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Summary: Haven't been steered wrong yet
Review: After reading some of the other reviews for the Frommer's Portable Maui guidebook, it seems as if several reviewers have written off the book because it has an error on a map.I've never used the maps (in fact, I didn't know that the book even had driving maps), but the rest of the book has been wonderful. We've been to Maui twice in the last two years, and each time we've used the guidebook to find wonderful things to do and places to see on the Valley Isle. From restaurants and sightseeing to golf courses and hotels, all of the descriptions have been insightful, informative, and most importantly, useful. It's funny to go to an out of the way place and notice that all of the tourists are all carting around the same book. If you want to avoid the tourist traps and discover what Maui is really all about, this book will give you a great start on finding fun in paradise.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: Dry and textbook like. I also own the 2001 edition and didn't notice any significant changes or improvements.
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Summary: Very useful guide to the garden isle
Review: Lots of resturant reviews. Good information about beaches and where to stay. Very "real."
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Summary: Hope you aren't relying on this to get around...
Review: My husband and I used this during our trip to Maui and found that some of the information was not only inaccurate, but a lot of information about activities were left out. I don't know if Frommer's gets paid by the restaurants and businesses they listed, but some of them were horrible. After we tried a couple restaurants listed in the book and were disappointed, we stopped relying on Frommer's and just trusted our instincts and Hawaii's own local magazine guides. We also used Frommer's guidebook to San Diego last year and had forgotten how BAD it was until we got the Maui one this year. TRUST ME--this is NOT the guidebook you want to rely on for a very expensive (and worthwhile) vacation.
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Summary: WARNING - Don't use the map!
Review: The guidebook is quite good, but we relied upon the map in trying to get to Haleakala from a shown connecting road at Kihei up to 37. This road does not exist and we missed the sunrise. The Rangers at the Ranger station said a number of people have complained about this map error.
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Summary: Maui
Review: This book was very informative. Most information very exact.
But Maui was a large disappointment. Lahaina is the city of excesses, too many wandering panhandlers who appear lost in time.
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Summary: not recommended
Review: Very much in need of a revision. The authors made mistakes on the maps in this edition. In the past we depended on these series to guide us around Europe and thought they would lead the way for Maui too. If you purchase this book, buy a current map to go with it.
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