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Title: Rick Steves' Rome 2003 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1-56691-457-4 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1902 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: The Romans Do What???
Comment: Having lived in Rome for several years as an American expat, I am constantly being asked about guide books and have read all of them. And Rick Steves is really the worst ever! It is the perfect guidebook for the single digit IQ teen on the "Do Europe" thang, but when I actually lived there after having bought this wretched tome and studied classics and art there, I realised how much of this book is just American stereotypes of a few days spent in tourist traps in the Eternal City. And Rome does not have good food? Rick, either your palate is as dumb as stone or you need to live with the Romans for a while and get nice and fat like those of us who came as skinny American kids and matured into solid young men under the Roman sun.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Rome Reference
Comment: If you're only planning to spend a day or two in Rome as part of a longer trip throughout Italy, you probably don't need this book. Its highlights are covered in Rick Steves' Italy 2003. That book includes nearly all the same hotel and restaurant information, as well as tips for seeing several of Rome's major sites (and helping you draw up an itinerary by prioritizing the different sites.)
However, if you'll be staying longer, or if your trip to Italy will take you exclusively to Rome, this is a great book to have handy.
The advice here helped us survive a train strike during our trip (and strikes are common!), to navigate our way back to our hotel when a peace parade shut down all transportation except the metro, and to slide our way through the Vatican museums with ease. What Rome 2003 includes that Italy 2003 doesn't is more in-depth information on the various sites and museums. He covers the exhibits at the major museums, with each museum given its own chapter, and he offers a suggested walking path through each museum so you can see all the major exhibits without having to purchase separate maps or museum guides at the individual sites. Museums covered include the Vatican/St. Peter's, the Borghese Gallery, the Baths of Diocletian, the National Museum of Rome, the Capitol Hill Museum, Trajan's Column and the Forum, the Colesseum, Palatine Hill, and the Pantheon.
Rome 2003 also includes several suggested itineraries--A Night Walk of Rome, for instance, gives you a path to follow that allows you to see the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, the Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, and the Campo di Fiori, and explains the importance/history/meaning of each location.
Steves also gives some very pointed, opinionated advice about the various sites and his suggested hotels and restaurants. The only thing we didn't agree with was his opinion of Palatine Hill. He seems to think it's skippable, and we nearly did skip it after reading his chapter on it. SO glad we didn't--it was incredible!
Definitely worth the less-than-fifteen-dollar cover price, once you factor in what you'd spend on individual guides at each museum without it (or hotel & restaurant mistakes!), so I highly recommend it to anyone spending more than a day or two in Rome.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rick Steves' Rome 2003
Comment: This book is a must read before going to Rome. All the information and recommendations were very helpful in making my visit enjoyable. Highly recommend you pay attention to the caution he makes concerning pick-pockets in the Rome Meto as a member of our group did not take the warning and paid the price. We stayed at one of the family run and small hotels he recommended, outstanding for the price. Forget the American Express Card and "Don't leave Home without"..this book.
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Title: Rick Steves' Florence 2003 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566914841 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1902 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Italy 2003 by Rick Steves ISBN: 1566914647 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary by Rick Steves ISBN: 1562614789 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Venice 2003 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566914833 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1902 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Streetwise Rome by Michael Brown, Streetwise Maps ISBN: 0935039678 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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