Fodor's New York City 2009 (Full-Color Gold Guides)
Editorial ReviewExcerpt from New York Times 10/12/08
You may think of Fodor’s as dependably bland, but its “New York City 2009” (Fodor’s Travel, 552 pages, $18.95) is the can’t-go-wrong choice for just about any first-timer to the Big Apple. First, it’s beautiful — great layout, nice maps, easy-to-read font on thick paper. And design matters with guidebooks: they have to be legible in low light, on crowded buses and in airports when you’re jetlagged and your contacts are killing you.
The best way to break up this mammoth city is by neighborhood, and Fodor’s devotes about 200 pages to that task. The neighborhood guides pack information into breezy prose, and have sections like “Where can I find ...?” which gives you two choices each for a coffee stop, “a quick bite” or cocktails in each neighborhood, eliminating possible excuses for entering a Starbucks or McDonald’s. If you’re browsing in the bookstore and you want a quick sense of why Fodor’s stands out, look at their seven-page section on ground zero that starts on page 48 and somehow manages to explain the site and the history in depth while also hitting the right notes about the tragedy.
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of New York City with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated annually, Fodor’s New York City provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s New York City features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New York City.
•Experience New York City like a local! Fodor’s New York City includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering the best ways to experience the Statue of Liberty, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ground Zero, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
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"Best full-size guide to NYC." -- The Boston Globe
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Customer Reviews
Useful New York City guide
There are tons of guidebooks to purchase for New York City and this is yet another. Is it the best? I would say no but that is only because it comes down to your personal preference and what info you are looking for. The book has over 250 glorious color pictures that will really take your breath away. It also gives in depth info on all areas of the diversified city.
All the info you need to plan a trip is here. How to get there, how much taxis are, other available transportation, sightseeing options etc. I do have a slight problem with its setup though. As it details each area of the city there is an intro page with choice pics for hotels and restaurants. This is great but it is only their few personal favorites. All hotels are listed together alphabetically by city section which is user friendly. But the main restaurant section is not set up the same way and lists all restaurants alphabetically and puts its part of the city under the restaurant name. I don't understand why they didn't follow suit like with the hotels and keep the lists per city sectoion. It gets confusing. You may find a restaurant review that you like and then see it isn't even close to the part of the city you'll be visiting. A waste of time.
Also, those pictures that are so lovely just make the book bulky if you choose to carry it around while on your trip. They are great for viewing as you plan your trip but that is it. The maps are very useful but I find that the reviews of almost everything are rather vague. They post an opinion buit don't really give you the reasons that substantiate it which really doesn't help much for everything a tourist will choose is based on personal preference.
This is certainly a good guide but for me I prefer one that when reviews are given they go in depth and give the reasons for their ratings. That helps me make my choices. I purchased this one and Frommer's as well and I much prefer Frommer's. They give detailed reasons for all their ratings. But again this is all personal preference.
I can recommend this guide book but just suggest before you purchase one make sure to read the readers reviews to make sure it will provide the type of information you need and want to plan your trip.
Fodor`s New York City 2009
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Handy book to have
I bought this book before our trip to NY and CT this past December. Came in really handy and helped us find our way around a HUGE city like NY. The restaurants they suggested all seemed right on target and the map was a God send!
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