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Title: Frommer's Florida 2001 by Bill Goodwin, Victoria Caldwell, Jim Tunstall, Cindy Tunstall ISBN: 0-02-863794-1 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Reviews were as practical as they were sometimes sardonic
Comment: Tourism generates over $41 billion annually for the Florida economy, which is more than twice the entire GNP for Cuba. That is why there is a fierce fight for the Florida travel guide market. Fodor's Florida Travel Guide is one of the three guides that I reviewed during my two week driving vacation through Florida, and it came in first! (Fodor's #2 and Mobil Travel Guide #3 [see my other reviews]).
The refreshing writing style of the reviews were as practical as they were sometimes sardonic, i.e. "This resort couldn't be any more remote, not to mention a long way from any water or beaches". Then on the other side of the bay the writing was, well cozy, i.e. "A charming lobby with a rock fireplace and a saltwater aquarium sets the tone of this utterly inviting resort". When you compare this with the utilitarian reviews of Fodor's and the downright drab reviews of Mobil, you will find yourself enjoying the candidness of the book and thus, trusting the commentaries.
The accommodations and dining recommendations are reliable and on the money. This guide lists the best restaurants that Florida has to offer. A lodging and restaurant index would be a definite plus for this guide. As it stands now, if you have a restaurant you want to look up, you have to go through all the listings in the city you are in until you stumble across the name you seek or miss seeing it completely.
On the critical side, this guide omitted a significant portion of Florida. There is no mention of Gainesville, nor Ocala, nor Ocala National Park. Very disappointing. With these omissions this guide really is not a "State" guide; Florida is not just Miami and Orlando... "hello, publishers".
The rating system is labored and difficult to understand. The explanation of the "new star rating system" is buried in the book and not indexed. It was by quirk that I found it. Strange.
The Internet web site addresses provided for hotels could be more comprehensive considering that this is a 2003 guide. In today's world of "connectivity" you can visit the hotel sites and see the accommodations and rates prior to making reservations. And, website/email addresses are restricted to the lodging listings even though many of the restaurants now have their own websites with photos and menus and email to makes reservations.
However there are two significant areas in this guide that could use improvement: maps and hotels/restaurants.
Regarding the maps: the maps in the guide are lackluster. More and better maps would greatly help the user.
What put this guide on top of the competing guides, is the clear and enjoyable writing style of the review. The introductions of the regional areas are the best of the guides I reviewed. You will do well if you have to chose just one Florida guide and you select Frommer's.
Rating: 5
Summary: Frommer's Florida helped me immensely!
Comment: I just want to give kudos to this book, because it was really, really wonderful on my most recent trip to Florida. I've used other guides in the past (Lonely Planet, etc.), but they seem to be more suited for very exotic locales instead of Florida. For that, Frommer's is the best. They have incredibly accurate information (prices, hours, directions, etc.) and give honest reviews for hotels, restaurants, and attractions that I really appreciate, like "this is the definition of a tourist trap," etc. I was surprised and pleased with this guide, and I'd recommend it in a heartbeat to anyone else who's going down there.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Book Not To Be Without
Comment: Having Recently purchased Walt Disney World and Orlando For Dummies 2003, I have to compliment the writers all the way because the information given was so acurate that it matched my expectations completely with no stone left uncovered.
It's not often that someone can visit a country and just having read a simple book prior to leaving gain so much knowledge that i was able to plan my trip down to the last minute with the vital information that gets put down to "lost time " in most cases.
I was amazed at the accuracy of subjects covered with things ranging from Park admission prices to Restaurant's and those that we did visit during our trip matched the descripton to a full.
So credit where it's due to Jim & Cynthia Tunstall,for a job well done for the Book that i can no longer be without...A Big Thank-you to you both for something so Informative !!
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Title: Fodor's Florida 2003 by Fodor's ISBN: 1400010314 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Frommer's Florida's Best-Loved Driving Tours by Paul Murphy ISBN: 0764564560 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 15 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Exploring Florida's Atlantic Coast Beaches: Including the Florida Keys by George Hurchalla, George Hurchall ISBN: 0762724706 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Exploring Florida's Gulf Coast Beaches by George Hurchalla, George Hurchall ISBN: 0762710942 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Florida for Dummies, Second Edition by Jim Tunstall, Cynthia Tunstall, Lesley Abravanel ISBN: 0764519794 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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