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Summary: Okay
Review: I liked the contemporary approach in this guidebook.. It blows the pedantic Maui Revealed right out of the water. The reviews were very honest and the cute hotels were clean and reasonably priced. We met many similarly interested people along the way. Sara Benson can write!
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Summary: Goes Beyond The Norm
Review: I liked the contemporary approach in this guidebook.. It blows the pedantic Maui Revealed right out of the water. The reviews were very honest and the cute hotels were clean and reasonably priced. We met many similarly interested people along the way. Sara Benson can write!
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Summary: Lack of solid information makes this a disappointment
Review: If you are looking for a guidebook to Maui that has substantial information regarding restaurants and the hidden treasures of Maui, look elsewhere! One of the major activities on Maui is a snorkel trip to Molokini, an underground volcanic crater. This book had a small paragraph on Molokini, but failed to recommend (or even list) any companies offering the boat trip. We had to do this leg work on our own.
Also, while I understand that there are thousands of restaurants in Maui and a book could not possibly list them all, this book listed maybe 5 restaurants in each area of Maui - just a very small fraction. Very rarely did the book recommend against eating somewhere - everything was sugar coated to the point where one would think that all the restaurants in Maui are great (not true!).
The book did get 3 stars for providing basic descriptions and maps. I would not use this book if you are looking for any sort of recommendations on where to spend your time in Maui, etc.
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Summary: Okay
Review: The basics were were here but it didn't bite off what Lonely Planet usually is famous for. Pretty bland coverage for such a colourful place.
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Summary: Excellent guides
Review: The descriptions of Hawaii (and in this case Maui) in the Lonely Planet guidebooks is far and away the best available.Frankly I'd recommend the Lonely Planet Hawaii instead. This book doesn't really add that much info beyond the LP Hawaii, I suppose the only reason to get this book is if you have no intention of going near any of the other Islands. But in my experience plans change, and on one trip we added a side trip to Molokai at the last minute (a 30 minute flight), after reading about it in the Hawaii guidebook. Having said that, this is a good book, and if you are flying direct to Maui & home again this book is a bit cheaper and lighter that the Hawaii guide. Either way, you should be taking one of the LP guides with you.
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Summary: Excellent guides
Review: The descriptions of Hawaii (and in this case Maui) in the Lonely Planet guidebooks is far and away the best available. Frankly I'd recommend the Lonely Planet Hawaii instead. This book doesn't really add that much info beyond the LP Hawaii, I suppose the only reason to get this book is if you have no intention of going near any of the other Islands. But in my experience plans change, and on one trip we added a side trip to Molokai at the last minute (a 30 minute flight), after reading about it in the Hawaii guidebook. Having said that, this is a good book, and if you are flying direct to Maui & home again this book is a bit cheaper and lighter that the Hawaii guide. Either way, you should be taking one of the LP guides with you.
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