| Frommer's London 2008 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
Publisher: Frommers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 109197
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0470138211
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.2104859
EAN: 9780470138212
ASIN: 0470138211
Publication Date: August 17, 2007
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 London On $500 A Day July 31, 2003
Very disappointed with this book. I don't purchase a Frommer guide for reviews and recommendations of $450 a day hotel rooms and $100 meals. Those places are adequately served by Fielding, Fodor and other luxury travel oriented writers. I know London is expensive, but please. This is certainly NOT a budget guide, which has made Frommer famous and very wealthy! There are some excellent features, sightseeing suggestions, day trip information, maps and some off-beat sites reviewed. But a money saver's bible it isn't.
 Bad maps April 1, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just returned from London and, having tried to use Frommer's London with mixed results, want to share with your readers several of my problems with this, otherwise, excellent book.
One of the reasons I took Frommers was for the clearly drawn maps, but, clearly drawn and accurate are not the same. Our first problem happened when we took the bus to Hampstead Heath and set out from there with Frommers in hand to walk to Kenwood House to see the paintings of Rembrandt and Vermeer hung there. But after wandering around,thoroughly confused, found that Frommers had Kenwood House mismarked on the map. In fact it was off the map well over a mile away!Several days later, we had our concierge get us tickets to the Lion King and set off for the theater with Frommers opened to the London Central Theater District map only to find that the Lyceum Theatre wasn't on it, though theaters on either side were. We won't be using Frommers again until someone assures us that maps have been thoroughly proofed and fact-checked.
 If you are going to London, and only London, get this Guide. March 29, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Porter & Prince are the authors of the recommended 'Frommer's England 2003'. "London" has many more maps and more information than their country guide and it will be all you need for this vibrant city.The 35 page section, "Planning Your Trip to London", is a quick, important read.
Their "Exploring London" section (67 pages) is superb. Frommer's publications tend to be for the more affluent travelers and this guide is no exception. In London words like "inexpensive lodging" are a oxymoron. The authors do offer more help for those hoping to find accommodations less than $100 a night but in London it is a quest. For example, in the South Kensington section titled "inexpensive" you will find the 'Swiss House Hotel' (really a B&B) at $165 double. Their South Kensington titled "Very Expensive" quotes prices at or around $400-$500 per night, sometimes more. That said, all of their recommendations are reliable. The descriptions of accommodation, restaurant, pubs, sights, etc. are all very good. Frommer's makes life a bit easier for their readers by giving the cost of accommodations and restaurant in both British pounds and dollars. YEA. Almost all of the hotels have website listing. Seeing your accommodations in color via the web is a major help. However, for the restaurants there are no web page listings; even though many of the top restaurants now have their own websites with vivid photos and descriptive menus. Maybe they will add this in their next edition. If you want one guide to take with you to see London, and if you, like me, like lots of maps that match the "where" with the "what" that the guide is talking about, then Frommer's London 2003 is the guide to get: reliable, informative and very well laid out. Strongly Recommended.
 Frommer's(r) London 2003 February 11, 2003
EXCELLENT travel guide! This is definitely one of the better travel guides I have seen! It really goes over the historic, tourist destinations along with shops, restaurants, etc. I only wish there were more photos!
David November 4, 2001
This book is extremely helpful. Practical information such as a map of the subway, how to dial phone numbers, and metric conversions are right on the inside covers. The format is so effective, that I can find where a restaurant is listed in the book very fast, even without using the index. I have read parts of the Fodor's guides, and this one is by far easier and better. And by the way, if you get this book, Chelsea Kitchen is extraordinarily delicious, and extraordinarily inexpsensive!
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