Let's Go 2003: France

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Summary: This is a book for BUDGET travelers.
Review: Pretty much an average travel book on the surface, but once you get into it you realize that it's for backpackers and students. The section on accomodations in Nice is hostels only, and the top recommendation near the beach is where we stayed. It turned out to be a total dump! We were afraid to let our feet touch the floor, and we could hear the woman in the next room coughing all night.
The section on Paris was definitely lacking in the map department. They have sections describing some of the hotspots in each district, but no map to show you where they are. They get some points for suggesting a few good restaurants, but overall I won't be buying another Let's Go book.

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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: This book offers tons of information on more than you think that you need. It has even gotten me out of a jam or two (or three or four). The organization is great and there are tips for both the student and the affluent traveller. Places that you never would know about without this book are described and rated for you. A tremendous find!

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Summary: This is a book for BUDGET travelers.
Review: We recently utilized this book while on our honeymoon to France. I must say that the hotel suggestions [are really bad]. Typically, the listings are of one-star places with a lot of "character" which is fine, unless you want to stay someplace new, clean, and spacious. In several cities, the book inexplicably listed dumpy places where there were much better options in the same price range. The maps are TERRIBLE, and I would say thet not a single one of the restaurant recommendations was really worth it. Also, there is an attempt at, but no result of, a useful phrasebook in the back, as I have seen in other guidebooks. The book misses several great things, such as markets, walks, and synagogues, among others. Go with Lonely Planet books--I used the France book a few years ago and had no similar complaints.

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Summary: Let's NOT Go buy this book
Review: We recently utilized this book while on our honeymoon to France. I must say that the hotel suggestions [are really bad]. Typically, the listings are of one-star places with a lot of "character" which is fine, unless you want to stay someplace new, clean, and spacious. In several cities, the book inexplicably listed dumpy places where there were much better options in the same price range. The maps are TERRIBLE, and I would say thet not a single one of the restaurant recommendations was really worth it. Also, there is an attempt at, but no result of, a useful phrasebook in the back, as I have seen in other guidebooks. The book misses several great things, such as markets, walks, and synagogues, among others. Go with Lonely Planet books--I used the France book a few years ago and had no similar complaints.