Hawaii for Dummies

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Summary: Great advice for first time visitors
Review: We had already booked a trip to Maui when I bought this book. It was our first trip out there and I used it for just about everything--beaches, booking activities, renting snorkel gear, restaurants. It had great advice for those areas. We stayed at Lahaina Shores and I'm not sure why it wasn't listed in the book. It's a simple, moderately priced establishment but is right on the beach, staff is friendly and is just a few blocks from downtown Lahaina. We also strayed from the Luau suggestions and ended up picking the Royal Lahaina Luau. We really enjoyed that one. I highly recommend the book but don't be afraid to go out on a limb if you see something worthwhile that isn't listed in the book.

Rating:
Summary: Great advice for first time visitors
Review: We had already booked a trip to Maui when I bought this book. It was our first trip out there and I used it for just about everything--beaches, booking activities, renting snorkel gear, restaurants. It had great advice for those areas. We stayed at Lahaina Shores and I'm not sure why it wasn't listed in the book. It's a simple, moderately priced establishment but is right on the beach, staff is friendly and is just a few blocks from downtown Lahaina. We also strayed from the Luau suggestions and ended up picking the Royal Lahaina Luau. We really enjoyed that one. I highly recommend the book but don't be afraid to go out on a limb if you see something worthwhile that isn't listed in the book.

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Summary: The only Hawaii book you will need.
Review: When my wife and I were planning for our "once in a lifetime" trip to Hawaii last summer, we looked at perhaps 15 different tranvel books on the islands. They all had a little of something, but Hawaii For Dummies had a lot of everything. Save yourself some time and just buy this book. Perhaps after you read it you might want to get a book on a specialty topic, but this is the "Hawaii Travel 101" class textbook to read to get a great start on the topic. Nuff said.