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Summary: A map GUIDE (not a guide MAP) with limited usefulness
Review: I bought this little book with the idea that, as a detailed map, it would supplement a guidebook. When it arrived, I was dismayed to discover that it isn't a map -- it's merely a highly condensed guidebook attached to a very small fold-out map. This guide tries to do two things in one small package, and unfortunately it isn't terribly good at either. For instance, the guide part of the book (comprising 30 skinny pages) lists only 4 possibilities for accomodations. The map section is compact and durable, and one map shows where the popular site-seeing spots are located. However, the map of the Berlin Metro System, an apparent replica of the one freely available from the BVG, is of limited use because it doesn't show how the system is related to street locations, which is extremely frustrating if you want to know how to get from one place to another via public transport. Furthermore, it shows only the train and subway system, but not bus routes.In any case, my wife and I found that carrying a map was not necessary in Berlin. Virtually every bus, train, and subway stop has a very large and detailed street & public transportation map. These maps show all bus routes in addition to the train and subway. My bottom line is this: if you want a guide book, purchase a more comprehensive one. If you will be riding public transport and you want a map, don't bother buying one (and particularly not this one), because you'll have no trouble finding maps of Berlin when you get there.
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Summary: Great resource for on-your-feet travel.
Review: My friends and I relied heavily on the Let's Go! Map Guide for our last trip to New York, so when I found out I was going to Berlin, a Let's Go Map Guide to Berlin was the obvious must-have. These maps are great because not only are they laminated (which protects the map from sudden bouts of pouring rain), but their compact size isn't so embarassing; they don't make you feel too much like a tourist when you whip them out. The descriptions of sights and attractions in the Berlin version cut to the chase, and are sometimes, hilariously irreverent. My only word of advice is that these map guides should only be used as a supplement to the larger, in-depth travel books. I also relied heavily on the map guides I bought for Amsterdam and Prague.
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Summary: Great pocket travel guide
Review: This small travel guide/map of Berlin is very useful. The foldable map is very easy to use. The book also features a map of the Berlin subway system (including the U-Bahn and S-Bahn lines and stations). This information came in very handy. A word of caution: the admission fees for most tourist attractions are wrong in the book, so plan on spending at least twice what the book says. Overall, a highly recommended book!
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