Let's Go Spain & Portugal 2002

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Summary: Go with Let's Go!!
Review: I just got back from Spain and this book basically saved my life. I was stranded in the middle of Madrid (it's a long story) and I needed a cheap place to stay. This book saved me. So for that, I give it 5 stars. I also give it 5 stars because it's written in a witty language that makes me laugh out loud. Kudos to George, Sofia, and Sarah!

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Summary: Go with Let's Go!!
Review: I spent two months in Spain and Portugal this Summer with Let's Go as my only source of information and it constantly let me down. Times, prices, phone numbers were often so wrong that I eventually gave up trying to plan anything in advance and ended up relying on my broken Spanish to keep me alive and on schedule. The maps only show the most expensive and most touristy parts of town and the restaurant and club reccomendations seem to have been paid for by the establishments and not based on merit. I stayed with friends in Granada and Lisbon who wouldn't be caught dead at the clubs Let's Go gave the thumbs up (their highest reccomendation). If you want to meet other tourists with the Let's Go guide, then buy it. If you want an authentic enjoyable experience, buy a different guide

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Summary: Worst Guide to Spain and Portugal... Ever
Review: I spent two months in Spain and Portugal this Summer with Let's Go as my only source of information and it constantly let me down. Times, prices, phone numbers were often so wrong that I eventually gave up trying to plan anything in advance and ended up relying on my broken Spanish to keep me alive and on schedule. The maps only show the most expensive and most touristy parts of town and the restaurant and club reccomendations seem to have been paid for by the establishments and not based on merit. I stayed with friends in Granada and Lisbon who wouldn't be caught dead at the clubs Let's Go gave the thumbs up (their highest reccomendation). If you want to meet other tourists with the Let's Go guide, then buy it. If you want an authentic enjoyable experience, buy a different guide

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Summary: Don't go with Let's Go!
Review: Just got back from a trip to Spain and Morocco. This book was useless! I bought it because it contained info on both countries. Lonely Planet doesn't offer an equivalant. The only info that was useful I also found on the internet before I left. The maps are horrible. It barely covers the small towns in the south of Spain.