World Hotels - The Unofficial Guide to Chicago (Unofficial Guides)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.73110444
EAN: 9780470042076
ISBN: 0470042079
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 372
Publication Date: 2007-04-02
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley

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From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World®

"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
—Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"
—The New York Times

The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Chicago Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective
Hotels reviewed and ranked for value and quality—plus secrets for getting the lowest possible rate
More than 70 restaurants reviewed and profiled, with listings for dozens more
A complete guide to Chicago's sights—museums, architecture, ethnic neighborhoods, and more
Complete information on Chicago's lakefront beaches and parks
The inside story on shopping—where to get the best for less, on and off the Magnificent Mile
All the details on Chicago's nightlife—jazz and blues clubs, dance clubs, concerts, theater, and more
The best places to play golf and tennis, ride a bike, go boating, and work out
Tips on enjoying Chicago with your kids
Advice on how to plan and make the most of your business trip

Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to Chicago—the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be.

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Summary: Incomplete, disappointing as far as Unofficial Guides go
Comment: No discussion of pre-theater dining! When you are going to see Wicked at the Ford Theater, there is not much more you care about than where to eat first. In fact, the restaurant guide does not even mention half the restaurants that are listed online as "the" pre-theater dining places (none of which "grabbed" me online, so I was hoping this book would be more enlightening).

Also no full drawing of the various parts of the city. Small maps that show only two districts do not tell me where Bucktown is relative to The Loop. This is critical when all the hotels, restaurants, etc. are referred to by district.

Overall disappointing, because The Unofficial Guides tend to be better than other guides, and they tend to be better than this.

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Summary: Great Chicago Guide
Comment: This guide has ratings for the places you can visit, by age range. This is helpful so that you know it your family members will be interested in visiting there. They gave helpful hints for some of the locations. We found they underestimated the amount of time needed at some of the sites. The maps were very well laid out and showed how things were related to each other. They didn't give many parking locations, but often places to park were easy to find. Take plenty of money for parking (usually $18 and for all the toll roads). Some of the restaurants were much higher priced than listed in the book.

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Summary: Eliminate hours of research!
Comment: This guide offered everything I needed for my trip to Chicago. I found out where to shop, which beaches to go to, and all about the night life in the Windy City.

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