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Title: Frommer's Paris 2004 by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0-7645-3744-X Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 18 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Poor descriptions - would not buy again
Comment: My husband and I just got back from a week in Paris yesterday. This was our only guide book. We travel frequently and usually purchase either the Fordor's or Frommer's guide. I chose this book because it has the "best of" in the front. Most beautiful restaurant etc... We did go to Defours (I am not sure of the spelling) which was listed as the most beautiful restaurant and indeed it was beautiful. Most of the meals we ate were guide recommendations and they were indeed good. However my main gripe with this book is that the descriptions were somewhat inaccurate and were incomplete. For example if I had 3 or 4 sentences to describe a store, restaurant etc... I think I most anyone could have done a better job. The purpose of the descriptions is so the reader can make an informed choice as to where to spend time and money. To guide the reader as to what atmosphere, food, etc he would most enjoy. I understand the descriptions must be brief however in the description I think the author focused on the wrong elements. For example there was a store inside the Pompodour that had cool gift items inspired or designe dby Phillipe Starke. My husband and I thought it was an average size store or even a Department Store in fact it was a very tiny Musuem gift shop. I think its called Prin Temps Design or something. The author stated it was only loosely associated with the Grand Department store. In the description the author should have stated the store was a very, very tiny gift shop - in fact the smallest Musuem gift shop I have ever been by far and I have been in many, many Musuem gift shops the world over. Some of the restaurants he described as "beautiful" were only charming. He recommended the Bar Crillion which we went to and it was a very, small hotel bar and empty. It was a Sunday night. Had the description described how small and intimate it was we would have made another choice.
To find the restaurant "Caberet" we spent 45 minutes trying to find it but the map was inaccurate or just not clear. My husband and I are both highly educated professionals who use maps regurlarly with no problem and we could not find the restaurant from using the map in the guide. A few days later we saw that it was on a square. The description would have been clearer if it stated that the restaurant was on an open square. We probably would have been succesful in finding the resaurant and not wasted so much time. I could go on and on...
As my husband and I spend quite a lot on air fare, meals, hotel and precious vacation time it is frustrating to waste time on inaccuracies or to "guess" at where your going to. We would have purchased a different guide book but it was difficult to find English guide books and when we found one we only had a few days left. In the future we have decided to purchase 2 guide books for week long expensive trips. That way if one is incomplete or inaccurate we can always use the other.
I always buy a guide book when I travel and rely heavily on them to save me time and money and guide me to those experiences I would most enjoy. I have never been dissapointed in a guide book as a whole ...until now.
Rating: 3
Summary: Better than most, comprehensive information
Comment: This book has comprehensive information. It offers more than some other books.
I do wish this book weren't so dry and encyclopedic. I prefer the Fodor's Paris book because it gives more than a dry description. Fodor's gives a first-hand account of actually being in the restaurant/hotel/attraction. Fodor's also gives more information about where to find the best values, the most interesting experiences, and how to get the best service.
This book is better than Rick Steve's guide, but not as good as Fodor's.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent book, but not all complete
Comment: I bought this book, and also Rick Steves guide to Paris. This is the book we consulted to get around on the Metro (what stops for what destination), and for places to eat in the various parts of town. The bad thing about this book is that it does not give detailed "touristy" information about the various spots. This books is more concerned about getting you there, making sure you a place to stay and places to eat! So you need a rudimentary guide to explain what you're seeing, when it was made, who made it, etc. Rick Steves has some of this. Basically, this book is excellent for logistics, but not for much else.
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Title: Frommer's London 2004 by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0764537423 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 18 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Streetwise Paris by Michael Brown, Streetwise Maps ISBN: 0935039252 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Paris 2004 by Rick Steves, Steve Smith, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566915228 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Fodor's Paris 2004 by Fodor's ISBN: 140001252X Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Frommer's France 2004 by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0764537407 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 18 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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