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World Hotels - Best Places San Francisco (Best Places)
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List Price: $18.95
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Manufacturer: Sasquatch Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.94610454
EAN: 9781570611865
ISBN: 1570611866
Label: Sasquatch Books
Manufacturer: Sasquatch Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2000-04
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Studio: Sasquatch Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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From Best Places, the most respected and best-selling travel series in the West, comes Best Places San Francisco, the first completely evaluative, star-rated guide to America's most popular city. Locals uncover the finest places to go for an evening on the town, a romantic weekend getaway, or a week-long family stay. From the city's best lodgings, shopping, and nightlife to the top 25 attractions and 200 star-rated restaurant reviews, there's something for everyone in this premier edition. Best Places San Francisco accepts no advertisers, sponsors, or favors -- making it the most trustworthy guide to the city.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Great Guide To The Bay Area
Comment: BEST PLACES SAN FRANCISCO is a great guide to the Bay Area, including Marin County, the East Bay, and the Wine Country. However, the radio station listing is not up to date; in fact, it was outdated when this book was published in 2000, and should be taken like the humor in such movies/TV shows as SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH, 13 GOING ON 30, DRIVE ME CRAZY, SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE, ALONG CAME POLLY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, FRIENDS, HARVARD MAN, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU, AMERICAN WEDDING, THE SWEETEST THING, and/or GARFIELD: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES. Despite this shortcoming, I strongly recommend this book.
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Summary: Won't Steer You Wrong
Comment: The Best Places series of guidebooks is the best I've ever used. Many guidebooks strive for comprehensiveness. This one doesn't. Instead, it offers a limited (but still copious) number of descriptions of good places (especially for food). The reviews are longer than the usual guidebook reviews, giving you a good sense of the atmosphere and menu. I've never had a bad meal following a recommendation of this book. My only regret is that this guidebook series is only available for the Pacific coast - I think that reflects on their dedication to quality and actually sampling all the places they list.
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Summary: Comprehensive and quite complete guide to Bay area
Comment: If you've checked your local bookstore recently, you know that books on San Francisco are proliferate and sometimes too similar to distinguish one from another. THis book, however, is a terrific addition to any Bay ARea lover's bookshelf. The more than 400 pages are organized by activity/venue and include the inside scoop on local places to shop, eat, visit and partake of, as well as well-known sites and stops. INcluded are lists of weekend jaunts (with lodging, restaurant and shopping information), all levels of dining, from downhome to upscale gourmet, and TOp 25 lists to direct those with limited time to explore. The star rating scale seems to be fair, from the perspective of a frequent San Francisco traveler. Only drawback is that superlatives are peppered throughout the reviews and can be misleading if you don't read carefully.A nice addition to MY already-burgeoning bookshelf!
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