there have changed hands, folded, or scaled back. Example: Running Mon Resort-which this guide says was rennovated in 2000, w/ 66 slip marina and has a diving facility coming on line any day- is closed. Two of the three botanical gardens featured had closed (Rand Nature Center and Hydroflora) and a third, Garden of the Groves, listed as a major attraction of the Island, looked as though it had once been quite nice but was suffering from underfunding and neglect.
We also discarded the fold-out map included with the book; the freebie street maps available at the airport were more up to date. Example: looking at Frommer's map, you would think you could drive West Sunrise Drive, the main east-west artery on the island, straight through. However, it is blocked off by a resort forcing a confusing detour. Also, the Bahamian traffic circles, which are numerous, are not even shown on the map. This, coupled with the island's smallish, hit or miss street signs, makes it difficult for a new comer trying to find the way around.
Inexplicably, they don't devote any page space to the network of condo rentals which are a plentiful and inexpensive alternative to the hotels and resorts.
We have found Frommers guides to be reliable in the past, and we did not check out everything they listed for Grand Bahama, but if our experience is any indicator, this one needs to be updated if it is to meet their usually high standards. If it's any consolation, Lonely Planet's guide was also out of step in many of the same items.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not as accurate as I expected
Comment: This book, although riddled with inaccuracies, was helpful on my first trip to the Bahamas. Much of the information was incorrect but acted as a "springboard" to find out what was really going on. The lesson learned was to double check everything. DO NOT TRUST THIS BOOK!
Rating: 5
Summary: The best travel book for The Bahamas
Comment: This book tells you every detail you need to know in order to have a perfect vacation. From where to stay, eat, and find entertainment the author gives you honest, reliable information that you can trust. After reading this book you will know what to expect when you arrive in The Bahamas and how you want to spend your time.
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Title: Fodor's Bahamas (18th Edition) by Fodor's ISBN: 1400010276 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Nassau and the Best of the Bahamas Alive! (Nassau & the Best of the Bahamas Alive!) by Paris Permenter, John Bigley ISBN: 1556508832 Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Rough Guide to Bahamas (Rough Guides) by Rough Guides, Gaylord Dold, Natalie Folster ISBN: 1858288282 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: 24 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: Bahamas for Dummies, Second Edition by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0764554425 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (LONELY PLANET BAHAMAS, TURKS AND CAICOS) by Christopher P. Baker ISBN: 1864501995 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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