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Title: Frommer's(r) Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque, 9th Edition by Lesley King, Lesley S. King ISBN: 0-7645-6700-4 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 17 December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: spot on
Comment: we just completed a two-week New Mexico vacation, and found that time after time, hotel after hotel, restaurant after restaurant, attraction after attraction, this guide was absolutely spot on. We brought another guide ("The Insider's Guide to Santa Fe") and wound up relying on Frommer's exclusively.
We were most impressed by the recommendations for small out-of-the-way places we _never_ would have gone to otherwise, "Chef du Jour" in Albu. being a perfect example.
Our only quibble is that the author praises the food a little over-much. Desserts she describes as the "best you'll ever eat" we would describe as "good", for example, but then again we're from the bay area and i guess we're pretty spoiled.
Rating: 4
Summary: Informative and not afraid to criticize
Comment: We used this guide to plan a couple of trips to Santa Fe and in and around Taos, and were very happy with the results. The book starts with a general introduction to northern New Mexico, covering history, art, architecture and so on. Then there's a chapter on general visitor information for the region, and a section for foreign visitors. The remaining chapters are:
Getting to Know Santa Fe; Where to Stay in Santa Fe; Where to Dine in Santa Fe; What to See & Do in Santa Fe; Santa Fe Shopping; Santa Fe After Dark; Excursions from Santa Fe; Getting to Know Taos; Where to Stay in Taos; Where to Dine in Taos; What to See & Do in Taos; Albuquerque
The organization is good, with the hotels, for example, clearly broken out by price range ("Very Expensive", "Expensive", "Moderate" and "Inexpensive"). But the real value of the book is the author's candid evaluations. We've been burned in the past by guide books that gave every establishment a glowing review, so it was pleasant to use this book to find lunch in Taos one day last month. Here's some of what we found:
Ogelvie's Bar and Grill: "The food here is not flavorful, and the atmosphere is dated"
Eske's Brew Pub: "The crowd is local, a few people sitting at the bar . . . . At times it can be a rowdy place, but mostly it's just fun, lots of ski patrollers and mountain guides . . . ."
Outback in Taos: "My kayaking buddies always go here after a day on the river. That will give you an idea of the level of informality (very), as well as the quality of the food and beer (great) and the size of the portions (large)."
It's clear that the author really loves the area, and knows it inside out; we went to eight or ten places (hotels and restaurants) that she recommends, and didn't regret a single one.
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Title: MapEasy's Guidemap to Santa Fe, Albuquerque & Taos by MapArt, Mapeasy ISBN: 1878979213 Publisher: MapEasy Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Frommer's(r) New Mexico, 7th Edition by Lesley King, Lesley S. King ISBN: 0764567160 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 02 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Insiders' Guide to Santa Fe, 3rd by Nicky Leach, Richard Mahler, Anne Hillerman, Tamar Stieber ISBN: 0762725087 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Fodor's Pocket Santa Fe and Taos, 3rd Edition by Fodor's ISBN: 1400011221 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Fodor's New Mexico, 4th Edition : The Guide for All Budgets, Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the BeatenPath by Fodor's ISBN: 140001087X Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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