World Hotels - Secret San Francisco: The Unique Guidebook to San Francisco's Hidden Sites, Sounds, & Tastes (Secret Guide series)

List Price: $10.95
Our Price: $9.85
Your Save: $ 1.10 ( 10% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Ecw Press

Average Customer Rating:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781550224382
ISBN: 1550224387
Label: Ecw Press
Manufacturer: Ecw Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2001-04-01
Publisher: Ecw Press
Studio: Ecw Press

Related Items
Stairway Walks in San Francisco San Francisco Secrets: Fanscinating Facts about the City by the Bay Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past Streetwise San Francisco Map - Laminated City Street Map of San Francisco, California - with integrated BART map including lines and stations - MUNI lines, bus routes Not for Tourists 2006 Guide to San Francisco (Not for Tourists)

Editorial Reviews:

San Francisco is two cities: the pretty tourist mecca of glossy travel brochures and the layered, flawed, intoxicating city that San Franciscans actually live in. For those travelers who want to go beyond the postcard photo-ops and tried and untrue tourist destinations to explore the vibrant neighborhoods, intimate hideaways, and out-there adventures that make San Francisco so much more than pretty, this guide explores the city’s extreme-and-proud-of-it wild side.

Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: simply great
Comment: A great chair-side guide. Knew where we wanted to do and where we didn't.
A must for anyone who wants to enjoy what the city offers other than the tourist traps.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Interesting, but not so secret
Comment: First off, much of 'Secret San Francisco' is heavy on the San Francisco, but light on the the 'Secret.' This is really a compilation of top 10, or top 5 or 6 or whatever, lists for San Francisco. The 'Secret' part is just a marketing hook. Most of the people, places, and things mentioned would show up in any San Francisco tour guide or would rank very high in a Google or yelp search on the topic. The book is also marked by occasional major omissions. To give two examples: there are sections on tea and on Japan but no mention of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park and there is a section on Jazz that omits the Fillmore St Jazz Festival, one of the better street fairs in the city. Having said all this, the lists range from OK to excellent, though, as another reviewer pointed out, they are getting a bit dated as the city changes. I think how much you like this book will depend on how you use it. Because it is a collection of lists, few of them specific to an area, it is not useful for tourists or people looking to explore a particular area of the city. If, on the other hand, you are a San Francisco trivia buff or trying to assemble some very off beat day trips around the city you cold have some fun with it.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Interesting Book
Comment: Lots of cool tips and suggestions that one wouldn't normally know about.

Unfortunately, its a bit dated it spots. For example a gallery I wanted to visit was closed now. The BART station at San Francisco Airport is now completed.

Overall a great book and a fun read too. I would recommend this if you dont want to just see all the tourist attractions.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Unique is the word all right.
Comment: Awesome! The secrets are totally what makes the book so delightful to read and also we plan on using it when we get to San Francisco. Unique and quite helpful sums it up totally. Thanks to the author's research in so many things. It is high on my all-time favorite travel books.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Lover's Walk
Comment: Romance yourself in San Francisco by taking a walk in a tale of two cities Bay Area style.

More Reviews