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Title: Lonely Planet Mexico (Mexico, 7th Ed) by John Noble, Michele Matter, Nancy Keller, Daniel C. Schechter, James Lyon, Scott Doggett, Daniel S. Schechter ISBN: 1-86450-089-1 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.46 (24 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: You can't go wrong with a Lonely Planet guide
Comment: I have just returned to Norway after backpacking around in Latin America for a year (of course accompanied by the Lonely Planet book). I do not claim to be an expert, but I do know what I am looking for in a travel guide.
The Mexico guide is a good, complete guide. Filled with information, history and beautiful pictures about almost every corner of this gorgeous country. Reading the whole book gives you a good update on your history and geography knowledge! (Something to do if you are trekking around by bus like I did!)
I have always been satisfied with the LP guides. The information given is good, just what you need to get around. The only negative with this book (and the reason I give it 4 and not 5 stars) is that it was completely outdated on prices etc. Another thing (that goes for most of the travel guides) is that many of the hotels that are listed in the book has gotten so much (too much?) business so that the service is down to a minimum. This we found especially in Isla Mujeres where the price was the double of what the book said, and really lousy customer service, if any.
Rating: 3
Summary: Lonely Planet is too lazy or [penny-pinching]...
Comment: Lonely Planet seems to be too lazy or [penny-pinching] to keep their guides truly updated. Oh, they may have a 2002 edition, fine, but is it truly updated? Has someone actually GONE to the hotels and checked prices? Has someone actually had a meal in the recommended restaurant in this decade and reported back? Unfortunately the answer is no.
The prices in the book are WAY off! I realize there can be some fluctuations, but I mean, we're talking 40-50% more than the books say, which leads me to believe no one from Lonely Planet has actually GONE there to ask prices in the past 2-3 years!
Also, some of their recommendations, for example in Guadalajara, for hotels are terrible. Lousy overpriced hotels. Meanwhile, I found one on my own (the Don Quixote) that was very nice, and reasonable.
I think this book is okay if you want a general idea of the places and culture and etc. of Mexico, but for specific recommendations of restaurants and hotels, it is mostly useless!
Rating: 2
Summary: Great book... but extremely outdated.
Comment: This is a great book, don't get me wrong.
I've been living in Mexico for over 15 years and I've been using this book in all my travels ever since I got it. The problem is that this edition is from 2000, and things in Mexico change a lot. The prices are all wrong (much, much cheaper than they actually are), the directions on getting to places are outdated (there are over 1000km. of new highways and the conditions change drastically from season to season), the hours are not always right (museums, archeological sites, churches, etc.).
This book used to be a great source for the budget traveler as well as the a-little-more-money one, unfortunaltely it has not been updated in a long time. Now I use it only as a reference on interesting places and things to do wherever I may be going. If you're interested in getting "off the beaten track" this book has little to offer, it's main focus is on the "touristy" Mexico.
Lonely Planet makes great books, they just should keep them updated more frequently. Hope this helps.
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Title: The People's Guide to Mexico (PEOPLES GUIDE TO MEXICO) by Carl Franz, Lorena Havens, Steve Rogers, Glen Strock ISBN: 1566914345 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Mexican Spanish a Rough Guide Phasebook (Rough Guide Phrasebooks) by Rough Guides ISBN: 1858286093 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet: Mexico's Pacific Coast by Danny Palmerlee, Sandra Bao ISBN: 1740592735 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring (LONELY PLANET CENTRAL AMERICA ON A SHOESTRING) by David Zingarelli, Daniel Schechter, Jeff Davis, Conner Gorry ISBN: 1864501863 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Mexican Spanish Phrasebook by Rafael & Cecilia Carmona, Lonely Planet Phrasebooks ISBN: 1740594959 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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