World Hotels - The Rough Guides London Directions - Edition 2 (Rough Guide Directions)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781843537588
ISBN: 1843537583
Label: Rough Guides
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 254
Publication Date: 2007-04-16
Publisher: Rough Guides
Studio: Rough Guides

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Slim, stylish and pocketable, Rough Guide DIRECTIONS London is full of ideas for week-long breaks or flying visits to one of Europe''s most exciting cities. In full-colour, the guide is packed with inspired suggestions for visitors, from ‘Indulgent London’ and ‘Museums’ to ‘Club-Bars’ and ‘Riverside London’. Flip to the practical ‘Places’ section –split into 24 chapters– and explore the city, district by district, from central London to less obvious areas such as Smithfield, Clerkenwell and trendy Hoxton. Every sight, restaurant, bar and shop is located on user-friendly maps. The handy basics section covers everything from arrival and city transport to listings of cinemas and theatre venues.

It''s like having a local friend plan your trip!

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Summary: Fantastic!!!!!!!
Comment: I pre-ordered this book as I am gearing up for a return trip to London. This is a fantastic book. Very helpful and the maps are clear and concise. I would highly recommend this book to anyone planning a trip to London.

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Summary: Excellent and thorough travel guide
Comment: This is definitely one of the best London travel guides available. There is only one reason why I did not give it five stars, that being the lack of detail on the maps. The maps in the Eyewitness London guide are much better (though that guide lacks the kind of detail that the Rough Guide offers in other parts). The organization is outstanding, which is very important given London's enormous size. Other than the maps, everything else is absolutely outstanding.

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Summary: Very thorough and comprehensive but also very long.
Comment: Rough guides, in general, are the BEST. However, I feel that although this book would be extremely useful for someone moving to London or currently living in London who wants to get to know it in EXTREME depth, it is WAY WAY WAY too long (672 pages) for the casual visitor who may be spending just a few days there. It would take you more time to go through the book (even just skimming) than doing the actual sightseeing itself. You are better off getting the RG to England or Britain, both of which have very extensive information on London but information which can be digested on a short visit. The London guide is simply too long for a book on just ONE city - even if that city is London.

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Summary: ridicuolously slanted polemic against parts of london
Comment: The Rough guide to london is the most biased guide book i have ever read. I really don't understand why one would put a political bias in a guide book - but Rob Humphreys seems obsessed with both bashing the Rich and the British Conservative party a as well as gossipping about peoples sex lives. Such things have no place in a guide book. I would suggest you look at the Lonely Planet Guide which is much much better.

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Summary: A very readable in-depth guide.
Comment: I visited London for the first time in March 2000. I selected this guidebook based on favorable experiences with other books from this series. London is a huge, complex city that can overwhelm a first time traveller. This book made it very easy to to find my way around. I don't expect any travel book to be completely accurate in describing accomodations, restaurants and other commercial venues in a fast-changing urban environment. However, I found this one to be right about 98% percent of the time.

Some nice features of this book were detailed sections on activities for children, and better than average information for gay/lesbian and disabled travellers. Another real bonus is the suggested reading section at the back of the book. I found some very worthwhile books there that I have been reading as background for my next London trip.

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